Day‑to‑day care of pigs
6 Day‑to‑day care of pigs
A person in charge of a pig must ensure that the pig is provided with —
adequate food containing sufficient nutrients to ensure the pig’s good health and wellbeing; and
adequate water (or another nutritious liquid) to meet the pig’s physiological needs.
Penalty: a fine of $2 500.
A person in charge of a pig must ensure that the pig is inspected at least once a day to assess the pig’s health and wellbeing.
Penalty: a fine of $2 500.
A person in charge of a pig must ensure that —
reasonable steps are taken —
to avoid an unreasonable build‑up of faeces and urine in the pig’s enclosure, shed or other housing or shelter; and
to ensure that the pig has an area to lie in that is reasonably clear from faeces and urine;
and
the pig is not tethered; and
the pig is not exposed to any dog, unless —
the dog is under the effective control of a person who is responsible for the care of the pig; and
in the case of a dog that has a history of biting humans or other animals — the dog is wearing a muzzle.
Penalty: a fine of $2 500.
A person in charge of a pig must ensure that —
each person responsible for the care of the pig is a suitably qualified person or a person acting under the supervision of a suitably qualified person; and
a herd health programme is in place in relation to the pig.
Penalty: a fine of $2 500.
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