sch.5-sec.25Humanely killing livestock

sch.5-sec.25 Humanely killing livestock

A person may humanely kill livestock. For subsection (1) , livestock is humanely killed if the livestock is killed in a way that— causes rapid unconsciousness and death immediately after unconsciousness happens; and does not include a blow to the head; and is otherwise humane. Despite subsection (2) (a) , a person may kill deer, goats or sheep by bleeding out the deer, goat or sheep if the person can not reasonably obtain a firearm or captive bolt. Despite subsection (2) (b) , a person may kill the following livestock by blunt trauma— a piglet weighing less than 15kg; an alpaca, camel, cattle, deer, goat or sheep that is less than 24 hours of age. If a person humanely kills livestock the person must take reasonable steps to confirm the death of the livestock immediately after believing the livestock has been killed. In this section— bleeding out , of deer, goats or sheep, means the loss of blood caused by cutting the major blood vessels, usually in the neck or at the base of the heart via the thoracic inlet. blunt trauma means a single blow to the head that causes immediate loss of consciousness and death. (sch.5-sec.25-ssec.1) A person may humanely kill livestock. (sch.5-sec.25-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , livestock is humanely killed if the livestock is killed in a way that— causes rapid unconsciousness and death immediately after unconsciousness happens; and does not include a blow to the head; and is otherwise humane. (sch.5-sec.25-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) (a) , a person may kill deer, goats or sheep by bleeding out the deer, goat or sheep if the person can not reasonably obtain a firearm or captive bolt. (sch.5-sec.25-ssec.4) Despite subsection (2) (b) , a person may kill the following livestock by blunt trauma— a piglet weighing less than 15kg; an alpaca, camel, cattle, deer, goat or sheep that is less than 24 hours of age. (sch.5-sec.25-ssec.5) If a person humanely kills livestock the person must take reasonable steps to confirm the death of the livestock immediately after believing the livestock has been killed. (sch.5-sec.25-ssec.6) In this section— bleeding out , of deer, goats or sheep, means the loss of blood caused by cutting the major blood vessels, usually in the neck or at the base of the heart via the thoracic inlet. blunt trauma means a single blow to the head that causes immediate loss of consciousness and death.

• (a) causes rapid unconsciousness and death immediately after unconsciousness happens; and
• (b) does not include a blow to the head; and
• (c) is otherwise humane.
• (a) a piglet weighing less than 15kg;
• (b) an alpaca, camel, cattle, deer, goat or sheep that is less than 24 hours of age.