# The Welfare of Livestock Regulations 1994, Paragraph 2


Battery cages shall be designed, constructed and maintained in such a way and materials used shall be such as to prevent any injury or unnecessary suffering to laying hens to the extent possible in the existing state of technology.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2126/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-livestock-regulations-1994/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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