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11. No person shall use, or cause or permit to be used, to make any animal move any instrument which administers an electric shock, except that such an instrument which has been designed for the purpose of making an animal move may be used on adult bovine animals and adult pigs which refuse to move, provided that—
(a)the shocks last no more than two seconds each and are adequately spaced out;
(b)the animal has room ahead of it in which to move; and
(c)such shocks are applied only to the muscles of the hindquarters.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 11 in force at 1.4.1995, see reg. 1(1)
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