34_2019 — Animal Care Codes of Practice Regulation

s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation:

s. 1 — Act

Act means the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act;

s. 1 — commercial animal

commercial animal means an animal referred to in section 2 [animals to which this regulation applies];

s. 1 — commercial operation

commercial operation means the keeping or use of a commercial animal for one or more of the following purposes, performed on a commercial basis and whether or not the commercial animal is kept or used under a licence, permit or other authorization issued or required under an enactment:

s. 1(a)

breeding, whether or not the commercial animal or any resulting offspring are pedigreed or purebred;

s. 1(b)

boarding, whether or not overnight;

s. 1(c)

grazing;

s. 1(d)

producing

s. 1(d)(i)

eggs for a hatchery,

s. 1(d)(ii)

fibre,

s. 1(d)(iii)

food for human or animal consumption,

s. 1(d)(iv)

hides or pelts,

s. 1(d)(v)

manure, or

s. 1(d)(vi)

other products or by-products;

s. 1(e)

selling the commercial animal live;

s. 1(f)

training or using the commercial animal for work or competition;

s. 1(g)

in the case of a commercial animal of the equine species, training or using the commercial animal for recreation;

s. 1(h)

transporting a commercial animal and handling a commercial animal for the purposes of transporting the animal;

s. 1 — NFACC

NFACC means the National Farm Animal Care Council.

s. 2 — Animals to which this regulation applies

This regulation applies to the following animals:

s. 2(a)

beef cattle, being bulls, cows and calves of any age kept and raised for the purpose of producing beef;

s. 2(b)

bison;

s. 2(c)

dairy cattle, being

s. 2(c)(i)

bulls aged 6 months or older and kept for the purpose of breeding with cows referred to in subparagraph (iii),

s. 2(c)(ii)

calves aged less than 6 months of cows referred to in subparagraph (iii), and

s. 2(c)(iii)

cows aged 6 months or older and kept for the purpose of producing milk for human consumption, whether or not the cow is lactating;

s. 2(d)

domestic equine species, including hybrids;

s. 2(e)

domestic swine;

s. 2(f)

foxes;

s. 2(g)

mink;

s. 2(h)

poultry, being chickens, chicken capons, ducks, fowl, geese and turkeys;

s. 2(i)

rabbits;

s. 2(j)

sheep;

s. 2(k)

veal cattle, being calves of any age kept and raised for the purpose of producing veal.

s. 3 — Commercial operations are regulated activities

A commercial operation is prescribed as a regulated activity for the purposes of the Act.

s. 4 — Generally accepted practices for commercial operations

For the purposes of section 24.02 (c) of the Act, the requirements and recommendations contained in a code of practice referred to in column 2 of the following table are recognized as reasonable and generally accepted practices of engaging in a commercial operation in relation to the commercial animals described in column 1 opposite the code of practice: