6Access to water

6 Access to water

6 Access to 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 a cage unless the fowl have access to—

(a) at least 2 independent drinking points, or

(b) a water trough the length of which allows at least 10cm for each fowl in the cage.

Maximum penalty—

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

(b) otherwise—200 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

drinking point includes a drinking nipple and a cup drinker but does not include a splash cup situated under a drinking nipple.