The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010

[^key-83a4a48e7cde84ad946865972ae05bfb]: Sch. 6 para. 19 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-3b0f98cced5611640155f83e05d53992]: Sch. 6 para. 20 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-7333ee462bc7ef3e0582dae0e69d2198]: Sch. 6 para. 21 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-69ec1d9192c3bbf6eaa34cf6722e88e6]: Sch. 6 para. 22 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-7bbb409b7966341b0fc89dc3b9360cbc]: Sch. 6 para. 23 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-90a1f93185ea813d1ae167daa159d517]: Sch. 6 para. 24 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-de838d1a78d4f661c7cb9dbba29ce7dd]: Sch. 6 para. 25 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-fdfcf09f4b89bca27dc18e929203c5fc]: Sch. 6 para. 26 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-7cd618ab5d6142b5c254cf4c8f84132c]: Sch. 6 para. 27 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-87758840f7b26bba3169515a6ef25de4]: Sch. 6 para. 28 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-6d061f0f3b7e57c77cc649dcd4d473ba]: Sch. 6 para. 29 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-f78364d03296764bec4cddc36ea6c338]: Sch. 6 para. 30 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-878674e5960705bff0b1682184372b9a]: Sch. 6 para. 31 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-6e462b65c7c89db18981a9c96b48c21f]: Sch. 6 para. 32 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-d8b8c783cfcad8c90f0150ec4eeaefdb]: Sch. 6 para. 33 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-7a97d1fa085326775dafb6ad9a5f08a2]: Sch. 6 para. 34 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-0769e2b9eb78b4d6cbae4ac0898d9265]: Sch. 6 para. 35 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-8148252f1d3cfac10cf4b260040fb75d]: Sch. 6 para. 36 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-cecf5419982b7cc9629b225ea0b37502]: Sch. 6 para. 37 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-a374fe402e42af62f33474adc4836ace]: Sch. 6 para. 38 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-7e6583e052abf76d6a4ecc65d2f24e6c]: Sch. 6 para. 39 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-afdbe5b99f965119a991caa2a300b497]: Sch. 6 para. 40 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-6f4492ca156a3d5bd9910104e99748e7]: Sch. 6 para. 41 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-d0ded1aa6eb3cf31ba062a48969d9e60]: Sch. 6 para. 42 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-d3ca2dcc6506304d5d219e19d6f5c416]: Sch. 6 para. 43 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-8eaa7cd939b98e473ea49e264e41eb23]: Sch. 6 para. 44 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-b82e48350372bb2c1c6c57c8fc863cd5]: Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-fb4b515df65ced440567834d4b5b5ddd]: Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-93a85e55388dace84786f55de13bafe1]: Sch. 5 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-987b35b99000c7099c85b436f73ce627]: Sch. 8 in force at 5.11.2010, see reg. 1

[^key-3bced6838731139bd393a87bc39d6b95]: Words in sch. 2 para. 1 inserted (28.2.2019) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/391), regs. 1(1), 36(a)

[^M_F_24fbe213-bd4c-4761-ca04-30e1a2d39f52]: OJ L 69, 8.3.2014, p. 95.

[^key-7e4767cd5f58a5c7027d3156d0fa3a51]: Reg. 7A inserted (29.6.2019) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/211), regs. 1, 2

[^key-8627aeb087594b76d896a38d4b641005]: Word in sch. 2 para. 1 inserted (1.7.2019) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/175), regs. 1(1)(a), 7(a)

[^key-05abe0dff06c6de928ea2a8192a52ca8]: Words in sch. 2 para. 1 substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 22(2)(a)(i)

[^key-4a66f268489cee668817a4ee1ca8ed98]: Words in sch. 2 para. 1 omitted (14.12.2019) by virtue of The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 22(2)(a)(ii)

[^key-efc2f448c6c2d426dfefe69eacc98659]: Words in sch. 2 para. 1 inserted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 22(2)(a)(iii)

[^M_F_61a8420f-0c0a-4153-8913-551ff0d8ce38]: OJ No L 95, 7.04.2017, p. 1.

[^key-53506f03ff06c650f2ffbe5c74bd0548]: Words in sch. 2 para. 15(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Controls (Agriculture etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/412), regs. 1(1), 22(2)(b)

[^key-1aab299b6fefc3760b415d6299db52cb]: Reg. 7A(2) substituted (28.11.2020) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/385), regs. 1, 2

[^key-60a589a8e2564a6720c0ed787eb48c95]: Reg. 2(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-e9c4ba2cddb7ccc5ff5568762f80fcf5]: Reg. 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-b452a4100b4466b8af55573dc6cf55e2]: Reg. 10 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-80f03e0523181037b1fc63d2930e3cf0]: Words in sch. 2 para. 1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(6)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-85c604602eb4b925b22bb57a52bb2739]: Sch. 2 para. 2(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(6)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-cd2661b104dc2c3cc81d081595f12d41]: Sch. 2 para. 2(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(6)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-90304e75fe3326fd0e9b6456235e7565]: Sch. 1 para. 27 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-cf817519727b22932ccaa2f83e9fb760]: Sch. 6 para. 34(1): sch. 6 para. 34 renumbered as sch. 6 para. 34(1) (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(7)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-dfd69b20a5453b696f57673c3adf4ff3]: Sch. 6 para. 34(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/34), regs. 1, 5(7)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-4b0651919be6f8188aaa10f076491919]: Reg. 7A(2)(c) inserted (22.2.2024) by The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/61), regs. 1, 2

Animal welfare guidance

7A

• (1) A person responsible for a farmed animal—

• (a) must not attend to that animal unless that person—

• (i) is acquainted with any relevant animal welfare guidance, and

• (ii) has access to the guidance while attending to that animal, and

• (b) must take all reasonable steps to ensure that a person employed or engaged by the person responsible does not attend to that animal unless that employed or engaged person—

• (i) is acquainted with any relevant animal welfare guidance relating to the animal being attended to,

• (ii) has access to a copy of the guidance while that person is attending to that animal, and

• (iii) has received appropriate instruction on how to comply with the guidance.

• (2) In paragraph (1), “animal welfare guidance” means—

• (a) the guidance contained in the document titled “Guidance for the Welfare of Meat Chickens and Meat Breeding Chickens” and dated April 2019, which was first published by the Scottish Government on its website on 1 April 2019,

• (b) the guidance contained in the document titled “Guidance for the Welfare of Laying Hens and Pullets” and dated August 2020, which was first published by the Scottish Government on its website on 21 August 2020.

• (c) the guidance contained in the document titled “Guidance for the Welfare of Pigs” and dated November 2023, which was first published by the Scottish Government on its website on 20 November 2023.

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