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ANIMAL WELFARE (PIGS) REGULATIONS 2013 (S.R. 2013, NO. 35) - REG 21

Accommodation with automatic ventilation system
(1)  In this regulation –
automatic forced-ventilation environment system means a fully enclosed system that provides ventilation by means of electric fans.
(2)  A person who keeps pigs in accommodation that uses an automatic forced-ventilation environment system must ensure that –
(a) the system –
(i) has a secondary source of power that operates automatically in the event of a failure of the primary source of power; and
(ii) has a mechanism that alerts a person to the failure of the primary source of power; and
(b) the accommodation is able to be opened up manually to provide sufficient natural ventilation for the pigs.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 20 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 10 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.



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