# The Welfare of Animals at Markets Order 1990, Article 7: Handling and tying of animals


(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below, no person shall handle an animal in a market by—
(a) lifting it off the ground;
(b) dragging it along the ground; or
(c) suspending it clear of the ground,
by the head, neck, ears, horns, legs, feet, tail, fleece or wing.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4) below, no person shall—
(a) tie up or muzzle any calf; or
(b) tie any poultry by the neck, leg or wing.
(3) Paragraph (1) above shall not prohibit—
(a) any geese being lifted off the ground by the base of both wings; or
(b) any poultry being suspended clear of the ground by the legs while they are being weighed.
(4) Paragraph (2) above shall not prohibit any poultry being tied by the leg while they are being weighed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2628/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-at-markets-order-1990/article-7
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