Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person removes or trims the beak of a fowl.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) This section does not apply to a veterinary practitioner who removes or trims the beak for a therapeutic purpose.
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(4) In this section:
fowl means a female domesticated chicken ( Gallus gallus ).