# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2000, Paragraph 27


Tail docking and tooth clipping must be carried out only when there is evidence, on the farm, that injuries to sows' teats or to other pigs' ears or tails have occurred as a result of not carrying out these procedures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/442/schedule/6/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-scotland-regulations-2000/schedule-6/paragraph-27
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