# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007, Regulation 4: Duties on persons responsible for farmed animals


(1) A person responsible for a farmed animal must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the conditions under which it is bred or kept comply with Schedule 1.
(2) In complying with the duty in paragraph (1), a person responsible for a farmed animal must have regard to its—
(a) species;
(b) degree of development;
(c) adaptation and domestication; and
(d) physiological and ethological needs in accordance with good practice and scientific knowledge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110773612/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welfare-of-farmed-animals-england-regulations-2007/regulation-4
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