Information to be given to domestic animals registry services
12 Information to be given to domestic animals registry services
A person who sells or supplies an identifying microchip to a veterinary practitioner or authorised identifier must give the following information to each operator of a domestic animals registry service in the ACT:
the name and address of the veterinary practitioner or authorised identifier;
the unique identification number of the microchip in a 15 character numeric or 10 character hexadecimal format and linked to the manufacturer of the microchip and a distribution batch number;
an allocation list linking the unique identification number to the veterinary practitioner or authorised identifier to whom the microchip was sold or supplied.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
The information mentioned in subsection (1) (b) and (c) must be given in an electronic format suitable for incorporation in the records of each operator of a domestic animals registry service in the ACT.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that the defendant believed on reasonable grounds that the information mentioned in subsection (1) had already been, or would be, given to each operator of a domestic animals registry service in the ACT by someone else.
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