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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welfare-of-animals-permitted-procedures-by-lay-persons-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/schedule-2/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2012/9780337986765",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welfare-of-animals-permitted-procedures-by-lay-persons-regulations-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Tooth reduction",
  "text": "(1) The procedure shall only be carried out where measures to improve environmental conditions or management systems have first been taken to prevent tail-biting and other vices, but there is still evidence to show that injury to sows’ teats or to other pigs’ ears or tails by biting has occurred.\n(2) The procedure shall only be carried out on an animal that is aged not more than 7 days.\n(3) The procedure shall consist only of the uniform reduction of the corner teeth by—\n(i) grinding; or\n(ii) clipping,\nso as to leave an intact smooth surface.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2012/9780337986765/schedule/2/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:41:20.540296+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}