# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 1: Permitted methods of killing surplus chicks

Extent: E+W+S

No person shall kill, or cause or permit to be killed, any surplus chick except by one of the following methods—
(a) use of a mechanical apparatus producing immediate death;
(b) exposure to gas mixtures; or
(c) dislocation of the neck.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/11/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-11/paragraph-1
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