sch.8-sec.6Rodeo animal welfare officer’s responsibilities

sch.8-sec.6 Rodeo animal welfare officer’s responsibilities

A rodeo animal welfare officer for a rodeo must— have the knowledge, skills and experience relating to the welfare of rodeo animals to enable the person to carry out the person’s responsibilities under this code of practice; and ensure each rodeo animal to be used in the rodeo has been supplied by— a stock contractor approved by a rodeo organisation; or a personal use supplier; and inspect each arena, chute and yard to be used for conducting the rodeo to check it is safe for rodeo animals and persons to use; and ensure any aggressive or injured rodeo animal is managed to minimise the risk of injury to persons or other animals at the rodeo; and ensure— if a rodeo animal is a bovine less than 3 months of age—the rodeo animal is not prevented from accessing feed or water at the rodeo for more than 2 hours; and for any other rodeo animal—the rodeo animal is not prevented from accessing water at the rodeo for more than 6 hours; and ensure a rodeo animal that becomes lame, sick, distressed or otherwise unsuitable to be used for a rodeo activity— is not used for, or is withdrawn from, the rodeo activity; and receives appropriate care, including, if appropriate, veterinary treatment; and is killed as required under section 20 , if necessary for the animal’s welfare. (sch.8-sec.6-ssec) A rodeo animal welfare officer for a rodeo must— have the knowledge, skills and experience relating to the welfare of rodeo animals to enable the person to carry out the person’s responsibilities under this code of practice; and ensure each rodeo animal to be used in the rodeo has been supplied by— a stock contractor approved by a rodeo organisation; or a personal use supplier; and inspect each arena, chute and yard to be used for conducting the rodeo to check it is safe for rodeo animals and persons to use; and ensure any aggressive or injured rodeo animal is managed to minimise the risk of injury to persons or other animals at the rodeo; and ensure— if a rodeo animal is a bovine less than 3 months of age—the rodeo animal is not prevented from accessing feed or water at the rodeo for more than 2 hours; and for any other rodeo animal—the rodeo animal is not prevented from accessing water at the rodeo for more than 6 hours; and ensure a rodeo animal that becomes lame, sick, distressed or otherwise unsuitable to be used for a rodeo activity— is not used for, or is withdrawn from, the rodeo activity; and receives appropriate care, including, if appropriate, veterinary treatment; and is killed as required under section 20 , if necessary for the animal’s welfare.

• (a) have the knowledge, skills and experience relating to the welfare of rodeo animals to enable the person to carry out the person’s responsibilities under this code of practice; and
• (b) ensure each rodeo animal to be used in the rodeo has been supplied by— (i) a stock contractor approved by a rodeo organisation; or (ii) a personal use supplier; and