Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.1-sec.8Floor area requirements for cages used to keep laying fowl—3 or more laying fowl
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sch.1-sec.8 Floor area requirements for cages used to keep laying fowl—3 or more laying fowl
This section applies if— 3 or more domestic fowl are kept in a cage; and all the fowl are laying fowls. A person in charge of the fowl must ensure the floor area of the cage is not less than an area worked out by allowing— 550cm 2 for each fowl weighing less than 2.4kg; and 600cm 2 for each fowl weighing 2.4kg or more but not more than 4.5kg; and for each fowl weighing more than 4.5kg—an area worked out that allows 1m 2 for each 46kg of weight of fowl. If 3 fowl each weighing 5kg are kept in the same cage, the floor area of the cage must be at least 0.33m 2 . For subsection (2) (c) , if 2 or more fowl weigh more than 4.5kg, the area may be worked out using the combined weight of all fowl weighing more than 4.5kg. (sch.1-sec.8-ssec.1) This section applies if— 3 or more domestic fowl are kept in a cage; and all the fowl are laying fowls. (sch.1-sec.8-ssec.2) A person in charge of the fowl must ensure the floor area of the cage is not less than an area worked out by allowing— 550cm 2 for each fowl weighing less than 2.4kg; and 600cm 2 for each fowl weighing 2.4kg or more but not more than 4.5kg; and for each fowl weighing more than 4.5kg—an area worked out that allows 1m 2 for each 46kg of weight of fowl. If 3 fowl each weighing 5kg are kept in the same cage, the floor area of the cage must be at least 0.33m 2 . (sch.1-sec.8-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (c) , if 2 or more fowl weigh more than 4.5kg, the area may be worked out using the combined weight of all fowl weighing more than 4.5kg.
- (a) 3 or more domestic fowl are kept in a cage; and
- (b) all the fowl are laying fowls.
- (a) 550cm 2 for each fowl weighing less than 2.4kg; and
- (b) 600cm 2 for each fowl weighing 2.4kg or more but not more than 4.5kg; and
- (c) for each fowl weighing more than 4.5kg—an area worked out that allows 1m 2 for each 46kg of weight of fowl. Example— If 3 fowl each weighing 5kg are kept in the same cage, the floor area of the cage must be at least 0.33m 2 .