9Feeding restricted animal material to ruminants

9 Feeding restricted animal material to ruminants

(1)  Feeding restricted animal material or chicken litter to a ruminant is prescribed to be a prohibited dealing for the purposes of section 17(2) of the Act.

(2)  Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person allowing a ruminant access to material if it would not be reasonable in the circumstances for the person to prevent the ruminant from having access to the material, including in, but not limited to, the following circumstances:

(a) a ruminant having access to a placenta;

(b) a ruminant licking another ruminant;

(c) a ruminant finding the bones of wildlife or herd mates;

(d) a ruminant having access to the naturally deposited faeces of wildlife or herd mates.