# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000, Paragraph 2


Battery cages must be designed, constructed and maintained in such a way as to prevent any injury or unnecessary suffering to laying hens to the extent possible in the existing state of technology.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/442/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-scotland-regulations-2000/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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