# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010, Regulation 7: Animal welfare codes

Extent: S

A person responsible for a farmed animal—
(a) must not attend to that animal unless that person is acquainted with any relevant animal welfare code and has access to that code while attending to that animal; and
(b) must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a person employed or engaged by the person responsible does not attend to that animal unless that employed or engaged person—
(i) is acquainted with any relevant animal welfare codes relating to the animal being attended to;
(ii) has access to a copy of those codes while that person is attending to that animal; and
(iii) has received instruction and guidance on those codes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/388/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-scotland-regulations-2010/regulation-7
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