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The Welfare of Pigs Regulations 1991
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Prohibitions relating to tethers
2.—(1) If any pig which is for the time being on agricultural land is tethered, any person responsible for tethering it shall be guilty of an offence under section 2 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a person is responsible for tethering a pig if the pig is under his control and he—
(a)tethers it or causes or permits it to be tethered; or
(b)may reasonably be expected to know that it is or may be tethered.
(3) A person shall not be guilty of an offence by virtue of paragraph (1) by reason of the tethering of a pig while it is undergoing any examination, test, treatment or operation carried out for veterinary purposes.
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