Paragraph 10 Specific requirements for stunning by electronarcosis — waterbath stunnersF1F2I1
England, Wales and Scotland
No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, a water bath stunner to stun any bird unless—
the level of the water in the waterbath has been adjusted in order to ensure that there is good contact with the bird’s head;
the strength and duration of the current used is such that the bird is immediately rendered unconscious and remains so until it is dead;
where poultry are stunned in groups in a waterbath, a voltage sufficient to produce a current strong enough to ensure that every bird is stunned is maintained; and
appropriate measures are taken to ensure that the current passes efficiently, in particular that there are good electrical contacts and the shackle-to-leg contact is kept wet.
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. 5 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. 5 para. 10 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)