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31.—(1) A person engaged in the bleeding or pithing of an animal which has been simple stunned must ensure that the animal is bled or pithed without delay after it has been simple stunned.
(2) A person engaged in the bleeding of an animal that has been simple stunned must ensure that the bleeding is—
(a)rapid, profuse and complete; and
(b)completed before the animal regains consciousness.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 3.2 of Annex III, if an animal is bled after simple stunning, no person may cause or permit any further dressing procedure or any electrical stimulation to be performed on the animal before the bleeding has ended and in any event not before the expiry of—
(a)in the case of a turkey or goose, a period of not less than 2 minutes;
(b)in the case of any other bird, a period of not less than 90 seconds;
(c)in the case of bovine animals, a period of not less than 30 seconds; or
(d)in the case of sheep, goats, pigs or deer, a period of not less than 20 seconds.
(4) Sub-paragraph (3) does not apply to an animal which has been pithed or any bird which has been decapitated after simple stunning.
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