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P-05-779 Compulsory scanning of domestic pets for microchips by councils

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Meeting: 27/11/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-779 Compulsory scanning of domestic pets for microchips by councils

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from Carmarthenshire County Council together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed to close the petition in light of the satisfaction of the petitioners and the progress made in encouraging local authorities in Wales to adopt a policy of scanning for microchips.


Meeting: 17/04/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-779 Compulsory scanning of domestic pets for microchips by councils

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Minutes:

The Committee considered responses from five local authorities previously identified as not routinely scanning pet carcasses, together with further comments from the petitioners.  In light of a recent reference to another local authority in relation to this issue, Members agreed to seek further clarification about which local authorities do not scan pet carcasses with a view to potentially writing to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, to suggest she issues further guidance on the matter.

 

 


Meeting: 09/01/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 P-05-779 Compulsory scanning of domestic pets for microchips by councils

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs together with comments from the petitioner and agreed to write to the local authorities who do not currently routinely scan pet carcasses and ask for details of their current policies and whether they have considered the practicalities of introducing routine scanning. The Committee also indicated that it may wish to close the petition following the receipt of responses.

 


Meeting: 17/10/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 P-05-779 Compulsory scanning of domestic pets for microchips by councils

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to ask if she will consider the petitioner’s proposal for the Welsh Government to introduce a requirement to scan recovered pet carcasses and notify owners in new contracts for waste services, or issuing further guidance to local authorities on this issue.