Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2010/388 Scotland

The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person37 Farmer or Animal Keeper8 Trader4 Operator1

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Farmer or Animal Keeper — also bound by 80 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

15 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Animals to which these Regulations apply
s.004 Appointment of competent authority
s.005 Duties on a person responsible for a farmed animal
s.006 Additional duties on a person responsible for animals and at slaughterhouses
s.007 Animal welfare codes
s.007 Animal welfare guidance
s.008 Powers of an inspector
s.009 Obstruction
s.010 Powers of entry: representative of the European Commission
s.011 Offences
s.012 Enforcement
s.013 Revocations
s.014 Savings
Schedules

Schedules

50 of 126 shown
s.sch001 Buildings and accommodation Regulated
  • Use only safe and cleanable materials in animal accommodationAny Person
s.sch001 Animals kept in buildings must not be kept in permanent... Regulated
  • Do not keep farmed animals in permanent darknessTrader
s.sch001 Animals kept in buildings must not be kept without an... Regulated
  • Give animals a period of rest from artificial lighting each dayTrader
s.sch001 Animals not kept in buildings Regulated
  • Protect farmed animals kept outdoors and provide well-drained lying areaFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch001 Animals must not be provided with food or liquid in... Regulated
  • Do not feed farmed animals in a way that causes unnecessary sufferingAny Person
s.sch001 Breeding procedures Regulated
  • Do not use breeding procedures that cause suffering or injuryAny Person
s.sch001 The record referred to in paragraph7 must be retained for... Regulated
  • Keep records of medicinal treatments and inspections for 3 yearsAny Person
s.sch001 Freedom of movement Regulated
  • Ensure freedom of movement for farmed animals without causing sufferingAny Person
s.sch002 Inspection Regulated
  • Inspect chickens at least twice daily and treat/cull sick birds promptlyFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch002 Cleaning and disinfection Regulated
  • Clean and disinfect chicken houses between flocksAny Person
s.sch002 Food chain information and chickens dead on arrival Regulated
  • Record dead‑on‑arrival chickens from high‑density flocks and provide data on requestOperator
s.sch002 Notification of stocking density Regulated
  • Notify Scottish Ministers of high chicken stocking densityFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch002 Stocking density limits Regulated
  • Keep stocking density at or below 33kg per m² (or up to 39kg with extra measures)Any Person
s.sch002 Feed and water Regulated
  • Ensure feeders and drinkers minimise spillage and provide timely feedAny Person
s.sch002 Litter Regulated
  • Provide permanent access to litter for all chickensAny Person
s.sch002 Ventilation and heating Regulated
  • Ensure ventilation prevents overheating and removes excess moistureAny Person
s.sch002 Noise Regulated
  • Minimise noise levels and maintain equipment to cause least noiseAny Person
s.sch003 On and after 1stJanuary 2012 no person shall keep any... Regulated
  • Do not keep laying hens in conventional (unenriched) cagesAny Person
s.sch003 All cage systems (other than those referred to in Part3)... Regulated
  • Ensure all cage systems are enriched to meet Schedule requirementsAny Person
s.sch003 Accommodation Regulated
  • Provide adequate cage space, nest, litter and perches for laying hensAny Person
s.sch003 Water Regulated
  • Provide appropriate drinking system in each cage with enough drinkers per henFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch003 Inspection Regulated
  • Provide minimum aisle width and floor clearance in hen cage systemsAny Person
s.sch003 Ethological needs Regulated
  • Fit cages with claw-shortening devicesAny Person
s.sch003 Feed and water Regulated
  • Provide adequate feeders, drinkers, nests, perches and litter for laying hensFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch003 Accommodation Regulated
  • Meet accommodation requirements for multi-tier and free-range laying hen systemsAny Person
s.sch003 Subject to paragraph21, the stocking density must not exceed 9laying... Regulated
  • Do not exceed 9 laying hens per square metre of usable areaAny Person
s.sch003 Light Regulated
  • Ensure adequate lighting and lighting regime for hensFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch003 Cleaning and disinfection Regulated
  • Clean and disinfect hen housing and equipment regularlyAny Person
s.sch003 Accommodation comprising 2 or more tiers of cages must have... Regulated
  • Fit inspection and removal devices for multi-tier hen cagesAny Person
s.sch003 Accommodation, feed, water and ethological needs Regulated
  • Meet minimum cage specifications for laying hens in conventional systemsAny Person
s.sch004 Muzzling Regulated
  • Do not muzzle calvesAny Person
s.sch004 Drinking water Regulated
  • Provide sufficient fresh drinking water to calves dailyAny Person
s.sch004 Tethering Regulated
  • Do not tether calves unless feeding milk, and use safe tethers onlyFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch004 Bedding and lying area Regulated
  • Provide appropriate bedding and a clean, dry lying area for calvesFarmer or Animal Keeper
s.sch006 Cleaning and disinfection Regulated
  • Clean and disinfect pig housing and remove waste regularlyAny Person
s.sch006 Floors Regulated
  • Ensure pig housing floors are safe, suitable and non-slipTrader
s.sch006 On and after 1stJanuary 2013, when concrete slatted floors are... Regulated
  • Ensure concrete slatted floors meet specified dimensions for pigs kept in groupsAny Person
s.sch006 Feeding Regulated
  • Feed pigs at least once daily and ensure simultaneous access if group-fedAny Person
s.sch006 Drinking water Regulated
  • Provide permanent access to fresh drinking water for pigs over 2 weeks oldAny Person
s.sch006 Environmental enrichment Regulated
  • Provide pigs with permanent access to enrichment materialsAny Person
s.sch006 Prohibition on the use of the sweat-box system Regulated
  • Do not keep pigs in a sweat‑box system (high temperature and humidity)Any Person
s.sch006 Noise levels Regulated
  • Avoid exposing pigs to harmful noise levelsAny Person
s.sch006 Boar pens must be sited and constructed so as to... Regulated
  • Site and construct boar pens to allow turning and sensory contact with other pigsAny Person
s.sch006 (1) The minimum unobstructed floor area for an adult boar... Regulated
  • Ensure adult boar pens have minimum unobstructed floor areaAny Person
s.sch006 Where a farrowing crate is used, the piglets must have... Regulated
  • Ensure piglets have enough space to suckle in farrowing cratesAny Person
s.sch006 Piglets must not be weaned from the sow at an... Regulated
  • Do not wean piglets from the sow before 28 days oldAny Person
s.sch006 Accommodation Regulated
  • Provide adequate accommodation for pigs to meet welfare needsAny Person
s.sch006 Artificially lit buildings Regulated
  • Provide minimum lighting of 40 lux for 8 hours daily in pig buildingsTrader
s.sch006 Prevention of fighting Regulated
  • Prevent fighting among pigs and isolate aggressive animalsAny Person
s.sch006 Training Regulated
  • Train pig attendants on welfare regulationsAny Person
76 other schedules
s.sch001 Staffing
s.sch001 Where animals are continuously or regularly tethered or confined, they...
s.sch001 Accommodation and fittings for securing animals shall be constructed and...
s.sch001 Air circulation, dust levels, temperature, relative air humidity and gas...
s.sch001 Where the natural light available in a building is insufficient...
s.sch001 Automatic or mechanical equipment
s.sch001 Where any defect in automated or mechanical equipment of the...
s.sch001 Inspection
s.sch001 Where the health and well-being of animals is dependent on...
s.sch001 The back-up system referred to in paragraph20(a) must be thoroughly...
s.sch001 Feed, water and other substances
s.sch001 All animals must have access to feed at intervals appropriate...
s.sch001 All animals must either have access to a suitable water...
s.sch001 Feeding and watering equipment must be designed, constructed, placed and...
s.sch001 (1) No other substance, with the exception of those given...
s.sch001 No person may keep an animal for farming purposes unless...
s.sch001 Where animals are kept in a building, adequate lighting (whether...
s.sch001 Electrical immobilisation
s.sch001 Where any animals (other than laying hens kept in the...
s.sch001 Any animals which appear to be ill or injured—
s.sch001 Where necessary, sick or injured animals must be isolated in...
s.sch001 Record keeping
s.sch002 Interpretation
s.sch002 Light
s.sch002 Record keeping
s.sch002 Identification of poor welfare conditions and follow-up
s.sch002 Training
s.sch002 Requirements for higher stocking densities
s.sch003 Interpretation
s.sch003 Feed
s.sch003 Floors
s.sch003 Inspection
s.sch003 Where on 3rdJuly 2002 the establishment applied a system where...
s.sch003 Noise
s.sch003 Accommodation
s.sch003 The design and dimensions of the cage door must be...
s.sch004 Accommodation
s.sch004 Additional dietary requirements
s.sch004 Feeding
s.sch004 Inspection
s.sch004 Calves which are kept outside must be inspected by the...
s.sch004 Artificially lit buildings
s.sch004 Cleaning and disinfection
s.sch004 Floors
s.sch004 Bovine colostrum
s.sch005 Accommodation
s.sch006 In this Schedule— “boar” means a male pig after puberty,...
s.sch006 Bedding
s.sch006 Inspection
s.sch006 The lying area must be dry and comfortable.
s.sch006 Prevention of parasites
s.sch006 Farrowing
s.sch006 In the week before the expected farrowing time, sows and...
s.sch006 During farrowing, an unobstructed area behind the sow or gilt...
s.sch006 Farrowing pens where sows are kept loose must have some...
s.sch006 In the week before the expected farrowing time and during...
s.sch006 Group housing
s.sch006 On and after 1stJanuary 2013, the pen where the group...
s.sch006 Tethering
s.sch006 On and after 1stJanuary 2013— (a) the total unobstructed floor...
s.sch006 On or after 1stJanuary 2013, for gilts after service and...
s.sch006 Sows and gilts kept on holdings of fewer than 10sows...
s.sch006 In addition to the requirements of paragraph13, sows and gilts...
s.sch006 (1) All dry pregnant sows and gilts must be given...
s.sch006 If necessary, piglets must be provided with a source of...
s.sch006 The part of the total floor where the piglets are...
s.sch006 Piglets may be weaned up to 7days earlier if they...
s.sch006 (1) Only tethers designed not to cause injury to the...
s.sch006 Weaners and rearing pigs must be— (a) placed in groups...
s.sch006 (1) If weaners and rearing pigs unfamiliar with one another...
s.sch006 The use of tranquillising medication in order to facilitate the...
s.sch006 When signs of severe fighting appear among weaners and rearing...
s.sch006 The unobstructed floor area available to each weaner or rearing...
s.sch006 (1) The dimension of any stall or pen used for...
s.sch007 Accommodation
s.sch007 Where any rabbits are kept in any accommodation which is...

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