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Paragraph 13 Lairaging of animalsF1F2I1

England, Wales and Scotland

The occupier of a slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard and any person engaged in the lairaging of any animal shall ensure that—

(a)

an adequate supply of suitable bedding material is provided for all animals kept in the lairage overnight, unless the lairage has a slatted or mesh floor;

(b)

any animal which is kept in a lairage has drinking water available to it from appropriate facilities at all times;

(c)

a sufficient quantity of wholesome food is provided for an animal on its arrival at the lairage and twice daily thereafter, except that no animal need be fed within 12 hours of the time at which it is slaughtered or killed;

(d)

food is provided in a way which will permit the animals to feed without unnecessary disturbance;

(e)

any animal which is lairaged untethered is able to lie down, stand up and turn round without difficulty; and

(f)

any animal which is lairaged tethered is able to lie down and stand up without difficulty.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (W.) (20.5.2014) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/951), regs. 1(c), 46(a); and revoked (E.) (5.11.2015) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1782), regs. 1(4), 47(a)

F2

Sch. 3 ceases to have effect (S. in relation to slaughterhouses) (1.1.2013) by The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/321), regs. 1(b), 30(1) (with reg. 30(3))

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 13 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)