55. The owner or custodian of an animal is not required to comply with any provision of Chapter II whose application, as attested in the written opinion of a veterinary surgeon, is not recommended for the animal, given its state of health or when veterinary treatment is planned.
The opinion of the veterinary surgeon must1° be signed and dated and indicate the veterinary surgeon’s licence number;
2° indicate the name and contact information of the animal’s owner or custodian;
3° describe the animal in question so that it is recognizable by its owner or custodian or by an inspector;
4° state the requirement from which the animal’s owner or custodian is temporarily exempted;
5° state the period during which the owner or custodian is exempted from the requirement under subparagraph 4; and
6° be kept by the animal’s owner or custodian for the period stated under subparagraph 5 and made available to an inspector on request.