# The Welfare of Calves Regulations 1987, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations prohibit a person from keeping a single calf in a pen or stall on agricultural land unless certain specified requirements are complied with, and which include requirements as to the width of the pen or stall and the daily diet which is to be fed to the calf (regulation 2).
A breach of any provision of these Regulations is an offence under section 2 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 (regulation 3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2021/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-calves-regulations-1987/note
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