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Regulation 45
1. The business operator must ensure that—
(a)bridges, ramps or gangways are fitted with sides, railings or some other means of protection to prevent animals falling off them; and
(b)all passageways are constructed to minimise the risk of injury to an animal and arranged to take account of the gregarious tendencies of the animals which use them.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 1 in force at 20.5.2014, see reg. 1(c)
2. The business operator must ensure that a lairage other than a field lairage has—
(a)a floor which minimises the risk of slipping and which does not cause injury to any animal which is in contact with it;
(b)where ventilation is provided other than naturally, a replacement means of maintaining adequate ventilation available for use if the original source of ventilation fails;
(c)adequate lighting (whether fixed or portable) to enable the animals to be thoroughly inspected at any time; and
(d)drinking facilities adequate in number and size for the watering of animals confined in the lairage, fixed where practicable, and constructed and placed so that they are easily accessible to all the animals, can readily be filled and cannot readily be fouled.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 8 para. 2 in force at 20.5.2014, see reg. 1(c)
3. The business operator must ensure that a field lairage—
(a)if it is without natural shelter or shade and is used during adverse weather conditions, has appropriate protection against such conditions for any animal using it;
(b)has adequate lighting (whether fixed or portable) to enable the animals to be thoroughly inspected at any time; and
(c)is provided with drinking facilities adequate in number and size for the watering of animals confined in the lairage, fixed where practicable, and constructed and placed so that they are easily accessible to all the animals, can readily be filled and cannot readily be fouled.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 8 para. 3 in force at 20.5.2014, see reg. 1(c)
4. In the case of a slaughterhouse where poultry are killed, the business operator must ensure that—
(a)any shackle line is designed and positioned in such a way that poultry suspended on it are kept clear of any obstruction and disturbance is reduced to a minimum;
(b)no poultry are suspended for more than 3 minutes in the case of a turkey or 2 minutes in other cases before being stunned; and
(c)the whole length of the shackle line up to the point of entry into the scald tank is immediately accessible to any person so that poultry may if necessary receive attention.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 8 para. 4 in force at 20.5.2014, see reg. 1(c)
5. No person may use electrodes to stun an animal individually unless the apparatus—
(a)incorporates an audible or visible device indicating the length of time of its application to an animal; and
(b)is connected to a device indicating the voltage and the current under load, positioned so as to be clearly visible to the operator.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 8 para. 5 in force at 20.5.2014, see reg. 1(c)
6. No person may use a waterbath stunner unless—
(a)the electrode which is immersed in the water extends the length of the waterbath; and
(b)the waterbath stunner does not overflow at the entrance, or, if an overflow is unavoidable, measures are taken to ensure that no poultry receive an electric shock before they are stunned.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 8 para. 6 in force at 20.5.2014, see reg. 1(c)
7. No person may stun pigs or poultry by exposure to gas unless the gas stunner provided for that purpose, including any equipment used for conveying the pigs or poultry through the gas, is—
(a)designed, constructed and maintained so as to avoid any injury to a pig or bird; and
(b)equipped with devices to—
(i)measure and continuously display the gas concentration, as appropriate, in the gas stunner (in accordance with Table 3 of Chapter I of Annex I); and
(ii)give clearly visible and audible warning signals if the gas concentration falls below the required level (in accordance with Table 3 of Chapter I of Annex I).
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 8 para. 7 in force at 20.5.2014, see reg. 1(c)
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