sch.1-sec.15Access to food

sch.1-sec.15 Access to food

A person in charge of a domestic fowl must ensure the fowl has access to food— within 60 hours after the fowl is hatched; and at least once in each 24-hour period after the expiry of the 60-hour period mentioned in paragraph (a) . Also, the person must ensure— the food contains enough nutrients to ensure the fowl’s good health and welfare; and the quantity of the food meets the fowl’s physiological needs; and the food is not harmful to the fowl’s health. However, subsection (1) (b) does not apply if the fowl is— a broiler breeder or layer pullet; and given access to food under a controlled feeding regime. For subsection (2) (a) and (b) , in deciding the amount of nutrients and quantity of food that must be provided to the fowl in the shed of a free range system, regard must be had to the amount of nutrients and quantity of food available to the fowl in the outdoor area of the system. In this section— controlled feeding regime means a regime that manages the amount of food consumed by a fowl to control the weight of the fowl while still ensuring the amount of food consumed is sufficient to meet the fowl’s physiological needs. (sch.1-sec.15-ssec.1) A person in charge of a domestic fowl must ensure the fowl has access to food— within 60 hours after the fowl is hatched; and at least once in each 24-hour period after the expiry of the 60-hour period mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sch.1-sec.15-ssec.2) Also, the person must ensure— the food contains enough nutrients to ensure the fowl’s good health and welfare; and the quantity of the food meets the fowl’s physiological needs; and the food is not harmful to the fowl’s health. (sch.1-sec.15-ssec.3) However, subsection (1) (b) does not apply if the fowl is— a broiler breeder or layer pullet; and given access to food under a controlled feeding regime. (sch.1-sec.15-ssec.4) For subsection (2) (a) and (b) , in deciding the amount of nutrients and quantity of food that must be provided to the fowl in the shed of a free range system, regard must be had to the amount of nutrients and quantity of food available to the fowl in the outdoor area of the system. (sch.1-sec.15-ssec.5) In this section— controlled feeding regime means a regime that manages the amount of food consumed by a fowl to control the weight of the fowl while still ensuring the amount of food consumed is sufficient to meet the fowl’s physiological needs.

• (a) within 60 hours after the fowl is hatched; and
• (b) at least once in each 24-hour period after the expiry of the 60-hour period mentioned in paragraph (a) .
• (a) the food contains enough nutrients to ensure the fowl’s good health and welfare; and
• (b) the quantity of the food meets the fowl’s physiological needs; and
• (c) the food is not harmful to the fowl’s health.
• (a) a broiler breeder or layer pullet; and