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Tasmania
ANIMAL WELFARE (BAN BATTERY HENS)
AMENDMENT BILL 2016
CONTENTS
1. Short Title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
5. Section 12A inserted
6. Repeal of Act
ANIMAL WELFARE (BAN BATTERY HENS)
AMENDMENT BILL 2016
(Brought in by Andrea Elizabeth Dawkins)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Animal Welfare Act 1993 to prohibit the keeping
of domestic fowl in battery cages for the purposes of producing eggs
and meat carcasses for commercial sale.
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in
Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Ban Battery Hens)
Amendment Act 2016
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day after the day on which this Act
receives the Royal Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Animal Welfare Act 1993 is referred to as the Principal
Act.
4. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting as follows:
(a) By inserting the following definition after the definition of "animal
welfare standards";
"battery fowl cages" means fowls in cage systems that are
continuously housed in cages within a shed, as defined by the
Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Domestic
Poultry;
(b) By inserting the following definitions after the definition of
"conveyance":
"fowl" means a domesticated fowl of the species Gallus gallus;
"hen" means a female fowl that is more than 18 weeks old;
5. Section 12A inserted
12A A person must not -
(a) Keep a hen for the production of eggs to be sold for reward in a
battery fowl cage; or
(b) Keep any fowl for the production of meat to be sold for reward
in a battery fowl cage.
Penalty: In the case of -
(a) A body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; or
(b) A natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.
6. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the
day on which it commences.