Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.6-sec.7Access to water
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sch.6-sec.7 Access to water
An operator of a depot or saleyard must ensure that livestock held at the depot or saleyard, other than horses and pigs, are given reasonable access to water within whichever of the following periods ends first— the first 12 hours after arriving at the depot or saleyard; before the end of the maximum time off water for the livestock . An operator of a depot or saleyard must ensure that horses held at the depot or saleyard are given reasonable access to water within the first 12 hours after arriving at the depot or saleyard. An operator of a depot or saleyard must ensure that pigs held in a pen at the depot or saleyard have reasonable access to water at all times. For subsection (1) (b) , the maximum time off water for livestock is the maximum time off water for the class of livestock worked out under schedule 5 , part 7 . (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.1) An operator of a depot or saleyard must ensure that livestock held at the depot or saleyard, other than horses and pigs, are given reasonable access to water within whichever of the following periods ends first— the first 12 hours after arriving at the depot or saleyard; before the end of the maximum time off water for the livestock . (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.2) An operator of a depot or saleyard must ensure that horses held at the depot or saleyard are given reasonable access to water within the first 12 hours after arriving at the depot or saleyard. (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.3) An operator of a depot or saleyard must ensure that pigs held in a pen at the depot or saleyard have reasonable access to water at all times. (sch.6-sec.7-ssec.4) For subsection (1) (b) , the maximum time off water for livestock is the maximum time off water for the class of livestock worked out under schedule 5 , part 7 .
- (a) the first 12 hours after arriving at the depot or saleyard;
- (b) before the end of the maximum time off water for the livestock .