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7.—(1) The amendments to Schedule 4 (birds: requirements when carrying out certain permitted procedures) are as follows.
(2) Immediately before paragraph 1 (castration) insert—
Except in the case of beak trimming (where the provisions of paragraph 5 apply), no procedure listed in the section on birds in Schedule 1 may be performed on birds that are laying hens or that are intended to become laying hens unless they are kept on establishments with fewer than 350 such birds.
The procedure may only be carried out on farmed ducks and only where performed within 36 hours of hatching for the purposes of a breed improvement programme.
The procedure may only be carried out on farmed ducks and only where performed within 36 hours of hatching for the purposes of a breed improvement programme.
The procedure may only be carried out on farmed birds for the purposes of breed improvement programmes or testing for the presence of disease.
The procedure may only be carried out on birds other than farmed birds for conservation purposes (including education and captive breeding programmes) or for research.
The procedure may only be carried out on farmed birds for the purposes of breed improvement programmes or testing for the presence of disease.
The procedure may only be carried out on birds other than farmed birds for conservation purposes (including education and captive breeding programmes) or for research.”.
(3) In paragraph 5 (beak trimming of poultry) for the words “On poultry that are intended to become laying hens and which are kept on establishments with 350 or more laying hens” substitute “On poultry that are intended to become laying hens and which are kept on establishments with 350 or more such poultry or laying hens”.
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