(1) A veterinary practitioner must not do any of the following for a purpose other than a therapeutic purpose:
(a) dock a dog's tail;
(b) crop a dog's ear;
(c) remove a dog's ear;
(d) perform a clitoridectomy on a dog;
(e) carry out any other procedure prescribed by regulation.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) A veterinary practitioner must not remove a dog's dewclaws more than 4 days after the day the dog was born for a purpose other than a prophylactic purpose or a therapeutic purpose.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) A veterinary practitioner must not carry out a medical or surgical procedure on an animal for a cosmetic purpose only.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.