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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-england-regulations-2007/schedule-5/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/2078",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "(1) Those parts of buildings, equipment or utensils which are in contact with the hens must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected regularly and, in any case, every time depopulation is carried out and before a new batch of hens is brought in.\n(2) While the cages are occupied—\n(a) the surfaces and all equipment must be kept satisfactorily clean;\n(b) droppings must be removed; and\n(c) dead hens must be removed every day.",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2078/schedule/5/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:48:11.649851+00:00"
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  "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."
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