South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated Regulations13O—Requirements relating to keeping domestic fowls in housing other
than cages
A person who keeps domestic fowls in a housing system other than a cage must
ensure that the housing system in which the fowls are confined complies with
the following requirements:
(a) for
fowls kept for egg production—
(i)
if the housing system contains more than 1 level or
multi-level perches—
(A) each fowl must, as far as practicable,
be protected from the excreta of other fowls kept on a higher level; and
(B) each fowl must be capable of being seen
on inspection; and
(ii)
the total weight of the fowls confined in the housing
system must not exceed 30 kilograms per square metre of the useable floor
area;
(b) for
fowls reared for meat production—
(i)
if the housing system contains more than 1 level or
multi-level perches—
(A) each fowl must, as far as practicable,
be protected from the excreta of other fowls kept on a higher level; and
(B) each fowl must be capable of being seen
on inspection; and
(ii)
the total weight of the fowls confined in the housing
system must not exceed—
(A) if the housing system is cooled by
means of a mechanical cooling device—40 kilograms per square metre
of useable floor area;
(B) in any other
case—28 kilograms per square metre of useable floor area.