Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.6-sec.11Minimising risk of harm from extreme weather conditions
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sch.6-sec.11 Minimising risk of harm from extreme weather conditions
An operator of a depot or saleyard must take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of harm to livestock at the depot or saleyard from extreme weather conditions. 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.6-sec.11-ssec.1) An operator of a depot or saleyard must take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of harm to livestock at the depot or saleyard from extreme weather conditions. (sch.6-sec.11-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.