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Daniel Zeichner

Luke Pollard

Ruth Jones

Dr Alan Whitehead

Thangam Debbonaire

Not called  NC30

To move the following Clause—

“Prohibition on the sale of certain animals and animal products: substances

(1)    

Subject to subsections (3) and (4), no person shall sell or supply for human

consumption any animal—

(a)    

which contains or to which there has been administered—

(i)    

a Class I prohibited substance listed in paragraph 1 of Schedule

[Prohibited substances],

(ii)    

a Class II prohibited substance listed in paragraph 2 of Schedule

[Prohibited substances],

(iii)    

a Class III prohibited substance listed in paragraph 3 of Schedule

[Prohibited substances], or

(iv)    

a Class IV prohibited substance listed in paragraph 4 of Schedule

[Prohibited substances],

unless that substance was administered in accordance with subsection

(4);

(b)    

that is an aquaculture animal to which—

(i)    

a Class II prohibited substance listed in paragraph 2 of Schedule

[Prohibited substances],

(ii)    

a Class III prohibited substance listed in paragraph 3 of Schedule

[Prohibited substances], or

(iii)    

a Class IV prohibited substance listed in paragraph 4 of Schedule

[Prohibited substances],

has been administered;

(c)    

which contains a substance specified by the Secretary of State in

regulations under subsection (5)(a) at a concentration exceeding the

maximum residue limit; or

(d)    

to which a medicinal product has been administered if the withdrawal

period for that product has not expired.

(2)    

No person may sell or supply for human consumption any animal product which

is derived wholly or partly from an animal the sale or supply of which is

prohibited under subsection (1).

(3)    

Nothing in paragraph (1)(d) shall prohibit the sale before the end of the

withdrawal period of any high-value horse to which has been administered allyl

trenbolone or a beta-agonist in accordance with regulation 5 of the Animals and

Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue

Limits)(England and Scotland) Regulations 2015, provided that the type and date

of treatment was entered on the horse’s passport by the veterinary surgeon

directly responsible for the treatment.

(4)    

The prohibitions in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the sale of an animal,

or of an animal product derived wholly or partly from an animal to which has

been administered a compliant veterinary medicinal product—

(a)    

containing testosterone, progesterone or a derivative of these substances

which readily yields the parent compound on hydrolysis after absorption

at the site of application, if the administration is in accordance with

regulation 26 of the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for

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Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland)

Regulations 2015;

(b)    

containing allyl trenbolone or a beta-agonist, if the administration is in

accordance with regulation 27 of the Animals and Animal Products

(Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and

Scotland) Regulations 2015;

(c)    

having oestrogenic action (but not containing oestradiol 17β or its ester-

like derivatives), androgenic action or gestagenic action, if the

administration is in accordance with regulation 28 of the Animals and

Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue

Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015.

(5)    

The Secretary of State may make regulations—

(a)    

specifying for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) maximum residue limits

for pharmacologically active substances, and

(b)    

adding one or more substances to any of the classes of prohibited

substances in Schedule [Prohibited substances].

(6)    

Regulations under subsection (5) shall be made by statutory instrument, and any

such statutory instrument may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has

been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(7)    

For the purposes of this section—

a veterinary medicinal product is a compliant veterinary medicinal product

if it complies with the requirements of Regulation 25 of the Animals and

Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue

Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015), and

“withdrawal period” shall have the meaning given in Regulation 2 of the

Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum

Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015).

(8)    

Regulations 9 and 10 of the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for

Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations

2015 are revoked.”

Daniel Zeichner

Luke Pollard

Ruth Jones

Dr Alan Whitehead

Thangam Debbonaire

Not called  NC31

To move the following Clause—

“Prohibition on sale: hygiene

(1)    

No person shall sell or supply any animal which has been treated for the purposes

of removal of surface contamination with a substance other than potable water.

(2)    

No person shall sell or supply any animal product which is derived wholly or

partly from an animal which has been treated for the purposes of removal of

surface contamination with a substance other than potable water.”

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Daniel Zeichner

Luke Pollard

Ruth Jones

Dr Alan Whitehead

Thangam Debbonaire

Not called  NC32

To move the following Clause—

“Prohibition on sale: stocking densities

(1)    

No person shall sell or supply any chicken, any part of a chicken or any product

which is partly or wholly derived from a chicken unless the condition in

subsection (2) is met.

(2)    

The condition is that the stocking density in any house in which the chicken was

reared—

(a)    

did not exceed 33 kilograms per m2 of usable area, or

(b)    

did not exceed 39 kilograms per m2 of usable area if the requirements of

subsection (3) were met.

(3)    

The requirements of this subsection are that the keeper must—

(a)    

maintain and, on request, make available to the Secretary of State,

documentation in the house giving a detailed description of the

production systems, in particular information on technical details of the

house and its equipment, including—

(i)    

a plan of the house including the dimensions of the surfaces

occupied by the chickens;

(ii)    

ventilation and any relevant cooling and heating system

(including their location), and a ventilation plan, detailing target

air quality parameters (such as airflow, air speed and

temperature);

(iii)    

feeding and watering systems (and their location);

(iv)    

alarm and backup systems in the event of a failure of any

equipment essential for the health and well-being of the

chickens;

(v)    

floor type and litter normally used; and

(vi)    

records of technical inspections of the ventilation and alarm

systems;

(b)    

keep up to date the documentation referred to in subparagraph (a);

(c)    

ensure that each house is equipped with ventilation and, if necessary,

heating and cooling systems designed, constructed and operated in such

a way that—

(i)    

the concentration of ammonia does not exceed 20 parts per

million and the concentration of carbon dioxide does not exceed

3,000 parts per million, when measured at the level of the

chickens’ heads;

(ii)    

when the outside temperature measured in the shade exceeds

30°C, the inside temperature does not exceed the outside

temperature by more than 3°C; and

(iii)    

when the outside temperature is below 10°C, the average relative

humidity measured inside the house during a continuous period

of 48 hours does not exceed 70%.

(4)    

In the case of a chicken reared in a house which is not in the United Kingdom, it

shall be a requirement upon the importer to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the

Secretary of State that—

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(a)    

documentation equivalent to that specified in subsection (3) was

maintained by the keeper and was available for supply to the appropriate

regulatory authority, and

(b)    

the conditions under which the chicken was reared were equivalent to, or

better than, those set out in subsections (2) and (3).

(5)    

For the purposes of this section, “chicken” shall mean a conventionally reared

meat chicken.”

Daniel Zeichner

Luke Pollard

Ruth Jones

Dr Alan Whitehead

Thangam Debbonaire

Not selected  NC33

To move the following Clause—

“Public procurement

When procuring and providing food, the Government, its agencies and other

public bodies must seek to promote—

(a)    

the highest standards of animal welfare and

(b)    

the highest environmental standards.”

Daniel Zeichner

Luke Pollard

Ruth Jones

Dr Alan Whitehead

Thangam Debbonaire

Not called  NS1

To move the following Schedule—

“Prohibited substances

1          

Class I prohibited substances

Aristolochia spp. and preparations thereof

Chloramphenicol

Chloroform

Chlorpromazine

Colchicine

Dapsone

Dimetridazole

Metronizadole

Nitrofurans (including furazolidone)

Ronizadole

2          

Class II prohibited substances

Thyrostatic substances

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Stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters

Oestradiol 17β and its ester-like derivatives

3          

Class III prohibited substances

Beta-agonists

4          

Class IV prohibited substances

Substances having oestrogenic (other than oestradiol 17β or its ester-like

derivatives), androgenic or gestagenic action.”

Bill, as amended, to be reported.