Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.5-sec.18Minimising risk of harm from extreme weather conditions
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sch.5-sec.18 Minimising risk of harm from extreme weather conditions
A person who has custody of livestock being transported must take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of harm to the livestock from extreme weather conditions while being transported. In this section— extreme weather conditions means temperature or climatic conditions that individually, or in combination, are likely to predispose livestock to heat or cold stress. (sch.5-sec.18-ssec.1) A person who has custody of livestock being transported must take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of harm to the livestock from extreme weather conditions while being transported. (sch.5-sec.18-ssec.2) In this section— extreme weather conditions means temperature or climatic conditions that individually, or in combination, are likely to predispose livestock to heat or cold stress.