Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 744 Riga, July 7, 2009 (pr. No 47 24. §) rules on the welfare of laying hens and the farming business registration procedures Issued under the animal protection law article 10 (1) of the regulation, food surveillance law article 5, fourth paragraph, and article 54 of the law on veterinary medicine in the sixth part i. General questions 1. determine the welfare of laying hens (Gallus gallus species of chicken, which have reached laying age and from which eggs are produced for human consumption instead of hatching) for holding, as well as the farming company, individual merchants, farmers or individual company (hereinafter referred to as the company) registration procedures. 2. the rules apply to companies with more than 50 layers. To establishments keeping laying hens, 51-350 does not apply this provision in paragraph 21, in chapter IV (except 28, 30 and 36), as well as in chapters V and VI of these requirements. 3. Business owner shall designate a person responsible for the welfare of laying hens within the company. 4. eggs for human consumption is obtained in the company that meets the requirements of this regulation and is registered with the food and veterinary service (hereinafter service). 5. This provision requirements controls the service. II. requirements for the farming of laying hens 6 yards the following: farming method 6.1. deep litter;
6.2. an upgraded cages;
6.3. upgraded cages. 7. Laying hens provides the ability to freely pick up species physiological needs adequate food and drinking water, except when necessary to treat laying hens or take preventive measures. 8. Laying hens shed provides relevant species: physiological needs 8.1 temperature;
8.2. air humidity;
8.3. the ventilation to supply fresh air, avoid water condensate and gas harmful to health of laying hens from accumulating. 9. it is prohibited to modify the appearance of laying hens. If it is not possible to improve housing conditions in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 11, feather pecking and cannibalism, the chicks up to 10 days of age allowed to make beaks. This healing operation chicks make practicing veterinarian trained employee. 10. a Person who works with laying hens, not less frequently than once a day surveyed laying hens and accommodation equipment. At the time of the survey any damage immediately. 11. when laying hens finds health or behavior disorder, first assess their housing conditions. If health or behavior disorder is the reason for the failure of the housing conditions, which cannot be resolved immediately, do it after you exit from the housing of laying hens. 12. Sick of laying hens by practicing the instructions of the official veterinarian heals, isolated or slaughtered. 13. holding each day get died laying hens. 14. building, equipment or parts of equipment that come into contact with laying hens, as well as regularly every time after laying hens and slaughter of the party before the new batch import necessarily clean and disinfected. While the cages are occupied, the surfaces and equipment shall be kept clean. Shit get out as often as necessary. III. Requirements for housing laying hens and the General requirements for cages 15. Shed lighting shall be provided to ensure the possibility of laying hens: 15.1 to see each other and the environment; see 15.2 save physiological activity level. 16. If the shed is a natural light, provides smooth illumination throughout the outbreaks on the stand. 17. If the shed is artificial lighting ensure: 17.1. lighting mode according to the 24-hour cycle of 24 hours;
17.2. the continuous darkness period not less than eight hours a day;
17.3. the gradual switching off lights, to find a suitable laying hens are resting place. 18. the bedding facility uses any chickens safe and keeping technology applied to material that provides the natural needs of laying hens pecking and kašņāt. Litter is dry, the indication of how laying hens are healthy, liquid and gas absorbent. 19. Laying hens shed used water, which comply with the regulations set out minimum safety of drinking water requirements. 20. The cage floor is installed so that the laying hens can support at the same time with both feet forward fingers. 21. each cage is laying hens-nodeldēšan equipment. 22. Keeping laying hens in cages or modernise the deep litter, they provide a useful floor area meets the following conditions: 22.1. floor area shall be at least 30 centimeters in width;
22.2. the height shall be at least 45 cm;
22.3. floor slope not exceeding 14 percent. 23. the nest (egg-intended for the individual site where part of the floor, facing the laying hens, not come from wire) area not caged area to be used. 24. Cages must be designed to avoid injury to the layers and get out of the cage. 25. the cage door is designed so that, with the exception of laying hens cages, they are not damaged. 26. If the batteries of cages sites deployed on several floors, adequate equipment or equipment to facilitate the laying hens and the surveys of withdrawals from the cages. 27. Shed ensure minimum noise levels, as well as prevent the sudden noise. Ventilation, power and other facilities constructed, placed, operated and maintenance shall be carried out in a way that does not create noise or the noise level would be as low as possible. IV. Requirements for farming the deep litter in one square metre in 28 areas not be used there for more than nine laying hens. 29. The litter area shed occupy not less than one third of the floor space, and each laying hens to ensure litter at least 250 cm2 of surface area. 30. The arrival of individual or block be Sockets, providing not less than one individual nest seven laying hens or not less than one square metre nest area 120 laying hens, if the block socket shall be provided. Wire mesh floor is not considered. 31. in the light of the power system design, each laying hens provides 10 centimetres of the feed trough length or four centimeters of the round feed Bowl. 32. in the light of the watering system, each laying hens 2.5 centimetres of provide basin trough length or one centimeter from the round area of motoring. 33. If watering use: 33.1. type of drinker nipples or dishes, 10 layers provides at least one type of nipple drinker or a watering dish;
33.2. watering systems that are connected to the mains, laying hens are available for each of the two types of drinker nipples or two drinking bowls. 34. Laying hens provide perches, which meet the following requirements: 34.1. anvil is rounded;
21.3. the anvil is not located above the litter;
21.3. the space between the anvil of not less than 30 inches;
21.4. the space between the wall and the anvil is not less than 20 inches. 35. to ensure each laying hens from the anvil length 15 cm. 36. If, according to the type of farming of laying hens shed freely moving through several floors: 36.1. equipment for no more than four floors;
36.2. the height between floors at least 45 centimeters;
36.3. for each laying hens have free access to the feeding and watering system;
36.4. ensure that faeces guarantees do not enter into the lower floors. 37. If laying hens have a chance to get walking areas outside accommodation: 37.1. throughout the length of the housing accommodation for walking area aizkrītoš door shall be provided with a height of at least 35 centimeters and a width of at least 40 centimeters, but the total door width 1000 laying hens have at least two metres;
37.2. ensure adequate walking area and cover to restrict the freedom of movement of laying hens;
37.3. the walking areas be equipped with tent and fenced in to protect from precipitation of laying hens and the predatory animals and birds, as well as, if necessary, place the watering dishes. V. requirements to modernise farming cages Not upgraded cage is 38. corresponding to the requirements of this chapter. 39. in each of the laying hens Cages provide useful floor area not less than 550 cm square. Caged area to be used is determined by measuring the horizontal surface of the cages, which use free laying hens without restrictions. 40. in each of the laying hens Cages made for no less than 10 centimeters of length of feed trough. 41. If the watering is used: 25.5. fluxgate trough, each laying hens to lay down no less than 10 cents of the basin trough metres in length;
41.2. a watering system that is connected to the mains, in each cage supports no less than two type of drinker nipples or two drinking containers. 42. Floor slope in cages is not greater than 14 percent or eight degrees, if the floor is used for installing wire mesh. 43. Cage height: 26.8. at least 40 centimeters 65 percent cages;
43.2. the other part of the cage is not less than 35 inches. Vi. Requirements to modernise farming cages 44. Upgraded is caged, which complies with the requirements of this chapter. 45. each cage for laying hens: 45.1. floor area not less than 750 cm square, 600 cm2 of which is freely usable area;

45.2. at least 12 inches from the length of the feed container;
45.3. the socket;
28.2. litter;
28.3. at least 15 centimeters long anvil. 46. the height above the Trap nests not less than 20 inches, and no cage total area not less than two square metres. 47. If the indication of how laying hens are watering nipples are used for the type of drinker or watering dishes, laying hens are available for each of the two types of drinker nipples or drinking vessels. 48. Placing the shed cages, requires that the distance between the rows of cages not less than 90 centimeters, but the distance between the cage floor and floor holding not less than 35 inches. VII. The farming business registration procedures 49. Service under this provision the 54 awarded the farming business registration number. 50. the company shall provide the following information: service 50.1. the name and address of the establishment;
50.2. the business owner and the holder (if it is not the owner) name, surname and address;
50.3. other business registration number covered by the scope of these provisions and which belong to the company or the owner or holder that he directs;
50.4. the type of farming;
50.5. the existing number of laying hens, and the maximum number of laying hens;
50.6. If a company has a variety of types of farming, in addition to the maximum number of laying hens per holding. 51. No new establishment is operational prior to completion of registration and registration number. 52. the Department shall establish and maintain a register of the farming business. 53. The company 10 days to inform the Department in writing of a change in farming and the necessary changes to the registration number. 54. The farming company registration number consists of: 54.1. a number that represents the type of farming;
54.2. code of Latvia (LV);
54.3. the lump sum granted identification number;
54.4. the additional sign that identifies one individual home herd. 55. when laying hens kept in accordance with the requirements laid down in the Commission of 23 May 2007 Regulation (EC) no 557/2007 introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) no 1028/2006 on marketing standards for eggs, keeping the way stands with one of the following numbers: 55.1. free keeping – "1";
55.2. keeping the barn – "2";
55.3. cages – holding "3". 56. If laying hens kept in accordance with the requirements laid down in Council of 28 June 2007 Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, range way marked with "0". 57. The companies hold 51-350 laying hens, the service recorded, not the conformity to this tea expand provisions in chapter IV, V and VI. VIII. Closing questions 58. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of Ministers of March 4, 2003, the provisions of no. 102 "rules on the welfare of laying hens and the farming business registration procedures" (Latvian journal, 2003, no. 38; 2004, nr. 101; 2006, no. 140). 59. Until 1 May 2003 to modernise in cages, not ratings, referred to in this provision in chapter V, are authorised for use until 31 December 2011. After May 1, 2003 was upgraded to laying hens cages shall not yards. Informative reference to European Union directives, the regulations include provisions resulting from: 1) Council of 19 July 1999 Directive 99/74/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens;
2) Commission of 30 January 2002 Directive 2002/4/EC on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC. Prime Minister v. dombrovsky Minister of Agriculture j. Dūklav in