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Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

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Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under Section 11 of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, for approval

Welfare Of Animals

Made xx xxxxxxxxxxxxx 2012

Coming into operation xx xxxxxxxxxxxxx 2012

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 11(1), (2) and (3) of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011f1.

The Department has consulted such persons appearing to it to represent any relevant interests as it considers appropriate.

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Footnotes

f1

S.R. 2011 (c.16)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Duties on persons responsible for farmed animals
  4. 4Additional duties on persons responsible for poultry, laying hens, calves, cattle, pigs or rabbits
  5. 5Codes of Practice
  6. 6Offences
  7. 7Penalties
  8. 8Revocations
  9. Signature
  10. Schedule 1: General conditions under which farmed animals shall be kept
  11. 1Staffing
  12. 2Inspection
  13. 3Inspection
  14. 4Inspection
  15. 5Inspection
  16. 6Inspection
  17. 7Record keeping
  18. 8Record keeping
  19. 9Freedom of movement
  20. 10Freedom of movement
  21. 11Buildings and accommodation
  22. 12Buildings and accommodation
  23. 13Buildings and accommodation
  24. 14Buildings and accommodation
  25. 15Buildings and accommodation
  26. 16Buildings and accommodation
  27. 17Animals not kept in buildings
  28. 18Automatic or mechanical equipment
  29. 19Automatic or mechanical equipment
  30. 20Automatic or mechanical equipment
  31. 21Automatic or mechanical equipment
  32. 22Feed, water and other substances
  33. 23Feed, water and other substances
  34. 24Feed, water and other substances
  35. 25Feed, water and other substances
  36. 26Feed, water and other substances
  37. 27Feed, water and other substances
  38. 28Breeding procedures
  39. 29Breeding procedures
  40. 30Electrical immobilisation
  41. Schedule 2: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in non-cage systems
  42. 1Paragraph 1
  43. 2Paragraph 2
  44. 3Paragraph 3
  45. 4Paragraph 4
  46. 5Paragraph 5
  47. 6Paragraph 6
  48. 7Paragraph 7
  49. 8Paragraph 8
  50. Schedule 3: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in enriched cages
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. 2Paragraph 2
  53. 3Paragraph 3
  54. 4Paragraph 4
  55. 5Paragraph 5
  56. 6Paragraph 6
  57. 7Paragraph 7
  58. 8Paragraph 8
  59. 9Paragraph 9
  60. 10Paragraph 10
  61. Schedule 4: Additional conditions applicable to all systems in which laying hens are kept
  62. 1Paragraph 1
  63. 2Paragraph 2
  64. 3Paragraph 3
  65. 4Paragraph 4
  66. Schedule 5: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of conventionally reared meat chickens
  67. 1Interpretation
  68. 2Training
  69. 3Drinkers and feeding
  70. 4Litter
  71. 5Ventilation and heating
  72. 6Noise
  73. 7Light
  74. 8Inspection
  75. 9Cleaning
  76. 10Record keeping
  77. 11Notification of stocking density
  78. 12Stocking density limits
  79. 13Requirements for higher stocking densities
  80. 14Approval for stocking in excess of 39 kilograms
  81. 15Food chain information and chickens dead on arrival and mortality
  82. 16Identification of poor welfare conditions and follow up
  83. Schedule 6: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of calves confined for rearing and fattening
  84. 1Accommodation
  85. 2Inspection
  86. 3Inspection
  87. 4Tethering
  88. 5Artificially lit buildings
  89. 6Cleansing and disinfection
  90. 7Floors
  91. 8Bedding and lying area
  92. 9Bovine colostrum
  93. 10Additional dietary requirements
  94. 11Muzzling
  95. 12Feeding
  96. 13Drinking water
  97. Schedule 7: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of cattle
  98. 1Paragraph 1
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. Schedule 8: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of pigs
  101. Part 1: INTERPRETATION
  102. 1Interpretation
  103. Part 2: GENERAL ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
  104. 2Inspection
  105. 3Tethering
  106. 4Tethering
  107. 5Accommodation
  108. 6Accommodation
  109. 7Artificially lit buildings
  110. 8Prevention of fighting
  111. 9Cleansing and disinfection
  112. 10Bedding
  113. 11Floors
  114. 12Floors
  115. 13Feeding
  116. 14Drinking water
  117. 15Environmental enrichment
  118. 16Prohibition on the use of the sweatbox system
  119. 17Noise levels
  120. 18Noise levels
  121. Part 3: BOARS
  122. 19Paragraph 19
  123. 20Paragraph 20
  124. 21Paragraph 21
  125. 22Paragraph 22
  126. Part 4: SOWS AND GILTS
  127. 23Paragraph 23
  128. 24Farrowing
  129. 25Farrowing
  130. 26Farrowing
  131. 27Farrowing
  132. 28Group housing
  133. 29Group housing
  134. 30Group housing
  135. 31Group housing
  136. 32Group housing
  137. 33Group housing
  138. 34Group housing
  139. Part 5: PIGLETS
  140. 35Paragraph 35
  141. 36Paragraph 36
  142. 37Paragraph 37
  143. 38Paragraph 38
  144. 39Paragraph 39
  145. Part 6: WEANERS AND REARING PIGS
  146. 40Paragraph 40
  147. 41Paragraph 41
  148. 42Paragraph 42
  149. 43Paragraph 43
  150. 44Paragraph 44
  151. Schedule 9: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of rabbits
  152. 1Paragraph 1
  153. 2Paragraph 2
  154. Explanatory note