Welfare of Deer Regulations, 1994. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Animal health Ranching/captive breeding Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract No person shall remove, or cause or permit to be removed the antlers of a deer or any part of them while those antlers are in live velvet. Nothing in regulation 4 of these Regulations shall apply to the removal of the antlers of a deer or any part of them if the removal is carried out: (a) under and in accordance with a licence under section 8 of the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876, as amended; (b) in an emergency, for the purpose of saving life, treating an injury or relieving pain in that or any other animal or in man; or (c) by a veterinary surgeon where, in his opinion disease or injury is present, and the proper treatment for the disease or injury is, or includes, such removal. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes Act (No. 13 of 1984). Legislation | Ireland | 1984 Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX