26Livestock to be provided with water

26 Livestock to be provided with water

(1)  A person with care or charge of livestock being transported must ensure that the livestock are provided with reasonable access to water before the maximum time off water for the livestock is reached.

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)  If a person with care or charge of livestock is unable to ascertain as to when the livestock last had reasonable access to water, the person is to assume for the purposes of these regulations that the maximum time off water for the livestock has been reached.

(3)  If the maximum time off water is assumed to have been reached under subregulation (2) , the person with care or charge of the livestock must, as soon as reasonably practicable, spell the livestock for a period of time that is not less than the minimum spell duration as specified in this Part in respect of the species, or class, of livestock.

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.