{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2001/schedule-3B/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2001/schedule-3B/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2001/2682",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2001",
  "path": "schedule/3B/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "From 1st January 2003 all unenhanced cage systems of rearing laying hens shall comply with the following minimum requirements:\n(a) at least 550 cm2 per hen of cage area, measured in a horizontal plane, which may be used without restriction, in particular not including non-waste deflection plates liable to restrict the area available, must be provided for each laying hen, however where the non-waste deflection plate is placed so as not to restrict the area available for the hens to use, then that area may be included in the measurement;\n(b) a feed trough which may be used without restriction must be provided. Its length must be at least 10 cm multiplied by the number of hens in the cage;\n(c) unless nipple drinkers or drinking cups are provided, each cage must have a continuous drinking channel of the same length as the feed trough mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) above. Where drinking points are plumbed in, at least two nipple drinkers or two cups must be within reach of each cage;\n(d) cages must be at least 40 cm high over at least 65% of the cage area and not less than 35 cm at any point (the height being obtained by a vertical line from the floor to the nearest point in the roof and the area being obtained by multiplying 550cm2 by the number of birds kept in the cage);\n(e) floors of cages must be constructed so as to support each of the forward-facing claws of each foot of each hen. Floor slope must not exceed 14% or 8 degrees when made of rectangular wire mesh and 21.3% or 12 degrees for other types of floor;\n(f) cages shall be fitted with suitable claw-shortening devices.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3B inserted (6.8.2002) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1898), regs. 1(2), 2(8), Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2682/schedule/3B/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:15:59.986548+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}