Paragraph 10 LightF1
England and Wales
All houses must have lighting with an intensity of at least 20 lux during the lighting periods, measured at bird eye level and illuminating at least 80% of the usable area.
A temporary reduction from that lighting level is permitted where necessary following veterinary advice.
Within 7 days from the time when the chickens are placed in the house and until 3 days before the expected time of slaughter, the lighting must follow a 24-hour rhythm and include periods of darkness lasting at least 6 hours in total, with at least one uninterrupted period of darkness of at least 4 hours, excluding dimming periods.
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Textual amendments
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Sch. 5A inserted (10.11.2010) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2713), regs. 1, 8, Sch.