Animal Welfare (Pigs) Regulations 2025
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10 Boars
(1) In this regulation –
exercise includes mating or other activities associated with breeding.
(2) A person who keeps a boar in a stall must release the boar from the stall for adequate exercise at least once every 3 days.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2) , the period referred to in that subregulation commences when the person first keeps the boar in a stall.
(4) A person who keeps boars must ensure that all boars kept, and run in groups, are monitored daily to ensure that there is no –
(a) aggression between boars; or
(b) injury to an animal.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.