6Floor area requirements for certain commercial producers

6 Floor area requirements for certain commercial producers

(1)  This regulation applies to laying fowls kept in cages by a cage egg producer if the cage egg producer keeps laying fowls in cages in a quantity that is equal to, or less than, the maximum hen capacity for that cage egg producer.

(2)  A person must not keep laying fowls in a cage unless the floor area of the cage, including the floor area under the baffle, is at least –

(a) 1 000 square centimetres, if one laying fowl is in the cage; or

(b) 675 square centimetres for each laying fowl, if 2 laying fowls are in the cage; or

(c) 550 square centimetres for each laying fowl, if –

(i) 3 or more laying fowls are in the cage; and

(ii) the average weight of the laying fowls is less than 2.4 kilograms; or

(d) 600 square centimetres for each laying fowl, if –

(i) 3 or more laying fowls are in the cage; and

(ii) the average weight of the laying fowls is 2.4 kilograms or more.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3)  A person must not keep laying fowls in a cage unless the floor of the cage provides support for each forward-pointing toe of each of those laying fowls.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(4)  If 2 or more cages are arranged in vertical tiers, a person must not keep laying fowls in any of those cages unless each of those laying fowls –

(a) is visible to an extent that allows a person inspecting the laying fowl to make a general assessment about the laying fowl's health and wellbeing; and

(b) can easily be removed from the cage; and

(c) is protected from excreta from laying fowls, if any, kept in a cage on a higher tier of the arrangement.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(5)  A person must not keep laying fowls in a cage unless –