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The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
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4.—(1) Sufficient numbers of people who are competent for the purpose must be available to provide a level of care that ensures that the welfare needs of all the animals are met.
(2) The licence holder or a designated manager and any staff employed to care for the animals must be competent to identify the normal behaviour of the species for which they routinely care and to recognise signs of, and take appropriate measures to mitigate or prevent, suffering, injury, disease or abnormal behaviour.
(3) Volunteers who assist in relation to the licensable activity must only undertake tasks for which they have been suitably trained.
(4) The licence holder must provide and ensure the implementation of a written training policy for all staff members and volunteers who care for the animals.
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