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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010 No. 388
1. In this Schedule—
“litter” means any friable material enabling the hens to satisfy their ethological needs;
“nest” means a separate space for egg laying, the floor components of which do not include wire mesh that can come into contact with the animals, for an individual hen or for a group of hens; and
“usable area” means an area, other than a nesting area, used by laying hens at least 30cm wide with a floor slope not exceeding 14% and with headroom of at least 45cm.
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