Article 51. Identification of companion animals

1. Pet animals will be identified individually, by a licenced veterinarian, through a system and procedure that will be developed according to regulations, depending on what is established for each species. The initial identification of the animals may only be carried out in the name of a registered breeder, animal protection entity or authorised Public Administration, and a subsequent transmission may be made to other natural or legal persons under the terms contemplated in this law.

2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dogs, cats and ferrets, as well as birds, will be obligatorily subject to identification by means of a microchip, which will be identified by ringing from birth. The registration of all companion animals will be made in the Register of Companion Animals of each autonomous community.

3. Companion animals determined by regulation and in any case dogs, cats and ferrets that are used as breeders by a registered breeder, must be registered as breeders in the Register of Companion Animals.

4. Dogs, cats and ferrets from other European Union countries must keep the original passport that includes their identification code, and this passport cannot be replaced by other identification documentation, without prejudice to the obligation to register in the Registry of Companion Animals, at the same time of their acquisition with the data of the person who takes care of them.

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