69Camels — design of pens and passageways

69 Camels — design of pens and passageways

(1) The dimensions of a pen for camels and adjacent passageways must comply with Table 6 as if that table applied to camels, except that:

1. the minimum clear height within the pen must be at least 2.4 m; and

(b) if a water or food receptacle is fitted to the outside of the pen or feed is distributed on the floor outside the pen — there may be a clear vertical space of at least 450mm and no more than 500 mm between 2 adjacent pen rails on the side of the pen adjoining the passageway.

(2) There must be no intrusion into the pen, or accessway to the pen, that reduces the clear height below 2.4 m.

(3) If a camel pen has kickboards or is sheathed in mesh, the kickboards or mesh must extend for at least 1 m above the pen floor.

Note Special arrangements are required for camels because they may attack people or chew parts of the vessel eg cabling or piping.