Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act, 1963
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Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Ostrich Regulations, 2007Part V : Humane Treatment of Ostriches and Slaughter Process70. Lairaging |
[Also see regulation 20; 21; 22]
| 1) | Ostriches awaiting slaughter must be held in lairages and pens. |
| 2) | Lairages must be cleaned after each batch of birds has been removed. |
| 3) | Clean drinking water must be available at all times for birds awaiting slaughter. |
| 4) | Birds may not be kept in a lairage or pen for longer than 48 hours. |
| 5) | Ostriches kept in lairages and pens for longer than 24 hours, must be fed. |
| 6) | Where birds are fed in a lairage or pen, feed may only be placed in a feed trough. |
