Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.6-sec.17Using prodders
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sch.6-sec.17 Using prodders
A person may apply an electrical prod to livestock at a depot or saleyard only if— the livestock is at least 3 months of age; and the prod is not applied to the face, udders, anus or genitals of the livestock; and the livestock is able to move away from the prod; and the prod is applied as sparingly as possible and with restraint; and if the livestock is a pig— the pig is at least 60kg; and the prod is applied as a last resort to protect the safety of a person. Despite subsection (1) , a person must not apply an electrical prod to either of the following livestock at a depot or saleyard— a bobby calf; a goat known, or visually assessed, to be pregnant. The use of an electrical prod on a horse is taken to be an act of cruelty prohibited under section 18 of the Act . (sch.6-sec.17-ssec.1) A person may apply an electrical prod to livestock at a depot or saleyard only if— the livestock is at least 3 months of age; and the prod is not applied to the face, udders, anus or genitals of the livestock; and the livestock is able to move away from the prod; and the prod is applied as sparingly as possible and with restraint; and if the livestock is a pig— the pig is at least 60kg; and the prod is applied as a last resort to protect the safety of a person. (sch.6-sec.17-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , a person must not apply an electrical prod to either of the following livestock at a depot or saleyard— a bobby calf; a goat known, or visually assessed, to be pregnant. The use of an electrical prod on a horse is taken to be an act of cruelty prohibited under section 18 of the Act .
- (a) the livestock is at least 3 months of age; and
- (b) the prod is not applied to the face, udders, anus or genitals of the livestock; and
- (c) the livestock is able to move away from the prod; and
- (d) the prod is applied as sparingly as possible and with restraint; and
- (e) if the livestock is a pig— (i) the pig is at least 60kg; and (ii) the prod is applied as a last resort to protect the safety of a person.
- (i) the pig is at least 60kg; and
- (ii) the prod is applied as a last resort to protect the safety of a person.
- (i) the pig is at least 60kg; and
- (ii) the prod is applied as a last resort to protect the safety of a person.
- (a) a bobby calf;
- (b) a goat known, or visually assessed, to be pregnant.