OpenLegislation

Paragraph 9 Use of tethers

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Where the use of tethers is permitted in accordance with paragraph 8, they must not cause injury to the pigs and must be inspected regularly and adjusted as necessary to ensure a comfortable fit.

(2)

Each tether must be of sufficient length to allow the pigs to move as stipulated in paragraph 4 and the design must besuch as to avoid, as far as possible, any risk of strangulation, pain or injury.