Welfare of Animals and Poultry at Markets Order (Northern Ireland) 1998

Accommodation for unfit animals

18.  A market operator shall ensure that—

(a)suitable and easily accessible pens are available in which any unfit animals or poultry may be separated from other animals or poultry; and

(b)any such pen in which an unfit animal or bird is being kept is clearly marked so as to show that it is being used for this purpose and that entry to the pen is prohibited unless under the authority of an inspector.