Western Australian Current Regulations

ANIMAL WELFARE (TRANSPORT, SALEYARDS AND DEPOTS) (CATTLE AND SHEEP) REGULATIONS 2020

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Transport process  
   5.      Journey and journey times  
   6.      Persons responsible  
   7.      Reasonable access to feed  
   8.      Reasonable access to water  
   9.      Unfit to undertake a journey  
   10.     Unfit for sale  
   11.     Prescribed conditions  
   12.     Calculating time off water and maximum time off water  
   13.     Calculating length of spell and minimum spell periods  
   14.     Method of humane destruction  
   15.     Heat stress and cold stress

   PART 2 -- General welfare provisions  

   16.     Application of Part  
   17.     General mishandling and mistreatment of livestock  
   18.     Dragging livestock  
   19.     Lifting livestock  
   20.     Use of electric stock prod  
   21.     Use of dogs generally  
   22.     Duty to spell livestock  
   23.     Humane destruction of livestock

   PART 3 -- Provisions for the transport process

           Division 1 -- General duties  

   24.     Records relating to journeys  
   25.     Duty to retain records relating to journey  
   26.     Duty to produce records relating to journey  
   27.     False or misleading information given to livestock transporters for purposes of journey records  
   28.     Duty to advise of arrival at destination

           Division 2 -- General provisions for vehicles, loading and unloading  

   29.     Suitability of vehicles for transporting livestock  
   30.     Loading and unloading livestock

           Division 3 -- General requirements for livestock handling facilities (other than saleyards and depots)  

   31.     Suitability of livestock handling facilities (other than saleyards and depots)

           Division 4 -- Welfare of livestock during transport process  

   32.     Selection and supply of livestock for transport  
   33.     Loading livestock unfit to undertake a journey  
   34.     Duty to make appropriate arrangements for livestock  
   35.     Transporting livestock unfit to undertake journey if loaded outside WA  
   36.     Reasonable loading density not to be exceeded  
   37.     Duty to protect livestock against extreme weather conditions during transport process  
   38.     Duty to segregate livestock on vehicle  
   39.     Dogs on vehicles  
   40.     Duty to assess welfare of livestock during journey  
   41.     Weak, injured, ill or distressed livestock unloaded at destination  
   42.     Moribund livestock  
   43.     Reasonable access to water after unloading at livestock handling facility (other than saleyard or depot)

           Division 5 -- Special provisions for bobby calves  

   44.     Bobby calves under 5 days of age  
   45.     Bobby calves over 5 days of age  
   46.     Bobby calves consigned to saleyard for sale for slaughter  
   47.     Premature bobby calves  
   48.     Duty to protect bobby calves from heat and cold stress  
   49.     Use of dogs with bobby calves  
   50.     Duty to keep feeding records  
   51.     Duty to retain feeding records  
   52.     Duty to produce records relating to journey  
   53.     False or misleading information given to persons required to keep bobby calf feeding records

           Division 6 -- Special provisions for sheep  

   54.     Use of dogs with sheep

   PART 4 -- Provisions for saleyards and depots

           Division 1 -- Requirements for saleyards and depots  

   55.     General requirements for saleyards and depots

           Division 2 -- Welfare of livestock at saleyards and depots  

   56.     Reasonable penning density not to be exceeded  
   57.     Duty to segregate livestock at saleyards and depots  
   58.     Reasonable access to water and feed after unloading at saleyards and depots  
   59.     Duty to protect livestock against extreme weather conditions at saleyards and depots  
   60.     Newborn livestock and their mothers  
   61.     Duty to assess welfare of livestock at saleyards and depots  
   62.     Livestock suffering severe distress, disease or injury  
   63.     Livestock unfit for sale  
   64.     Dogs at saleyards and depots  
   65.     Humane destruction procedure for saleyards  
   66.     Saleyards to have person available to carry out humane destruction of livestock

           Division 3 -- Special provisions for bobby calves at saleyards and depots  

   67.     Pen requirements for bobby calves  
   68.     Presentation of bobby calves for sale

   PART 5 -- Defences  

   69.     Defence for persons responsible for livestock animal  
   70.     Defence for acts authorised under written law
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Maximum time off water and minimum spell periods