sch.1-sec.12Floor area requirements for sheds used to keep particular domestic fowl

sch.1-sec.12 Floor area requirements for sheds used to keep particular domestic fowl

This section applies if— only 1 domestic fowl, other than a layer pullet or a meat chicken, is kept in a shed; or 2 or more domestic fowl, other than a layer pullet or a meat chicken, are kept in a shed. A person in charge of the fowl must ensure the floor area of the shed is not less than an area worked out that allows 1m 2 for each 30kg of weight of fowl. If 2,000 domestic fowl each weighing 5kg are kept in a shed, the floor area of the shed must be at least 333.33m 2 . However, if the shed does not have a temperature control system, a person in charge of the fowl must ensure the floor area of the shed allows more than 1m 2 for each 30kg of weight of fowl. If 2,000 domestic fowl each weighing 5kg are kept in a shed, the floor area of the shed must be more than 333.33m 2 . For subsections (2) and (3) , if 2 or more fowl are kept in the shed, the area may be worked out using the combined weight of all the fowl kept in the shed. In this section— temperature control system , for a shed, means a system that— consists of a cooling system and ventilation fans; and when in use, controls temperature to avoid extreme temperature variations in the shed. (sch.1-sec.12-ssec.1) This section applies if— only 1 domestic fowl, other than a layer pullet or a meat chicken, is kept in a shed; or 2 or more domestic fowl, other than a layer pullet or a meat chicken, are kept in a shed. (sch.1-sec.12-ssec.2) A person in charge of the fowl must ensure the floor area of the shed is not less than an area worked out that allows 1m 2 for each 30kg of weight of fowl. If 2,000 domestic fowl each weighing 5kg are kept in a shed, the floor area of the shed must be at least 333.33m 2 . (sch.1-sec.12-ssec.3) However, if the shed does not have a temperature control system, a person in charge of the fowl must ensure the floor area of the shed allows more than 1m 2 for each 30kg of weight of fowl. If 2,000 domestic fowl each weighing 5kg are kept in a shed, the floor area of the shed must be more than 333.33m 2 . (sch.1-sec.12-ssec.4) For subsections (2) and (3) , if 2 or more fowl are kept in the shed, the area may be worked out using the combined weight of all the fowl kept in the shed. (sch.1-sec.12-ssec.5) In this section— temperature control system , for a shed, means a system that— consists of a cooling system and ventilation fans; and when in use, controls temperature to avoid extreme temperature variations in the shed.

• (a) only 1 domestic fowl, other than a layer pullet or a meat chicken, is kept in a shed; or
• (b) 2 or more domestic fowl, other than a layer pullet or a meat chicken, are kept in a shed.
• (a) consists of a cooling system and ventilation fans; and
• (b) when in use, controls temperature to avoid extreme temperature variations in the shed.