(1)  In this regulation –

useable area means the area within an enclosure used to keep laying fowls that is easily accessible to each laying fowl, such as areas of the enclosure that are arranged in levels and any area occupied by feeding and watering equipment or nest boxes.

(2)  This regulation does not apply to laying fowls kept in cages by a cage egg producer if the cage egg producer keeps laying fowls in cages in a quantity that is equal to, or less than, the maximum hen capacity for that cage egg producer.

(3)  A person must not keep laying fowls in an enclosure unless –

(a) the enclosure is large enough to allow a person to –

(i) enter the enclosure; and

(ii) move around inside the enclosure, while standing completely upright, to inspect all laying fowls kept within the enclosure; and

(b) each laying fowl can move freely within the enclosure; and

(c) the stocking density of laying fowls within the enclosure does not exceed 30 kilograms per square metre of the useable area of the enclosure; and

(d) the enclosure is designed to ensure that each laying fowl within the enclosure –

(i) is able to be inspected in a way that enables the person inspecting the laying fowls to make a general assessment of its health and wellbeing; and

(ii) has headroom of no less than 45 centimetres while within the enclosure; and

(iii) may be easily removed from all areas of the enclosure; and

(iv) is protected from excreta from laying fowls, if any, kept on a higher tier of the enclosure; and

(v) has reasonable access to feeding and watering equipment.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(4)  For the purposes of subregulation (3)(d)(v) , a laying fowl has reasonable access to feeding and watering equipment if the enclosure in which the laying fowl is kept –

(a) has at least –

(i) one pan feeder for every 100 birds; or

(ii) 2 centimetres per bird along one edge of a flat chain feeder; and

(b) has at least –

(i) one bell drinker for every 120 birds; or

(ii) one nipple drinker for every 20 birds.