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Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

S.R. 2012/156 · Made 30 March 2012 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Welfare Of Animals

Made 30th March 2012

Coming into operation 2nd April 2012

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 11(1), (2) and (3) of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 M1.

The Department has consulted such persons appearing to it to represent any relevant interests as it considers appropriate.

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M1

S.R. 2011 (c.16)

Contents

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