Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EGGS (LABELLING AND SALE) ACT 2001 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1     Conditions under which hens are kept

(see s 5)

column 1 item	column 2 relevant expressions	column 3 conditions under which the hens that produced the eggs are kept
1	cage	Hens are kept in cages— (a)     without access to litter, perch or nest; and (b)     in accordance with the stocking level and other requirements for cage systems under the code.
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barn	Hens are kept— (a)     with the freedom and capacity to socialise, to move freely within the shed, to stretch, perch, nest, dust bathe, flap wings and fly; and (b)     with adequate perching facilities and nests available to birds within the shed to accommodate the needs of all hens; and (c)     with half the housing kept under litter; and (d)     in accordance with the stocking level and other requirements for deep litter systems on a single level under the code.
3	aviary	Hens are kept in a shed— (a)     with the freedom and capacity to socialise, to move freely within the shed, to stretch, perch, nest, dust bathe, flap wings and fly; and (b)     with adequate perching facilities and nests available to birds on a number of levels within the shed to accommodate the needs of all hens; and (c)     with half the housing kept under litter; and (d)     in accordance with the stocking level and other requirements for deep litter systems under the code with the allowance of a number of additional levels of nesting and perching space.
4	free range	Hens are kept— (a)     with continuous daytime access to outdoor runs; and (b)     with access at all times to indoor litter, perches and nests; and (c)     with adequate protection at all times from predators and the elements; and (d)     in accordance with the stocking level and other requirements for range systems under the code.