19Use of electric prodders

19 Use of electric prodders

(1)  In this regulation –

electric prodder means a handheld device used to deliver an electric shock.

(2)  A person must not use an electric prodder on a livestock animal of any of the following types while the animal is being transported:

(a) alpacas;

(b) emus;

(c) goats known to be pregnant;

(d) horses;

(e) ostriches.

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)  A person must not use an electric prodder on a livestock animal of any of the following types while the animal is being transported unless all reasonable actions to move the animal have failed:

(a) buffalo;

(b) camels;

(c) deer.

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 not use an electric prodder on a pig being transported unless –

(a) the pig weighs 60 kilograms or more (live weight); and

(b) the electric prodder is used to assist in the loading or unloading of the pig on or from the vehicle being used to transport the pig; and

(c) all reasonable actions to load or unload the pig without the use of the electric prodder have failed; and

(d) there is a foreseeable risk to the safety of the driver, another person, the pig or any other animal.

Penalty:  In the case of –