{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-1255/annex/division-B/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-1255/annex/division-B/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1997/1255",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concerning Community criteria for control posts and amending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1997-1255",
  "path": "annex/division/B/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "All facilities used for accomodating animals at control posts shall:\n(a)have floor coverings which minimize the risk of slipping and do not cause injury to animals;\n(b)have roofs and adequate side protection to protect the animals from adverse weather conditions;\n(c)have suitable facilities for holding, inspecting, examining where necessary, feeding and watering the animals and storing feedingstuffs;\n(d)taking holding capacity into account, have adequate ventilation and drainage for the species of animal accommodated;\n(e)have natural or artificial lighting at a level sufficient to permit inspection of all animals at any time. If necessary, adequate backup lighting should be available;\n(f)have equipment for tethering animals which need to be tethered. Such tethering shall be carried out in a way which does not cause pain or suffering to the animals and permits them to feed, drink or lie down without difficulty;\n(g)have, in relation to the species concerned, sufficient space for the animals to lie down at the same time and make their way easily to their drinking and feeding points;\n(h)have adequate supplies of bedding material. Such material shall be placed in each enclosure according to the needs of each species or category of animal accommodated;\n(i)be constructed and maintained in such a way as to avoid the animals coming into contact with any sharp or dangerous object or damaged surface which could cause them injury.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1997/1255/annex/division/B/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:58:43.781902+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."
}