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ANIMAL WELFARE (TRANSPORT OF LIVESTOCK) REGULATIONS 2023 (S.R. 2023, NO. 45) - REG 19

Use of electric prodders

(1)  In this regulation –
electric prodder means a handheld device used to deliver an electric shock.
(2)  A person must not use an electric prodder on a livestock animal of any of the following types while the animal is being transported:
(a) alpacas;
(b) emus;
(c) goats known to be pregnant;
(d) horses;
(e) ostriches.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3)  A person must not use an electric prodder on a livestock animal of any of the following types while the animal is being transported unless all reasonable actions to move the animal have failed:
(a) buffalo;
(b) camels;
(c) deer.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(4)  A person must not use an electric prodder on a pig being transported unless –
(a) the pig weighs 60 kilograms or more (live weight); and
(b) the electric prodder is used to assist in the loading or unloading of the pig on or from the vehicle being used to transport the pig; and
(c) all reasonable actions to load or unload the pig without the use of the electric prodder have failed; and
(d) there is a foreseeable risk to the safety of the driver, another person, the pig or any other animal.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and
(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.



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