Use of poultry under licence for scientific purposes
28 Use of poultry under licence for scientific purposes
It is a defence to a charge for an offence against these regulations that —
the person charged uses the poultry for scientific purposes; and
the person charged is a scientific establishment, or a member of staff or a student of a scientific establishment, that holds a licence authorising the use of the poultry for scientific purposes; and
the animal ethics committee of the scientific establishment has given approval, in accordance with the scientific use code, for the person to so use the poultry; and
the person charged uses the poultry in accordance with the licence and approval; and
the person charged uses the poultry in a humane manner.
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