# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000, Paragraph 29: Breeding procedures


No animals can be kept for farming purposes unless it can reasonably be expected, on the basis of their genotype or phenotype, that they can be kept without detrimental effect on their health or welfare.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/442/schedule/1/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-scotland-regulations-2000/schedule-1/paragraph-29
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.