2018/0439/S
EC/EFTA
SE Suède
  • C90A - Bien être des animaux et animaux de compagnie
2018-12-04
2018-09-07

The Swedish Board of Agriculture’s Regulations and general advice on the keeping of horses contain rules on how horses are to be kept, including rules on housing in stables as well as spaces for horses. This notification concerns amendments that have been made to the requirements on box stalls and ceiling height in the regulations that are currently in force: the Animal Welfare Agency’s Regulations and general advice (DFS 2007:6) on the keeping of horses.

The Swedish Board of Agriculture’s Regulations and general advice on the keeping of horses

The Regulations contain provisions on how horses may be kept.

Chapter 2 contains general provisions

Chapter 3 contains provisions on horses when kept in stables, including space requirements.

Chapter 4 contains provisions on feeding and water for horses.

Chapter 5 contains provisions for horses that are turned out or kept in similar conditions, including requirements on access to loafing sheds under certain circumstances