Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.3-sec.18Minimising risk of harm of extreme weather conditions
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sch.3-sec.18 Minimising risk of harm of extreme weather conditions
A person in charge of sheep must take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of harm to the sheep from extreme weather conditions. In this section— extreme weather conditions means temperature or climatic conditions that individually, or in combination, are likely to predispose sheep to heat or cold stress. (sch.3-sec.18-ssec.1) A person in charge of sheep must take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of harm to the sheep from extreme weather conditions. (sch.3-sec.18-ssec.2) In this section— extreme weather conditions means temperature or climatic conditions that individually, or in combination, are likely to predispose sheep to heat or cold stress.