# Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S

The castration of a male animal specified in the following table before it has reached the age so specified, that is to say—
bull
2 months
sheep
3 months
goat
2 months
pig, in Wales,
4 weeks; and
in England,
8 days
pig
8 days

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/46/schedule/FIRST/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-act-1954/schedule-FIRST/paragraph-6
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