17Handling of poultry, emus or ostriches for transport

17 Handling of poultry, emus or ostriches for transport

(1)  Subject to subregulation (2) , a person handling poultry for transport may not lift or carry the poultry by the head, neck, wing, wing feathers or tail feathers unless the poultry is also supported under its breast.

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.

(2)  Despite subregulation (1) , a person may, when handling poultry for transportation –

(a) in the case of a turkey, lift and carry the bird by –

(i) the tail feathers and neck together; or

(ii) one leg and one wing together; or

(b) in the case of an adult goose, or a domestic fowl primarily kept for breeding purposes, lift and carry the bird by the base of both wings alone; or

(c) in the case of a duck, lift and carry the bird by –

(i) its neck alone; or

(ii) the base of both wings alone; or

(d) in any other case, lift and carry the bird by one leg.

(3)  A person must not tie the legs of an emu or ostrich, or any poultry, together for the purposes of transporting the birds.

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)  A person must, when transporting livestock in containers, ensure that the containers –

(a) are loaded onto, or unloaded from, the vehicle carefully without being dropped or thrown; and

(b) are placed on the vehicle in an upright position without excessive tilting; and