11Transporter's duties – livestock not transported in containers

11 Transporter's duties – livestock not transported in containers

(1)  Unless otherwise specified, this regulation applies to all livestock other than livestock being transported in containers.

(2)  The driver of a vehicle being used to transport livestock must ensure that –

(a) the livestock are safely loaded onto the vehicle each time that the livestock are to be loaded; and

(b) the livestock are safely unloaded from the vehicle each time that the livestock are to be unloaded.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  The driver of a vehicle transporting livestock must undertake an inspection of the livestock, to ensure that the livestock are fit for transportation, after the livestock have been loaded onto the vehicle but before commencing transportation.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units

(4)  The driver of a vehicle transporting livestock must, following the loading of the livestock, inspect the vehicle immediately before departure (whether at the commencement of, or at any point during, a journey) to ensure that the doors enclosing the livestock are secured.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(5)  The driver of a vehicle transporting livestock must carry out an inspection to assess the health and wellbeing of the livestock –

(a) immediately before commencing the journey; and

(b) during the journey –

(i) at least once within the first hour of the journey; and