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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-order-1997/schedule-7/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1480",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-order-1997",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The maximum journey time in paragraph 1 may be extended where the transporting vehicle meets the following additional requirements:\n(a) there is sufficient bedding on the floor of the vehicle,\n(b) the transporting vehicle carries appropriate feed for the animal species transported and for the journey time,\n(c) there is direct access to the animals,\n(d) there is adequate ventilation which may be adjusted depending on the temperature (inside and outside),\n(e) there are movable panels for creating separate compartments,\n(f) vehicles are equipped for connection to a water supply during stops, and\n(g) in the case of vehicles for transporting pigs, sufficient liquid is carried for drinking during the journey.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1480/schedule/7/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:07:16.167162+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}