17Access to food and water

17 Access to food and water

17 Access to food and water

(1) This section does not apply in relation to laying fowl in the period of 60 hours immediately after the fowl is hatched.

(2) A person must not confine laying fowl in non-cage housing unless—

(a) all fowl confined in the non-cage housing have access to—

(i) a pan feeder that is provided for feeding purposes, or

(ii) a flat chain feeder that is provided for feeding purposes, and

(b) the arrangements for feeding the fowl comply with the minimum standards for feeding laying fowl under subsection (3).

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.

(3) For subsection (2), the minimum standards for feeding laying fowl are as follows—

(a) if a pan feeder is provided for feeding purposes—there must be at least 1 pan feeder in the non-cage housing for every 100 laying fowl confined in the non-cage housing, or

(b) if a flat chain feeder is provided for feeding purposes—the length of the flat chain feeder, counting both sides of the feeder chain, must allow at least 2cm for each laying fowl confined in the non-cage housing.

(4) A person must not confine laying fowl in non-cage housing unless—

(a) all fowl confined in the non-cage housing have access to—

(i) a bell drinker that is provided for the purpose of supplying water to the fowl, or

(ii) a nipple drinker that is provided for the purpose of supplying water to the fowl, and

(b) the arrangements for supplying water to the fowl comply with the minimum standards for supplying water to laying fowl under subsection (5).

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.

(5) For subsection (4), the minimum standards for supplying water to laying fowl are as follows—