sch.1-sec.14Area requirements for outdoor areas of free range systems used to keep laying fowl

sch.1-sec.14 Area requirements for outdoor areas of free range systems used to keep laying fowl

A person must not keep more than 10,000 laying fowl in a hectare in an outdoor area of a free range system. However, a person must not keep more than 1,500 laying fowl in a hectare in an outdoor area of a free range system unless the person ensures— the fowl are grazed by moving them from paddock to paddock in the outdoor area; and at least 60% of the unshaded part of the outdoor area has ground cover vegetation, unless adverse weather conditions prevent vegetation growth; and the outdoor area is managed to avoid unsuitable conditions for fowl; and muddy ground or ground covered with excessive amounts of excreta the outdoor area is free of— poisonous plants and organisms that cause or carry disease that could harm a fowl’s health; and chemicals that could harm a fowl’s health; and each fowl, when fully feathered, has ready access for at least 8 hours a day to the outdoor area, unless adverse weather conditions prevent the access; and the openings in a free range system’s shed through which fowl may access the outdoor area are— at least 35cm high; and at least 40cm wide; and the total combined width of the openings of a free range system’s shed through which fowl may access the outdoor area is at least 2m for every 1,000 fowl kept in the shed; and there is sufficient shelter in the outdoor area to provide the fowl with shade and protection from adverse weather conditions; and a sunshade, a substantial tree or bush, or a windbreak there is sufficient protection for the fowl in the outdoor area from predators. a fence In this section— ground cover vegetation , for an outdoor area of a free range system, means any low spreading plant covering the soil in the outdoor area which can retard the movement of soil. unshaded part , of an outdoor area of a free range system, means the part of the outdoor area that is not shaded by any type of shelter. (sch.1-sec.14-ssec.1) A person must not keep more than 10,000 laying fowl in a hectare in an outdoor area of a free range system. (sch.1-sec.14-ssec.2) However, a person must not keep more than 1,500 laying fowl in a hectare in an outdoor area of a free range system unless the person ensures— the fowl are grazed by moving them from paddock to paddock in the outdoor area; and at least 60% of the unshaded part of the outdoor area has ground cover vegetation, unless adverse weather conditions prevent vegetation growth; and the outdoor area is managed to avoid unsuitable conditions for fowl; and muddy ground or ground covered with excessive amounts of excreta the outdoor area is free of— poisonous plants and organisms that cause or carry disease that could harm a fowl’s health; and chemicals that could harm a fowl’s health; and each fowl, when fully feathered, has ready access for at least 8 hours a day to the outdoor area, unless adverse weather conditions prevent the access; and the openings in a free range system’s shed through which fowl may access the outdoor area are— at least 35cm high; and at least 40cm wide; and the total combined width of the openings of a free range system’s shed through which fowl may access the outdoor area is at least 2m for every 1,000 fowl kept in the shed; and there is sufficient shelter in the outdoor area to provide the fowl with shade and protection from adverse weather conditions; and a sunshade, a substantial tree or bush, or a windbreak there is sufficient protection for the fowl in the outdoor area from predators. a fence (sch.1-sec.14-ssec.3) In this section— ground cover vegetation , for an outdoor area of a free range system, means any low spreading plant covering the soil in the outdoor area which can retard the movement of soil. unshaded part , of an outdoor area of a free range system, means the part of the outdoor area that is not shaded by any type of shelter.