Health of Animals Regulations

151 (1) No person shall load, confine or transport livestock and poultry, or cause them to be loaded, confined or transported, in a vessel unless

• (a) the vessel is equipped with passageways to permit the care of the livestock and poultry;

• (b) the vessel is equipped with an enclosed area or pen to accommodate livestock and poultry that become injured, ill, compromised or unfit during transport;

• (c) the vessel is equipped with lighting — including emergency lighting — that is appropriate to permit the care of the livestock and poultry;

• (d) the vessel has on board lighting equipment that is appropriate to enable the examination of the livestock and poultry;

• (e) the vessel has on board humane killing devices that are in good working order and are an appropriate type for the species, sex, age and weight of the livestock and poultry;

• (f) the vessel has on board a sufficient quantity and type of supplies, including medication, for the care of the livestock and poultry on the vessel taking into account the species of the livestock or poultry and the duration of the transport; and

• (g) the vessel has on board dispensing systems to provide feed and safe water to the livestock and poultry.

(2) The sea carrier shall have a person on board the vessel who is trained to use the humane killing devices that are on board the vessel.

(3) The sea carrier shall have an appropriate number of trained persons on board the vessel to provide for the care of the livestock and poultry.

(4) Every sea carrier shall, before departure, have on board the vessel,

• (a) a sufficient amount of feed and safe water for each animal to be transported, having regard to the expected duration of the transport, to prevent a nutritional deficit and to prevent them from becoming dehydrated; and

• (b) an additional one-day supply of feed and safe water for each animal based on the amount determined in paragraph (a) for every period of four days or less of the expected duration of the transport.

(5) The sea carrier shall store the feed and safe water in a place and in a manner that will prevent the feed and safe water from posing a risk to the animal’s health and from otherwise becoming unsuitable for their consumption.