18Nest areas

18 Nest areas

18 Nest areas

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

(a) a single-bird nest area or multi-bird nest area is provided for use by the laying fowl, and

(b) the arrangements for the provision of nests for the laying fowl comply with the minimum standards for providing nests for laying fowl under subsection (2).

Maximum penalty—

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

(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.

(2) For subsection (1), the minimum standards for providing nests for laying fowl are as follows—

(a) if a multi-bird nest area is provided for use by the laying fowl, the multi-bird nest area must have an area of at least—

(i) if 120 or more laying fowl are confined in the non-cage housing—1m2 for every 120 laying fowl confined in the non-cage housing, or

(ii) if fewer than 120 laying fowl are confined in the non-cage housing—a proportionate amount of the area mentioned in subparagraph (i),

(b) if a single-bird nest area is provided for use by the laying fowl—there must be at least 1single-bird nest available in the non-cage housing for every 7 laying fowl that are confined in the non-cage housing.