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The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007

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Draft 2007, ISBN 9780110773612

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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 61(2) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

animals, england

animal welfare

Made [2007]

Coming into force 1st October 2007

The Secretary of State is, in relation to England, the appropriate national authority for the purposes of exercising the powers conferred by section 12(1), (2) and (3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006f1, and makes the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.

In accordance with section 12(6) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons appearing to him to represent interests with which these Regulations are concerned as he considered appropriate.

In accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.45.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Definitions and interpretation
  3. 3Animals to which these Regulations apply
  4. 4Duties on persons responsible for farmed animals
  5. 5Additional duties on persons responsible for poultry, laying hens, calves, cattle, pigs or rabbits
  6. 6Codes of Practice
  7. 7Offences
  8. 8Prosecutions
  9. 9Penalties
  10. Signature
  11. Schedule 1: General conditions under which farmed animals must be kept
  12. 1Staffing
  13. 2Inspection
  14. 3Inspection
  15. 4Inspection
  16. 5Inspection
  17. 6Inspection
  18. 7Record keeping
  19. 8Record keeping
  20. 9Freedom of movement
  21. 10Freedom of movement
  22. 11Buildings and accommodation
  23. 12Buildings and accommodation
  24. 13Buildings and accommodation
  25. 14Buildings and accommodation
  26. 15Buildings and accommodation
  27. 16Buildings and accommodation
  28. 17Animals not kept in buildings
  29. 18Automatic or mechanical equipment
  30. 19Automatic or mechanical equipment
  31. 20Automatic or mechanical equipment
  32. 21Automatic or mechanical equipment
  33. 22Feed, water and other substances
  34. 23Feed, water and other substances
  35. 24Feed, water and other substances
  36. 25Feed, water and other substances
  37. 26Feed, water and other substances
  38. 27Feed, water and other substances
  39. 28Breeding procedures
  40. 29Breeding procedures
  41. 30Electrical immobilisation
  42. Schedule 2: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in non-cage systems
  43. 1Paragraph 1
  44. 2Paragraph 2
  45. 3Paragraph 3
  46. 4Paragraph 4
  47. 5Paragraph 5
  48. 6Paragraph 6
  49. 7Paragraph 7
  50. 8Paragraph 8
  51. 9Paragraph 9
  52. Schedule 3: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in conventional cages
  53. 1Paragraph 1
  54. 2Paragraph 2
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. 5Paragraph 5
  58. 6Paragraph 6
  59. 7Paragraph 7
  60. 8Paragraph 8
  61. 9Paragraph 9
  62. Schedule 4: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in enriched cages
  63. 1Paragraph 1
  64. 2Paragraph 2
  65. 3Paragraph 3
  66. 4Paragraph 4
  67. 5Paragraph 5
  68. 6Paragraph 6
  69. Schedule 5: Additional conditions applicable to all systems in which laying hens are kept
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. 3Paragraph 3
  73. 4Paragraph 4
  74. 5Paragraph 5
  75. 6Paragraph 6
  76. 7Paragraph 7
  77. Schedule 6: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of calves confined for rearing and fattening
  78. 1Accommodation
  79. 2Inspection
  80. 3Inspection
  81. 4Tethering
  82. 5Artificially lit buildings
  83. 6Cleaning and disinfection
  84. 7Floors
  85. 8Bedding and lying area
  86. 9Bovine colostrum
  87. 10Additional dietary requirements
  88. 11Muzzling
  89. 12Feeding
  90. 13Drinking water
  91. Schedule 7: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of cattle
  92. 1Paragraph 1
  93. 2Paragraph 2
  94. 3Paragraph 3
  95. Schedule 8: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of pigs
  96. Part 1: Interpretation
  97. 1Paragraph 1
  98. Part 2: General additional conditions
  99. 2Inspection
  100. 3Tethering
  101. 4Tethering
  102. 5Accommodation
  103. 6Accommodation
  104. 7Artificially lit buildings
  105. 8Prevention of fighting
  106. 9Cleaning and disinfection
  107. 10Bedding
  108. 11Floors
  109. 12Floors
  110. 13Feeding
  111. 14Drinking water
  112. 15Environmental enrichment
  113. 16Prohibition on the use of the sweat-box system
  114. 17Noise levels
  115. 18Noise levels
  116. Part 3: Boars
  117. 19Paragraph 19
  118. 20Paragraph 20
  119. 21Paragraph 21
  120. Part 4: Sows and Gilts
  121. 22Paragraph 22
  122. 23Farrowing
  123. 24Farrowing
  124. 25Farrowing
  125. 26Farrowing
  126. 27Group housing
  127. 28Group housing
  128. 29Group housing
  129. 30Group housing
  130. 31Group housing
  131. 32Group housing
  132. 33Group housing
  133. Part 5: Piglets
  134. 34Paragraph 34
  135. 35Paragraph 35
  136. 36Paragraph 36
  137. 37Paragraph 37
  138. 38Paragraph 38
  139. Part 6: Weaners and rearing pigs
  140. 39Paragraph 39
  141. 40Paragraph 40
  142. 41Paragraph 41
  143. 42Paragraph 42
  144. 43Paragraph 43
  145. Schedule 9: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of rabbits
  146. 1Paragraph 1
  147. 2Paragraph 2
  148. Explanatory note