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The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/2078 · Made 19 July 2007 · Extends to England and Wales

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animals, england

animal welfare

Made 19th July 2007

Coming into force 1st October 2007

The Secretary of State is, in relation to England, the appropriate national authority for the purposes of exercising the powers conferred by section 12(1), (2) and (3) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006f1, and makes the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.

In accordance with section 12(6) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons appearing to him to represent interests with which these Regulations are concerned as he considered appropriate.

In accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2006 c.45.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and application
  2. 2Definitions and interpretation
  3. 3Animals to which these Regulations apply
  4. 4Duties on persons responsible for farmed animals
  5. 5Additional duties on persons responsible for poultry, laying hens, calves, cattle, pigs or rabbits
  6. 5AMonitoring and follow-up at the slaughterhouse
  7. 6Codes of Practice
  8. 7Offences
  9. 8Prosecutions
  10. 9Penalties
  11. Signature
  12. Schedule 1: General conditions under which farmed animals must be kept
  13. 1Staffing
  14. 2Inspection
  15. 3Inspection
  16. 4Inspection
  17. 5Inspection
  18. 6Inspection
  19. 7Record keeping
  20. 8Record keeping
  21. 9Freedom of movement
  22. 10Freedom of movement
  23. 11Buildings and accommodation
  24. 12Buildings and accommodation
  25. 13Buildings and accommodation
  26. 14Buildings and accommodation
  27. 15Buildings and accommodation
  28. 16Buildings and accommodation
  29. 17Animals not kept in buildings
  30. 18Automatic or mechanical equipment
  31. 19Automatic or mechanical equipment
  32. 20Automatic or mechanical equipment
  33. 21Automatic or mechanical equipment
  34. 22Feed, water and other substances
  35. 23Feed, water and other substances
  36. 24Feed, water and other substances
  37. 25Feed, water and other substances
  38. 26Feed, water and other substances
  39. 27Feed, water and other substances
  40. 28Breeding procedures
  41. 29Breeding procedures
  42. 30Electrical immobilisation
  43. Schedule 2: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in non-cage systems
  44. 1Paragraph 1
  45. 2Paragraph 2
  46. 3Paragraph 3
  47. 4Paragraph 4
  48. 5Paragraph 5
  49. 6Paragraph 6
  50. 7Paragraph 7
  51. 8Paragraph 8
  52. 9Paragraph 9
  53. Schedule 3: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in conventional cages
  54. 1Paragraph 1
  55. 2Paragraph 2
  56. 3Paragraph 3
  57. 4Paragraph 4
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. 6Paragraph 6
  60. 7Paragraph 7
  61. 8Paragraph 8
  62. 9Paragraph 9
  63. Schedule 4: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in enriched cages
  64. 1Paragraph 1
  65. 2Paragraph 2
  66. 3Paragraph 3
  67. 4Paragraph 4
  68. 5Paragraph 5
  69. 6Paragraph 6
  70. Schedule 5: Additional conditions applicable to all systems in which laying hens are kept
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. 5Paragraph 5
  76. 6Paragraph 6
  77. 7Paragraph 7
  78. Schedule 5A: Additional conditions that apply in relation to conventionally reared meat chickens
  79. Part 1: Interpretation
  80. 1Interpretation
  81. Part 2: General additional conditions
  82. 2Training
  83. 3Stocking density limits
  84. 4Notification of stocking density
  85. 5Requirements for higher stocking densities
  86. 6Drink and feed
  87. 7Litter
  88. 8Ventilation and heating
  89. 9Noise
  90. 10Light
  91. 11Inspection
  92. 12Cleaning
  93. 13Record keeping
  94. Part 3: Monitoring and follow-up at the slaughterhouse
  95. 14Food chain information and chickens dead on arrival
  96. 15Identification of poor welfare conditions and follow-up
  97. Schedule 6: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of calves confined for rearing and fattening
  98. 1Accommodation
  99. 2Inspection
  100. 3Inspection
  101. 4Tethering
  102. 5Artificially lit buildings
  103. 6Cleaning and disinfection
  104. 7Floors
  105. 8Bedding and lying area
  106. 9Bovine colostrum
  107. 10Additional dietary requirements
  108. 11Muzzling
  109. 12Feeding
  110. 13Drinking water
  111. Schedule 7: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of cattle
  112. 1Paragraph 1
  113. 2Paragraph 2
  114. 3Paragraph 3
  115. Schedule 8: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of pigs
  116. Part 1: Interpretation
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. Part 2: General additional conditions
  119. 2Inspection
  120. 3Tethering
  121. 4Tethering
  122. 5Accommodation
  123. 6Accommodation
  124. 7Artificially lit buildings
  125. 8Prevention of fighting
  126. 9Cleaning and disinfection
  127. 10Bedding
  128. 11Floors
  129. 12Floors
  130. 13Feeding
  131. 14Drinking water
  132. 15Environmental enrichment
  133. 16Prohibition on the use of the sweat-box system
  134. 17Noise levels
  135. 18Noise levels
  136. Part 3: Boars
  137. 19Paragraph 19
  138. 20Paragraph 20
  139. 21Paragraph 21
  140. Part 4: Sows and Gilts
  141. 22Paragraph 22
  142. 23Farrowing
  143. 24Farrowing
  144. 25Farrowing
  145. 26Farrowing
  146. 27Group housing
  147. 28Group housing
  148. 29Group housing
  149. 30Group housing
  150. 31Group housing
  151. 32Group housing
  152. 33Group housing
  153. Part 5: Piglets
  154. 34Paragraph 34
  155. 35Paragraph 35
  156. 36Paragraph 36
  157. 37Paragraph 37
  158. 38Paragraph 38
  159. Part 6: Weaners and rearing pigs
  160. 39Paragraph 39
  161. 40Paragraph 40
  162. 41Paragraph 41
  163. 42Paragraph 42
  164. 43Paragraph 43
  165. Schedule 9: Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of rabbits
  166. 1Paragraph 1
  167. 2Paragraph 2
  168. Explanatory note