PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS REGULATION 2012 - REG 14 Nests
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS REGULATION 2012 - REG 14
Nests14 Nests
(cf clause 17L 2006 Reg)
(1) A person must not confine laying fowl in non-cage housing unless--(a) a single-bird nest or nest box is provided for the use of the laying fowl, and(b) the arrangements for the provision of a nest to the laying fowl comply with the minimum standards.: Maximum penalty--200 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 50 penalty units in the case of an individual.
(2) For the purposes of this clause, the
"minimum standards" in respect of arrangements for the provision of a nest to laying fowl are as follows--(a) if a single-bird nest is provided for the use of laying fowl, there must be at least one single-bird nest available in the non-cage housing for every 7 laying fowl that are confined in the non-cage housing,(b) if a nest box is provided for the use of laying fowl, the nest box must have an area of not less than--(i) 1 square metre for every 120 laying fowl confined in the non-cage housing, or(ii) if less than 120 laying fowl are confined in the non-cage housing, a proportionate amount of the area mentioned in subparagraph (i).
(3) In this clause--
"nest box" means a nest designed for the use of 2 or more laying fowl at any particular point in time.
"single-bird nest" means a nest designed for the use of one laying fowl at any particular point in time.