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The Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) Order 2015
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Fowls: beak trimming, snood or comb removal, etc.
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3.—(1) Section 19(1) of the 1966 Act does not prohibit—
(a)the removal from a fowl by means of a suitable instrument of not more than a one-third part of both its upper and lower beaks, measured from the tip towards the entrance to the nostrils, if the removal is carried out as a single operation, and
(b)the arrest by cauterization of any subsequent haemorrhage from the beak.
(2) Section 19(1) of the 1966 Act does not prohibit—
(a)the removal from a fowl by means of a suitable instrument of not more than a one-third part of its upper beak only, measured as mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), and
(b)the arrest by cauterization of any subsequent haemorrhage from the beak.
(3) Section 19(1) of the 1966 Act does not prohibit the removal from a turkey poult of its snood, either by manual pinching out or by means of a suitable instrument, if the poult is under the age of 21 days.
(4) Section 19(1) of the 1966 Act does not prohibit the removal from a fowl of its comb by means of a suitable instrument if the fowl is under the age of 72 hours.
(5) Section 19(1) of the 1966 Act does not prohibit the removal from a fowl of the dependent portion of its wattles by means of a suitable instrument.
(6) “Fowl” means a domestic fowl or turkey; but the references to fowls in paragraphs (1) and (2) do not include a reference to laying hens in England, Wales or Scotland.
(7) “Suitable instrument”, in relation to an operation, means an instrument which—
(a)is in a fit state of repair, and
(b)has been designed, or is of a kind commonly used, for the purpose of performing the operation.
(8) In the case of each activity permitted by this Article, the person carrying out the activity must be aged 18 or over.
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