Animal Welfare Regulations 2012 (SA)

South Australia Animal Welfare Regulations 2012 under the Animal Welfare Act 1985

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Inspectors 5 Codes of practice Part 2—Animal welfare offences 6 Ill treatment of animals 7 Use of electroimmobilisers 8 Use of certain other electrical devices 9 Use of traps prohibited in certain circumstances 10 Use of gel to catch or deter birds prohibited Part 3—Teaching and research involving animals 11 Certain research prohibited except for limited purposes 11A Exemption from section 16 of Act 12 Application for licence 12A Grant of licence 13 Annual reports by animal ethics committees Part 4—Rodeos 14 Interpretation 15 Only horses and cattle to be used in rodeo events 16 Permit to conduct rodeo 17 General requirements for conducting rodeos 18 Inspections by designated rodeo judge 19 Regulation of use and care of rodeo animals 20 Requirements and prohibitions relating to equipment 21 Special restrictions relating to use of electrical prods and goads Part 5—Domestic fowls 22 General requirements 23 Requirements relating to confining domestic fowls in cages 24 Requirements relating to keeping domestic fowls in housing other than cages Part 6—Pigs Division 1—Preliminary 25 Interpretation 26 Application of Part 27 Exemptions from Part 28 Keeping records Division 2—General requirements 29 Day‑to‑day care of pigs 30 Medical and surgical procedures Division 3—Keeping pigs in indoor housing 31 Application of Division 32 Pigs in individual housing—minimum space and welfare requirements 33 Pigs in group housing—minimum space and welfare requirements 34 Equipment in indoor housing Part 7—Transport of livestock Division 1—Preliminary 35 Interpretation 36 Application of Part 37 How to calculate length of spell and time off water Division 2—General requirements 38 Livestock must be fit for transport 39 Advice of estimated time of arrival 40 Impact of extreme weather conditions 41 Livestock handling facilities 42 Transport vehicles 43 Handling of livestock for transport 44 Use of dogs 45 Loading density of certain livestock during transport 46 Loading density of emus, ostriches or poultry transported in containers 47 Driver's duties 48 Records Division 3—Specific requirements for transporting certain livestock 49 Livestock to be spelled 50 Alpacas 51 Buffalo 52 Camels 53 Cattle other than bobby calves 54 Bobby calves 55 Deer 56 Emus and ostriches 57 Goats 58 Horses 59 Pigs 60 Poultry 61 Sheep Part 8—Cattle 62 Interpretation 63 General requirements 64 Facilities and equipment 65 Use of dogs 66 Identification of cattle 67 Castration and spaying 68 Dehorning and disbudding of cattle 69 Breeding management 70 Calf rearing systems 71 Dairy management 72 Cattle feedlots Part 9—Sheep 73 Interpretation 74 General requirements 75 Facilities and equipment 76 Use of dogs 77 Tail docking 78 Castration 79 Mulesing 80 Artificial breeding procedures 81 Intensive sheep production systems Schedule 2—Codes of practice Schedule 3—Transitional provisions 2 Transitional provisions Legislative history