Animal Welfare (Electroimmobilisation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 108 of 2014).

These Regulations prohibit the use of equipment or an instrument, which applies a sustained electric current or impulse directly to a live animal: (a) as a means of restraining the animal; (b) as a means of immobilising the animal; or (c) for any other purpose. This rule does not apply to equipment used in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009. Section 36(4)(b) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 shall apply to this rule (penal provisions).