South Australia
Animal Welfare Regulations 2000
under the Animal Welfare Act 1985

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
4	Interpretation
5	Fees
Part 2—Animal welfare offences
6	Ill treatment of animals
7	Use of electroimmobilisers
8	Use of certain other electrical devices
Part 3—Regulation of activities
10	Codes of practice
11	Use of steel jaw traps prohibited in certain circumstances
12	Use of gel to catch or deter birds prohibited
Part 3A—Regulation of rodeos
13C	Interpretation
13D	Only horses and cattle to be used in rodeo events
13E	Permit to conduct rodeo
13F	General requirements for conducting rodeos
13G	Inspections by designated rodeo judge
13H	Regulation of use and care of rodeo animals
13I	Requirements and prohibitions relating to equipment
13J	Special restrictions relating to use of electrical prods and goads
13K	Reports to Minister on conduct of rodeo
Part 3B—Regulation of keeping of domestic fowls 
13L	Interpretation
13M	General requirements
13N	Requirements relating to confining domestic fowls in cages
13O	Requirements relating to keeping domestic fowls in housing other than cages
Part 4—Teaching and research involving animals
14	Certain research prohibited except for limited purposes
15	Application for licence under Part 4 of the Act
16	Annual reports of animal ethics committee
Part 5—Miscellaneous
17	Inspectors
18	Act does not render unlawful practices that are in accordance with prescribed codes of practice
Schedule 1—Fees
Schedule 2—Codes of practice
Legislative history

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Animal Welfare Regulations 2000.
4—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Animal Welfare Act 1985;
animal ethics committee means an animal ethics committee established under section 23 of the Act;
rodeo event—see regulation 13C.
5—Fees
The fees fixed by Schedule 1 are payable for the purposes set out in that Schedule.

Part 2—Animal welfare offences
6—Ill treatment of animals
	(1)	For the purposes of section 13 of the Act, a person ill treats an animal if—
	(a)	except where a veterinary surgeon has certified in writing that any of the following procedures is necessary for the control of disease—the person—
	(i)	surgically reduces the ability of an animal to produce a vocal sound; or
	(ii)	docks the tail of a dog; or
	(iii)	crops an animal's ear; or
	(iv)	docks or nicks a horse's tail or docks the tail of an animal of the genus Bos or Bubalus; or
	(b)	the person—
	(i)	traps an animal in a steel jaw trap that has been set in contravention of regulation 11; or
	(ii)	catches a bird by using a gel that has been applied in contravention of regulation 12.
	(2)	However, a person who is a veterinary surgeon may—
	(a)	surgically reduce the ability of an animal to produce a vocal sound if satisfied that—
	(i)	the procedure is required for therapeutic purposes; or
	(ii)	there is no other reasonably practicable means of preventing the animal from causing a nuisance by creating noise; or
	(b)	dock a dog's tail if satisfied the procedure is required for therapeutic purposes; or
	(c)	crop an animal's ear if satisfied the procedure is required for therapeutic purposes.
7—Use of electroimmobilisers
	(1)	For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, a person must not apply an electroimmobiliser to an animal unless—
	(a)	the animal is a class 1, class 2, class 3 or class 4 animal; and
	(b)	the electroimmobiliser is a device of a kind approved by the Minister as an authorised electroimmobiliser under this regulation; and
	(c)	the electroimmobiliser is used only for the purpose of restraining the animal for as short a time as is practicable while a routine husbandry procedure is carried out on the animal; and
	(d)	—
	(i)	the person using the electroimmobiliser is the holder of a certificate issued under this regulation for the relevant class of animal or is acting under the direct supervision of a person who holds such a certificate; or
	(ii)	the electroimmobiliser was acquired before 11 July 1996 by the person using it or by the person under whose direct supervision it is being used.
	(2)	Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who is using an electroimmobiliser for the purposes of carrying out research into the use of electroimmobilisers as part of a research program approved by an animal ethics committee, if that person is the holder of a certificate issued under this regulation (for any class of animal) or is acting under the direct supervision of a person who holds such a certificate.
	(3)	If a person sells, leases, hires out, gives or lends an electroimmobiliser to another person without that other person first producing an apparently genuine certificate issued in his or her name under this regulation, each party to the transaction is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(4)	For the purposes of this regulation—
	(a)	the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, approve a device of a specified kind as an authorised electroimmobiliser;
	(b)	a person approved by the Minister to conduct an approved course of training in the proper use of an electroimmobiliser may issue a certificate (in a form approved by the Minister) to a person certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed such a course in respect of a specified class of animals (being class 1, 2, 3 or 4 animals).
	(5)	An approval under subregulation (4)—
	(a)	may be subject to conditions; and
	(b)	may be varied or revoked by the Minister at any time (but in the case of an approval of a device only on the recommendation of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee).
	(6)	In this regulation—
class 1 animal means an animal of the genus Bos (cattle, buffalo and bison);
class 2 animal means an animal of the genus Lama (alpacas and llamas), Cervus, Dama or Axis (deer) or Camelus (camels);
class 3 animal means an animal of the genus Capra (goats) or Ovis (sheep);
class 4 animal means a bird of the genus Struthio (ostriches) or Dromaius (emus);
electroimmobiliser means an electrical device designed to temporarily immobilise an animal.
8—Use of certain other electrical devices
	(1)	For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, a person must not—
	(a)	place on an animal a collar designed to impart an electric shock; or
	(b)	subject to these regulations, apply an electrical prod or goad to an animal.
	(2)	A person may only apply an electrical prod or goad (whether or not switched on) to an animal in the following circumstances:
	(a)	if the animal is to be used or is being used in a rodeo event and the prod or goad complies with, and is applied to the animal in accordance with, Part 3A;
	(b)	in any other case—
	(i)	the animal is of the genus Sus, Bos or Bubalus; and
	(ii)	the prod or goad is not applied to the face, udders or genitals of the animal; and
	(iii)	the prod or goad is applied as sparingly as possible and (in any event) with restraint.

Part 3—Regulation of activities
10—Codes of practice
A person described in an entry in Schedule 2 must, in carrying out an activity described in that entry, ensure compliance with the code of practice specified in the entry.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
11—Use of steel jaw traps prohibited in certain circumstances
	(1)	A person must not set a leg hold steel jaw trap unless—
	(a)	the trap is set for a wild or feral dog; and
	(b)	the trap is set on land that is not within the area of a municipal council; and
	(c)	the trap is set more than 100 metres outside the portion of the State bounded by the dog fence established under the Dog Fence Act 1946, the eastern border of the State and the coast of the State; and
	(d)	the jaws of the trap are bound with a cloth steeped in sufficient strychnine to ensure a rapid death for any animal caught in the trap.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(2)	A person must not set a body grip trap unless—
	(a)	the trap is set on land that is not within the area of a municipal council; and
	(b)	the trap is set for a rabbit or rat; and
	(c)	the trap is set in a natural or artificial tunnel or burrow for a rabbit or rat; and
	(d)	the external frame of the trap does not exceed 14 centimetres by 14 centimetres.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
Note—
Subregulation (2)(d) allows traps known as #110 to be used.
	(3)	This regulation does not apply to—
	(a)	the setting of a body grip trap to control vermin or exotic animals in a reserve within the meaning of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972; or
	(b)	the setting of a body grip trap with a single steel jaw for a mouse or rat; or
	(c)	the setting of a trap for the purposes of carrying out research as part of a research program approved by an animal ethics committee if the jaws of the trap are sufficiently padded, or the trap has been otherwise modified, so that any animal caught in the trap is unlikely to suffer significant injury. 
12—Use of gel to catch or deter birds prohibited
A person must not apply a silicon gel to any tree, plant, building or other structure or thing for the purpose of catching birds or deterring birds from perching on it.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.

Part 3A—Regulation of rodeos
13C—Interpretation
In this Part—
animal handling equipment means bridles, whips, prods and goads (whether electrical or not), ropes and any other article used to handle or direct an animal or to get an animal to move;
application means an application for a permit to conduct a rodeo;
designated permit holder means the person designated in an application as the person who will be conducting the rodeo;
designated person, in relation to a rodeo, means—
	(a)	the designated permit holder; or
	(b)	the designated rodeo judge; or
	(c)	the designated rodeo veterinary surgeon; or
	(d)	the designated stock contractor,
(as the case requires);
designated rodeo judge means the person designated in an application as the person who will officiate as the judge at the rodeo, or, if that person does not do so, the person who acts in the place of that person;
designated rodeo veterinary surgeon means the veterinary surgeon designated in an application as the veterinary surgeon who will provide veterinary treatment at the rodeo, or, if that veterinary surgeon does not do so, the veterinary surgeon who acts in the place of that veterinary surgeon;
designated stock contractor means the person designated in an application as the stock contractor who will provide horses and cattle for the rodeo events, or, if that stock contractor does not do so, the person who acts in the place of that stock contractor;
rodeo event means any of the following events:
	(a)	saddle bronc riding;
	(b)	bareback bronc riding;
	(c)	bull riding;
	(d)	steer riding;
	(e)	roping or tying;
	(f)	team roping;
	(g)	steer wrestling.
13D—Only horses and cattle to be used in rodeo events
It is an offence to use an animal other than a horse or cattle in a rodeo event.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
13E—Permit to conduct rodeo
	(1)	An application for a permit to conduct a rodeo must be made at least 28 days before the day on which it is proposed to conduct the rodeo.
	(2)	The application must contain the name and address of—
	(a)	the designated permit holder; and
	(b)	the designated rodeo judge; and
	(c)	the designated rodeo veterinary surgeon; and
	(d)	the designated stock contractor,
and be signed by the designated permit holder.
13F—General requirements for conducting rodeos
	(1)	A person must not conduct a rodeo at a venue at which there is not sufficient fencing so as to ensure (so far as is reasonably practicable) the safety of competitors and other participants, spectators and animals at the rodeo.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
	(2)	A person conducting a rodeo must ensure that the fencing (whether fixed or portable) at the venue where the rodeo is to be conducted is designed, constructed and maintained so that—
	(a)	it minimises the risk of injury to animals at the rodeo; and
	(b)	it is clearly visible to animals at the rodeo; and
	(c)	each chute is at least 0.75 metres wide at the gate end of the chute; and
	(d)	it facilitates the quiet and efficient handling of animals at the rodeo.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
	(3)	A person conducting a rodeo must ensure that no rodeo event is conducted unless the arena and arena surface at the venue where the rodeo is to be conducted are suitable for the purposes of the event.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
	(4)	A person conducting a rodeo must ensure that no rodeo event is conducted at the rodeo unless—
	(a)	the designated rodeo veterinary surgeon is in attendance during the event; and
	(b)	appropriate transport is available to transport sick, lame or injured animals from the rodeo.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(5)	A person conducting a rodeo must ensure that a copy of these regulations is made available free of charge at the rodeo for inspection by the competitors, the designated rodeo judge, the designated rodeo veterinary surgeon and the designated stock contractor.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
13G—Inspections by designated rodeo judge
The designated rodeo judge for a rodeo must, before the rodeo is conducted, carry out the following inspections at the venue where the rodeo is to be conducted to ensure compliance with this Part:
	(a)	an inspection of the animals to be used in the rodeo events;
	(b)	an inspection of the arena and arena surface;
	(c)	an inspection of the fencing (both fixed and portable).
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
13H—Regulation of use and care of rodeo animals
	(1)	The designated stock contractor for a rodeo must ensure that each animal supplied by the stock contractor that is to be used in a rodeo event complies with the following requirements:
	(a)	the animal must have a body weight of at least 200 kilograms;
	(b)	the animal must not be sick, lame, injured or suffering from defective eyesight;
	(c)	the animal, if female, must not have dependant offspring at foot;
	(d)	any horse to be used in a rodeo event that involves bucking must be at least 3 years of age;
	(e)	any animal to be used in a rodeo event that involves wrestling, roping or tying the animal must have a body weight of at least 200 kilograms but less than 300 kilograms;
	(f)	the animal must be otherwise fit to be used in the rodeo event.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
	(2)	The designated stock contractor for a rodeo must also ensure that—
	(a)	horses supplied by the stock contractor are penned and managed in separate enclosures from cattle supplied by the stock contractor during transport to and from the rodeo; and
	(b)	an animal is removed from the arena immediately following the rodeo event in which the animal is used; and
	(c)	an animal is immediately removed from a chute if—
	(i)	the animal fails to enter the arena from the chute within 60 seconds after the chute gate to the arena is opened; or
	(ii)	more than once, the animal goes down on a knee in the chute or part of the animal's hindquarters from or above the animal's hock touches the ground in the chute; or
	(iii)	more than once, the animal attempts to jump from, climb out of, or otherwise escape from, the chute; or
	(iv)	the animal is obviously distressed; or
	(v)	the designated rodeo judge or designated veterinary surgeon so orders; and
	(d)	no animal supplied by the stock contractor is used in more than 3 rodeo events in a day; and
	(e)	an animal supplied by the stock contractor that is used in a day in 1 of the following rodeo events is not used on the same day in either of the other 2 rodeo events:
	(i)	roping or tying;
	(ii)	team roping;
	(iii)	steer wrestling; and
	(f)	an aggressive animal or an animal that is injured is managed in such a manner as to minimise harm (or further harm) occurring to the animal, a person or any other animal; and
	(g)	the attention of the designated rodeo veterinary surgeon is immediately drawn to any sick or injured animal.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(3)	Without limiting the generality of subregulation (1)(f), an animal will be taken not to be fit to be used in a rodeo event if, in the opinion of the designated rodeo judge or designated rodeo veterinary surgeon, the animal is not fit to be so used.
13I—Requirements and prohibitions relating to equipment
	(1)	A person must not attach a flank strap to a horse that is to be used or is being used in a rodeo event unless the flank strap—
	(a)	is lined, soft and flexible, with a quick release mechanism; and
	(b)	is set such that the lined portion of the strap covers the flanks and the belly of the horse.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(2)	A person must not use a horned animal in a team roping event unless the animal's horns are properly wrapped to protect the animal's ears, eyes and horn base from injury.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(3)	A person must not use on an animal, or include in the equipment worn by or attached to an animal, that is to be used or is being used in a rodeo event, any sharp or cutting object.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(4)	A person must not—
	(a)	use animal handling equipment with the intent to excite an animal before the animal enters the arena for a rodeo event; or
	(b)	otherwise misuse animal handling equipment on an animal at a rodeo (whether or not during a rodeo event).
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
13J—Special restrictions relating to use of electrical prods and goads
	(1)	A person must not apply an electrical prod or goad (whether or not switched on) to the face, udders or genitals of an animal that is to be used or is being used in a rodeo event.
	(2)	A person must not apply an electrical prod or goad (whether or not switched on) to an animal that is to be used or is being used in a rodeo event unless—
	(a)	the prod or goad is more than 30 centimetres in length; and
	(b)	the prod or goad is not connected to an external power source; and
	(c)	the prod or goad is applied as sparingly as possible and (in any event) with restraint; and
	(d)	in the case where the animal is in a chute prior to entering the arena—the prod or goad is only applied if—
	(i)	the animal fails to leave the chute immediately the chute gate to the arena is opened; or
	(ii)	the animal goes down on a knee in the chute; or
	(iii)	part of the animal's hindquarters from or above the animal's hock touches the ground in the chute; or
	(iv)	the animal is leaning on the side of the chute or the chute gate; or
	(v)	the use of the prod or goad is otherwise necessary to protect the animal or a person from injury.
13K—Reports to Minister on conduct of rodeo
	(1)	Within 21 days after the completion of a rodeo, the designated permit holder must forward to the Minister a written report about the conduct of the rodeo, including—
	(a)	the name and address of any person who acted in the place of a designated person at the rodeo; and
	(b)	the report of the designated rodeo judge; and
	(c)	the report of the designated rodeo veterinary surgeon.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(2)	The report of the designated rodeo judge must include details—
	(a)	of the number and type of rodeo events and the animals used at the rodeo; and
	(b)	of any contravention of or non‑compliance with these regulations that has come to his or her attention; and
	(c)	of any action taken to correct any such contravention or non‑compliance.
	(3)	The report of the designated rodeo veterinary surgeon must include details—
	(a)	of any injury to an animal that occurred at the rodeo; and 
	(b)	of any veterinary treatment for sickness or injury provided to an animal at the rodeo; and
	(c)	of any contravention of or non‑compliance with these regulations that has come to his or her attention; and
	(d)	of any action taken to correct any such contravention or non‑compliance.

Part 3B—Regulation of keeping of domestic fowls 
13L—Interpretation
In this Part—
domestic fowl means a bird of the species Gallus domesticus.
13M—General requirements
	(1)	A person who keeps a domestic fowl must ensure that, within 60 hours after hatching and at least once a day thereafter, the fowl is provided with—
	(a)	adequate food containing sufficient nutrients to ensure the fowl's good health and vitality; and
	(b)	adequate water to meet the fowl's physiological needs.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
	(2)	A person who keeps a domestic fowl must ensure that the fowl is inspected at least once a day to assess the fowl's health and well‑being.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
13N—Requirements relating to confining domestic fowls in cages
	(1)	A person who keeps domestic fowls confined in a cage must comply with the following requirements:
	(a)	if the person positions the cage so that it is below the level of another cage—
	(i)	each fowl confined in the cage must, as far as practicable, be protected from the excreta of fowls confined in a cage on a higher level; and
	(ii)	each fowl confined in the cage must be capable of being seen on inspection;
	(b)	the floor of the cage must be constructed so as to support the forward pointing toes of each fowl confined in the cage;
	(c)	the height of the cage must be higher than the maximum height of a fowl confined in the cage while the fowl is standing normally;
	(d)	the cage must be constructed with a door as follows:
	(i)	the height of the door must be the full height (not including the feed trough) of the cage; and
	(ii)	the width of the door must be—
	(A)	if the cage is less than 0.5 metres wide—the full width of the cage;
	(B)	in any other case—at least 0.5 metres wide.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(2)	Subject to this regulation, a person who keeps domestic fowls must not confine the fowls in a cage unless—
	(a)	in the case of fowls primarily kept for breeding purposes—the total weight of the fowls confined in the cage does not exceed 40 kilograms per square metre of cage floor area;
	(b)	in any other case—
	(i)	for fowls weighing less than 4.5 kilograms—
	(A)	if only 1 fowl is confined in the cage—the floor area of the cage is at least 0.1 square metres;
	(B)	if 2 fowls are confined in the cage—the floor area of the cage is at least 0.135 square metres;
	(C)	if more than 2 fowls are confined in the cage—
	•	if, on average, the weight of a fowl confined in the cage is less than 2.4 kilograms—the floor area of the cage is at least 0.055 square metres per fowl;
	•	if, on average, the weight of a fowl confined in the cage is 2.4 kilograms or more but less than 4.5 kilograms—the floor area of the cage is at least 0.06 square metres per fowl;
	(ii)	for fowls weighing 4.5 kilograms or more—
	(A)	if only 1 fowl is confined in the cage—the total weight of the fowl does not exceed 26 kilograms per square metre of cage floor area;
	(B)	if 2 fowls are confined in the cage—the total weight of the fowls does not exceed 40 kilograms per square metre of cage floor area;
	(C)	if more than 2 fowls are confined in the cage—the total weight of the fowls does not exceed 46 kilograms per square metre of cage floor area.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
	(3)	For the purposes of subregulation (2), the floor area occupied by a V‑trough or egg baffle may be counted as part of the floor area of a cage.
	(4)	A person does not have to comply with subregulation (2)(b)(i)(C), if—
	(a)	before the commencement of this regulation—the person has installed a cage that complies with subregulation (1); and
	(b)	on average, the weight of a fowl confined in the cage is less than 2.4 kilograms; and
	(c)	the floor area of the cage is at least 0.045 square metres per fowl.
	(5)	Subregulation (4) will expire on 31 December 2014.
13O—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.

Part 4—Teaching and research involving animals
14—Certain research prohibited except for limited purposes
	(1)	A person must not—
	(a)	apply any substance to the conjunctival sac of a rabbit for the purpose of assessing the relative irritancy of the substance; or
	(b)	expose an animal to any substance for the purpose of assessing the toxicity of the substance against a predetermined level of mortality,
unless—
	(c)	the assessment relates to research that has the potential to benefit human or animal health; and
	(d)	the objectives of the assessment cannot practicably be achieved by means that will cause less pain to animals.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
	(2)	In proceedings for an offence against subregulation (1), the onus of proving the matters specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) lies on the defendant.
15—Application for licence under Part 4 of the Act
For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, an application for a licence under Part 4 of the Act must contain details of—
	(a)	the premises proposed to be used for the purposes authorised by the licence;
	(b)	the facilities available or proposed to be available at those premises for the care and handling of animals that may be used pursuant to the licence;
	(c)	the arrangements proposed for the provision of veterinary care of animals that may be used pursuant to the licence.
16—Annual reports of animal ethics committee
	(1)	For the purposes of section 25 of the Act, an animal ethics committee must, within 3 months after the end of each calendar year, submit to the Minister a report on its operations during that calendar year.
	(2)	The report—
	(a)	must include details of—
	(i)	the number of meetings held by the committee during the calendar year; and
	(ii)	in respect of each such meeting—
	(A)	the name of each member who attended the meeting; and
	(B)	a summary of the business discussed at the meeting; and
	(b)	may include any other information considered relevant by the committee.

Part 5—Miscellaneous
17—Inspectors
	(1)	For the purposes of the definition of qualified person in section 28 of the Act, the following training is prescribed:
	(a)	a course of basic training for inspectors provided, from time to time, by the Minister;
	(b)	a course of training that would, in the opinion of the Minister, qualify a person to be appointed as a member of a police force of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth;
	(c)	a course of training approved by the Minister provided by—
	(i)	the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (South Australia) (RSPCA) or an organisation corresponding to the RSPCA in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; or
	(ii)	a public sector agency of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth.
	(2)	An inspector is authorised to give expiation notices for an alleged offence against the Act or these regulations.
18—Act does not render unlawful practices that are in accordance with prescribed codes of practice
For the purposes of section 43 of the Act, each of the codes of practice listed in Schedule 2 is a prescribed code of practice.

Schedule 1—Fees

1	Application for licence or renewal of licence under Part 4 of the Act (Teaching and research involving animals)	$70	
2	Application for a permit under section 34 of the Act (Permits to hold rodeos)	$70	

Schedule 2—Codes of practice

	Person who must ensure compliance with Code of Practice	Code of Practice	
1	A person who carries on a business consisting of or involving selling companion animals for profit	South Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Management of Animals in the Pet Trade, Animal Welfare Unit, Department of Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs (1999).	
2	A person who handles, destroys or domesticates feral livestock	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, The Destruction or Capture, Handling and Marketing of Feral Livestock Animals, Australian Agricultural Council (1991), as amended from time to time.	
3	A person who has the care, control or management of animals at a saleyard	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Animals at Saleyards, Australian Agricultural Council (1991), as amended from time to time.	
4	A person who has the care, control or management of animals at a slaughtering facility	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Livestock and Poultry at Slaughtering Establishments (Abattoirs, Slaughterhouses and Knackeries), Australian Agricultural Council (1986), as amended from time to time.	
5	A person who has the care, control or management of animals for the purposes of a circus	South Australian Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals in Circuses, Office of Animal Welfare, Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs (1997).	
6	A person who has the care, control or management of animals preparatory to or during transport by air	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Air Transport of Livestock Australian Agricultural Council (1986), as amended from time to time.	
7	A person who has the care, control or management of animals preparatory to or during transport by sea	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Sea Transport of Livestock Australian Agricultural Council (1987), as amended from time to time.	
8	A person who has the care, control or management of camels	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, The Camel, Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (1997), as amended from time to time.	
9	A person who has the care, control or management of captive birds (excluding waterfowl, pigeons used for racing, pheasants or poultry used for the commercial production of meat or eggs)	South Australian Code of Practice for the Husbandry of Captive Birds, Office of Animal Welfare, Department of Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs (1999).	
10	A person who has the care, control or management of cattle	Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Cattle, Australian Agricultural Council (1992), as amended from time to time.	
11	A person who has the care, control or management of farmed deer	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, The Farming of Deer, Australian Agricultural Council (1991), as amended from time to time.	
12	A person who has the care, control or management of farmed rabbits	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Intensive Husbandry of Rabbits, Australian Agricultural Council (1991), as amended from time to time.	
13	A person who has the care, control or management of goats	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, The Goat, Australian Agricultural Council (1991), as amended from time to time.	
14	A person who has the care, control or management of horses preparatory to or during transport by land	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Land Transport of Horses Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (1998), as amended from time to time.	
15	A person who has the care, control or management of livestock preparatory to or during transport by road	Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Road Transport of Livestock, Australian Agricultural Council (1983, see Gazette 24.4.1986 p1035), as amended from time to time.	
16	A person who has the care, control or management of livestock preparatory to or during transport by rail	Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Rail Transport of Livestock, Australian Agricultural Council (1983, see Gazette 24.4.1986 p1051), as amended from time to time.	
17	A person who has the care, control or management of pigs	Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, The Pig, Australian Agricultural Council (1983, see Gazette 24.4.1986 p1017), as amended from time to time.	
18	A person who has the care, control or management of pigs preparatory to or during transport by land	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Land Transport of Pigs, Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (1997), as amended from time to time.	
19	A person who has the care, control or management of poultry preparatory to or during transport by land	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Land Transport of Poultry, Agriculture and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand (1998), as amended from time to time.	
20	A person who has the care, control or management of sheep	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, The Sheep, Australian Agricultural Council (1991), as amended from time to time.	
21	A person who has the care, control or management of farmed buffalo	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Farmed Buffalo, Agriculture and Resource Management Standing Committee (1995), as amended from time to time.	
22	A person who has the care, control or management of cattle preparatory to or during transport by land	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Land transport of Cattle, Agriculture and Resource Management Standing Committee (2000), as amended from time to time.	
23	A person who has the care, control or management of farmed emus	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Husbandry of Captive Bred Emus, Agriculture and Resource Management Standing Committee (1999), as amended from time to time.	
24	A person who has the care, control or management of farmed ostriches	Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals, Farming of Ostriches, Primary Industries Standing Committee (2003), as amended from time to time.	

Legislative history
Notes
	•	Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.
	•	Earlier versions of these regulations (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Formerly
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations (No. 2) 2000
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2000
Legislation revoked by principal regulations
The Animal Welfare Regulations 2000 revoked the following:
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2000
Principal regulations and variations
New entries appear in bold.
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2000	10	Gazette 27.1.2000 p532	1.2.2000: r 2	
2001	60	Gazette 31.5.2001 p1969	1.7.2001: r 2	
2001	184	Gazette 26.7.2001 p2792	26.7.2001: r 2	
2003	116	Gazette 29.5.2003 p2304	1.7.2003: r 2	
2003	244	Gazette 11.12.2003 p4451	1.2.2004: r 2 	
2005	69	Gazette 26.5.2005 p1436	1.7.2005: r 2	
2005	145	Gazette 23.6.2005 p1919	1.7.2005: r 2	
2007	155	Gazette 7.6.2007 p2553	1.7.2007: r 2	
2007	215	Gazette 16.8.2007 p3395 revoked by 218/2007	revoked by 218/2007 without coming into operation	
2007	218	Gazette 23.8.2007 p3433	23.8.2007 except Pt 2 (rr 4—8)—1.9.2007: r 2	
2007	262	Gazette 22.11.2007 p4302	1.1.2008: r 2	
2008	259	Gazette 18.9.2008 p4521	4.10.2008: r 2	
2009	120	Gazette 4.6.2009 p2565	1.7.2009: r 2	
Provisions varied
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision	How varied	Commencement	
Pt 1			
r 1	varied by 69/2005 r 4	1.7.2005	
	varied by 259/2008 r 4	4.10.2008	
r 2	omitted under the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.2.2004	
r 3	omitted under the Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.2.2004	
r 4			
rodeo event	inserted by 218/2007 r 4	1.9.2007	
Act	varied by 259/2008 r 5	4.10.2008	
Pt 2			
heading	substituted by 259/2008 r 6	4.10.2008	
r 6	substituted by 259/2008 r 7	4.10.2008	
r 7			
r 7(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 8(1)	4.10.2008	
r 7(3)	varied by 259/2008 r 8(2)	4.10.2008	
r 8			
r 8(1)	r 8 varied and redesignated as r 8(1) by 218/2007 r 5(1), (2)	1.9.2007	
	(c) deleted by 218/2007 r 5(1)	1.9.2007	
	varied by 259/2008 r 9	4.10.2008	
r 8(2)	inserted by 218/2007 r 5(2)	1.9.2007	
Pt 3			
r 9 before deletion by 259/2008			
r 9(1)	varied by 244/2003 r 4(1)	1.2.2004	
r 9(2)	varied by 244/2003 r 4(2)	1.2.2004	
r 9	deleted by 259/2008 r 10	4.10.2008	
r 10	varied by 259/2008 r 11	4.10.2008	
r 11	substituted by 145/2005 r 4	1.7.2005	
r 11(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 12(1)	4.10.2008	
r 11(2)	varied by 259/2008 r 12(2)	4.10.2008	
r 12	varied by 259/2008 r 13	4.10.2008	
r 13	deleted by 262/2007 r 4	1.1.2008	
rr 13A and 13B	inserted by 184/2001 r 3	26.7.2001	
	deleted by 259/2008 r 14	4.10.2008	
Pt 3A	inserted by 218/2007 r 6	1.9.2007	
r 13D	varied by 259/2008 r 15	4.10.2008	
r 13F			
r 13F(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 16(1)	4.10.2008	
r 13F(2)	varied by 259/2008 r 16(2)	4.10.2008	
r 13F(3)	varied by 259/2008 r 16(3)	4.10.2008	
r 13F(4)	varied by 259/2008 r 16(4)	4.10.2008	
r 13F(5)	varied by 259/2008 r 16(5)	4.10.2008	
r 13G	varied by 259/2008 r 17	4.10.2008	
r 13H			
r 13H(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 18(1)	4.10.2008	
r 13H(2)	varied by 259/2008 r 18(2)	4.10.2008	
r 13I			
r 13I(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 19(1)	4.10.2008	
r 13I(2)	varied by 259/2008 r 19(2)	4.10.2008	
r 13I(3)	varied by 259/2008 r 19(3)	4.10.2008	
r 13I(4)	varied by 259/2008 r 19(4)	4.10.2008	
r 13K			
r 13K(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 20	4.10.2008	
Pt 3B	inserted by 262/2007 r 5	1.1.2008	
r 13M			
r 13M(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 21(1)	4.10.2008	
r 13M(2)	varied by 259/2008 r 21(2)	4.10.2008	
r 13N			
r 13N(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 22(1)	4.10.2008	
r 13N(2)	varied by 259/2008 r 22(2)	4.10.2008	
13N(4)	will expire: r 13N(5)	(31.12.2014)	
Pt 4			
r 14			
r 14(1)	varied by 259/2008 r 23	4.10.2008	
Pt 5			
r 17	deleted by 218/2007 r 7	1.9.2007	
r 17	inserted by 259/2008 r 24	4.10.2008	
Sch 1 before substitution by 69/2005	substituted by 60/2001 r 3	1.7.2001	
	 varied by 116/2003 r 4	1.7.2003	
Sch 1	substituted by 69/2005 r 5	1.7.2005	
	substituted by 155/2007 r 4	1.7.2007	
	substituted by 120/2009 r 4	1.7.2009	
Sch 2			
items 21—24	inserted by 145/2005 r 5	1.7.2005	
item 25	inserted by 145/2005 r 5	1.7.2005	
	deleted by 218/2007 r 8	1.9.2007	
Historical versions
1.7.2005		
1.7.2007		
1.9.2007		
1.1.2008		
4.10.2008