The Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016The Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016The Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016

These Regulations provide for the compulsory microchipping of dogs in Scotland and the recording of information about every dog and its keeper on a database. They set a technical standard for the type of microchip which must be used for the purposes of microchipping a dog under these Regulations. In addition, the Regulations also make wider provision about who may implant a microchip of any kind in a dog in Scotland.