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Regulation 3
When carried out on a bird, a procedure listed below must be carried out in accordance with the condition or conditions specified for that procedure.
A1. 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.]
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A2. 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.]
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A3. 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.]
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A4. 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.]
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A5. 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.]
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1. The procedure may not be carried out on farmed birds.
The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.
An anaesthetic must be administered.
2. The procedure may not be carried out on farmed birds.
The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.
3. The procedure may not be carried out on farmed birds.
The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.
An anaesthetic must be administered.
4. The procedure may not be carried out on farmed birds.
The procedure may only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.
An anaesthetic must be administered.
5. The procedure must be performed using a suitable instrument, and on—
(a)both the lower and upper beaks, with not more than one third of each removed, or
(b)the upper beak only, with not more than one third removed.
Any subsequent haemorrhage from the beak must be arrested by cauterisation.
[F2On poultry that are intended to become laying hens and which are kept on establishments with 350 or more such poultry or laying hens], the procedure—
(i)may only be carried out in order to prevent feather pecking or cannibalism;
(ii)may only be carried out before 1st January 2011;
(iii)may not be performed on poultry that are intended to become laying hens (or which are laying hens) and which are aged 10 days or over.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 4 para. 5 substituted (3.12.2008) by The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3094), regs. 1(2), 7(3)
6. Where the turkey is aged not more than 21 days, the procedure may be carried out either by manual pinching-out or with a suitable instrument.
7. The procedure may not be carried out on a bird that is aged 3 days or over unless a veterinary surgeon considers that it is necessary that it be carried out.
An anaesthetic must be administered where the bird is aged 3 days or over.
8. The procedure may not be carried out on a bird that is aged 3 days or over unless a veterinary surgeon considers that it is necessary that it be carried out.
An anaesthetic must be administered where the bird is aged 3 days or over.
9. An anaesthetic must be administered.
10. The procedure may not be carried out on farmed birds.
An anaesthetic must be administered where the bird is aged 10 days or over.
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