Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulation 2025
15Stock densities—furnished cages
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15 Stock densities—furnished cages
15 Stock densities—furnished cages
(1) A person must not confine laying fowl in a furnished cage unless the useable floor area of the cage is at least the minimum useable floor area for the cage determined under this section.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or
(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.
(2) The minimum useable floor area for a furnished cage containing only 1 laying fowl is 1,000 cm2.
(3) The minimum useable floor area for a furnished cage containing 2 or more laying fowl is the area calculated by allowing 750cm2 for each fowl in the cage.