Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulation 2025
47Conveyance of stock animals—the Act, s 35(1)(a)(ii)
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47 Conveyance of stock animals—the Act, s 35(1)(a)(ii)
47 Conveyance of stock animals—the Act, s 35(1)(a)(ii)
(1) A person must not carry or convey a large stock animal in a cage or vehicle, or, if the person is in charge of the animal, authorise the carriage or conveyance of the animal in a cage or vehicle, unless the cage or vehicle is of a height that allows the animal to stand upright without a part of the animal coming into contact with the roof, ceiling or cover of the cage or vehicle.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—25 penalty units, or
(b) otherwise—100 penalty units.
(2) In this section—
large stock animal means an animal that belongs to any of the following classes of animal—
(a) cattle,
(b) horses,
(c) sheep,
(d) goats,
(e) pigs,
(f) deer.