4Definitions

4 Definitions

4 Definitions

In this part—

cage means a furnished cage or a pre-2025 cage.

floor area, of a cage or non-cage housing, includes the area under an egg baffle, manure deflector, drinking nipple or vee-trough for water.

fowl means a domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus).

furnished cage means a cage at the place where laying fowl are being confined that was installed at the place on or after 1 February 2025.

laying fowl means any fowl being bred, kept or used for the purpose of commercial egg production.

multi-bird nest area means a nest area designed for use by 2 or more fowl at any 1 time.

nest area means an area to which laying fowl have access that is provided as a dedicated space that the fowl may use for nesting and laying.

non-cage housing, in relation to laying fowl, means a structure, other than a cage, within which the laying fowl are confined.

Example of structure within which laying fowl may be confined—

a shed

pre-2025 cage means a cage at the place where laying fowl are being confined that was installed at the place before 1 February 2025.

single-bird nest area means a nest area designed for use by a single fowl at any 1 time.

useable floor area—

(a) of a cage—means the floor area of the cage excluding the following—

(i) the floor area of nest areas provided for fowl in accordance with section 7,

(ii) the floor area of the cage under perches provided for fowl in accordance with section 8,

(iii) the floor area of the cage under any other structures in the cage under which there is insufficient height for fowl to perform normal postures when standing, moving, foraging or scratching, or

Examples of other structures—

feed troughs, vee-troughs for water, egg baffles, manure deflectors, drinking nipples

(b) of non-cage housing—means the floor area of the non-cage housing excluding the floor area of the non-cage housing under any structures in the non-cage housing under which there is insufficient height for fowl to perform normal postures when standing, perching or nesting.

Examples of structures—

perches, feed troughs, vee-troughs for water, egg baffles, manure deflectors, drinking nipples