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PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS REGULATIONS 2008 (SR NO 162 OF 2008) - REG 14

Electric prodders

    (1)     Subject to subregulation (2), a person may use an electric prodder on—

        (a)     cattle, goats or sheep; or

        (b)     buffalo, camel or deer, in a situation where other permitted means of moving the animal have failed; or

        (c)     other animals kept under the Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1995 or regulated or controlled pest animals, if the use of the electric prodder on those animals has been approved by a veterinary practitioner.

    (2)     Use of an electric prodder by a person is subject to the following conditions—

        (a)     the electric prodder must not be used on any animal less than 3 months of age; and

        (b)     the electric prodder must not be used on the face, genitals or udder of any animal; and

        (c)     the electric prodder must not be used in a situation where the animal is unable to move away from the application of the electric prodder; and

        (d)     the electric prodder must not be used excessively on an animal.



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