# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2001, Paragraph 6


Subject to paragraph 7, the stocking density must not exceed nine laying hens per square metre of usable area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2682/schedule/3A/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2001/schedule-3A/paragraph-6
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