Animals Protection (Use of Animals For Scientific Experiments) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1995 No. 396 Animals Protection Act 1925 ANIMALS PROTECTION (USE OF ANIMALS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS) AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1995 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Replacement of ss 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 2—USE OF ANIMALS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS 5 Amendment of s 3 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Insertion of new pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PART 3—LAYER HEN HOUSING 6 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Layer hen housing—1 fowl in a cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Layer hen housing—2 or more fowl in a cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Renumbering of ss 3–8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

s1 2 s5 Animals Protection (Use of Animals For Scientific Experiments) Amendment (No. 1) No. 396, 1995 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Animals Protection (Use of Animals For Scientific Experiments) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1995 . ˙ Commencement 2. This regulation commences on 1 January 1996. ˙ Regulation amended 3. This regulation amends the Animals Protection (Use of Animals for Scientific Experiments) Amendment Regulation 1991 . ˙ Replacement of ss 1 and 2 4. Sections 1 and 2— omit, insert— ‘ PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ ‘ Short title ‘ 1. This regulation may be cited as the Animals Protection Regulation1991 . ‘ PART 2—USE OF ANIMALS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS ’. ˙ Amendment of s 3 (Interpretation) 5.(1) Section 3, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Definitions for pt 2 ’. (2) Section 3, ‘In these regulations’—

s6 3 s6 Animals Protection (Use of Animals For Scientific Experiments) Amendment (No. 1) No. 396, 1995 omit, insert— ‘In this part—’. ˙ Insertion of new pt 3 6. After section 5— insert— ‘ PART 3—LAYER HEN HOUSING ˙ ‘ Definitions ‘ 6. In this part— “domestic fowl” means a member of the species Gallus gallus domesticus . “floor area” , of a layer cage, means the area of the horizontal plane measured between the vertical sections of the back and front walls and the vertical sections of the side walls of the cage, regardless of the egg and waste baffle, the drinking nipples and water trough. “layer hen” means a female domestic fowl reasonably expected to be capable of laying eggs. ˙ ‘ Layer hen housing—1 fowl in a cage ‘ 7.(1) This section applies if— (a) only 1 domestic fowl is kept in a cage; and (b) the fowl is a layer hen. 1 ‘ (2) A person must not keep the layer bird in a cage that has a floor area less than 1 000 sq cm. Maximum penalty—15 penalty units. 1 The provisions of this section are based on provisions of the 3rd edition of the Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals—Domestic Poultry.

s7 4 s7 Animals Protection (Use of Animals For Scientific Experiments) Amendment (No. 1) No. 396, 1995 ‘ (3) This section does not apply to a layer hen kept in a cage for transport.’. ˙ ‘ Layer hen housing—2 or more fowl in a cage ‘ 8.(1) This section applies if— (a) 2 or more domestic fowl are kept in a cage; and (b) at least 1 of the fowl is a layer hen. 2 ‘ (2) A person must not keep the fowl in a cage that has a floor area less than— (a) if 2 fowl are kept in the cage—1 350 sq cm; or (b) if 3 or more fowl are kept in the cage—an area calculated by allowing— (i) 450 sq cm for each fowl weighing less than 2.4 kg; and (ii) 600 sq cm for each fowl weighing 2.4 kg or more. Maximum penalty—15 penalty units. ‘ (3) This section does not apply to a layer hen kept in a cage for transport.’. ˙ Renumbering of ss 3–8 7. Sections 3 to 8— renumber as sections 2 to 7. 2 The provisions of this section are based on provisions of the 3rd edition of the Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals—Domestic Poultry.

5 Animals Protection (Use of Animals For Scientific Experiments) Amendment (No. 1) No. 396, 1995 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 21 December 1995. 2. Notified in the gazette on 22 December 1995. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries. © State of Queensland 1995