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Day‑to‑day care of pigs

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Part 2Pig husbandry and day‑to‑day care of pigs

6 Day‑to‑day care of pigs

(1)

A person in charge of a pig must ensure that the pig is provided with —

(a)

adequate food containing sufficient nutrients to ensure the pig’s good health and wellbeing; and

(b)

adequate water (or another nutritious liquid) to meet the pig’s physiological needs.

Penalty: a fine of $2 500.

(2)

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.

(3)

A person in charge of a pig must ensure that —

(a)

reasonable steps are taken —

(i)

to avoid an unreasonable build‑up of faeces and urine in the pig’s enclosure, shed or other housing or shelter; and

(ii)

to ensure that the pig has an area to lie in that is reasonably clear from faeces and urine;

and

(b)

the pig is not tethered; and

(c)

the pig is not exposed to any dog, unless —

(i)

the dog is under the effective control of a person who is responsible for the care of the pig; and

(ii)

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.

(4)

A person in charge of a pig must ensure that —

(a)

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

(b)

a herd health programme is in place in relation to the pig.

Penalty: a fine of $2 500.

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