Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ANIMAL WELFARE REGULATIONS(AMENDMENT) (NO. 48 OF 1995) - REG 2

“ Division 1—Offences

Caging egg-producing domestic fowls

“31A. (1) A person who keeps domestic fowls (Gallus gallus) for the purpose of producing eggs shall ensure that any cage in which such a fowl is confined for that purpose has adequate floor space.

Penalty:

        (a)     in the case of a natural person—10 penalty units;

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—50 penalty units.

“(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the floor space of a cage shall be taken to be adequate if it is not less than—

        (a)     in the case of a cage in which 1 fowl is confined—1000 cm ² ;

        (b)     in the case of a cage in which 2 fowls are confined—1350 cm ² ; or

        (c)     in any other case—

              (i)     if the average weight of the fowls in the cage is 2.4 kg or less—450 cm ² per confined fowl; or

              (ii)     if the average weight of the fowls in the cage is greater than 2.4 kg—600 cm ² per confined fowl.

“ Division 2—Administrative Appeals ”.