Animal Welfare (Transport, Saleyards and Depots) (Cattle and Sheep) Regulations 2020 (WA)

Western Australia Animal Welfare Act 2002 Animal Welfare (Transport, Saleyards and Depots) (Cattle and Sheep) Regulations 2020 Western Australia Animal Welfare (Transport, Saleyards and Depots) (Cattle and Sheep) Regulations 2020 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Transport process 7 5. Journey and journey times 8 6. Persons responsible 9 7. Reasonable access to feed 10 8. Reasonable access to water 10 9. Unfit to undertake a journey 10 10. Unfit for sale 11 11. Prescribed conditions 12 12. Calculating time off water and maximum time off water 13 13. Calculating length of spell and minimum spell periods 14 14. Method of humane destruction 14 15. Heat stress and cold stress 15 Part 2 — General welfare provisions 16. Application of Part 16 17. General mishandling and mistreatment of livestock 16 18. Dragging livestock 17 19. Lifting livestock 18 20. Use of electric stock prod 18 21. Use of dogs generally 19 22. Duty to spell livestock 19 23. Humane destruction of livestock 20 Part 3 — Provisions for the transport process Division 1 — General duties 24. Records relating to journeys 22 25. Duty to retain records relating to journey 23 26. Duty to produce records relating to journey 24 27. False or misleading information given to livestock transporters for purposes of journey records 24 28. Duty to advise of arrival at destination 24 Division 2 — General provisions for vehicles, loading and unloading 29. Suitability of vehicles for transporting livestock 24 30. Loading and unloading livestock 25 Division 3 — General requirements for livestock handling facilities (other than saleyards and depots) 31. Suitability of livestock handling facilities (other than saleyards and depots) 26 Division 4 — Welfare of livestock during transport process 32. Selection and supply of livestock for transport 27 33. Loading livestock unfit to undertake a journey 27 34. Duty to make appropriate arrangements for livestock 28 35. Transporting livestock unfit to undertake journey if loaded outside WA 28 36. Reasonable loading density not to be exceeded 29 37. Duty to protect livestock against extreme weather conditions during transport process 30 38. Duty to segregate livestock on vehicle 30 39. Dogs on vehicles 30 40. Duty to assess welfare of livestock during journey 31 41. Weak, injured, ill or distressed livestock unloaded at destination 32 42. Moribund livestock 32 43. Reasonable access to water after unloading at livestock handling facility (other than saleyard or depot) 33 Division 5 — Special provisions for bobby calves 44. Bobby calves under 5 days of age 33 45. Bobby calves over 5 days of age 34 46. Bobby calves consigned to saleyard for sale for slaughter 34 47. Premature bobby calves 35 48. Duty to protect bobby calves from heat and cold stress 35 49. Use of dogs with bobby calves 35 50. Duty to keep feeding records 35 51. Duty to retain feeding records 36 52. Duty to produce records relating to journey 36 53. False or misleading information given to persons required to keep bobby calf feeding records 37 Division 6 — Special provisions for sheep 54. Use of dogs with sheep 37 Part 4 — Provisions for saleyards and depots Division 1 — Requirements for saleyards and depots 55. General requirements for saleyards and depots 38 Division 2 — Welfare of livestock at saleyards and depots 56. Reasonable penning density not to be exceeded 39 57. Duty to segregate livestock at saleyards and depots 40 58. Reasonable access to water and feed after unloading at saleyards and depots 41 59. Duty to protect livestock against extreme weather conditions at saleyards and depots 41 60. Newborn livestock and their mothers 41 61. Duty to assess welfare of livestock at saleyards and depots 42 62. Livestock suffering severe distress, disease or injury 42 63. Livestock unfit for sale 43 64. Dogs at saleyards and depots 43 65. Humane destruction procedure for saleyards 44 66. Saleyards to have person available to carry out humane destruction of livestock 44 Division 3 — Special provisions for bobby calves at saleyards and depots 67. Pen requirements for bobby calves 45 68. Presentation of bobby calves for sale 45 Part 5 — Defences 69. Defence for persons responsible for livestock animal 46 70. Defence for acts authorised under written law 47 Schedule 1 — Maximum time off water and minimum spell periods Notes Compilation table 50 Defined terms Animal Welfare Act 2002 Animal Welfare (Transport, Saleyards and Depots) (Cattle and Sheep) Regulations 2020