Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00887:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00887
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 71728–74337

6     Height of lowest front, back and side rail from floor to top edge
                                                                                                   0.75 m

       (2)The clear height within a stall must be approved by a veterinary officer authorised by the Department of Agriculture.

67 Horses — strength of stall structures
       (1)The rails and stanchions of a horse stall must be constructed of materials that:
(a) have a strength of at least that of heavy gauge tubular steel pipe with a 50 mm nominal bore; or
(b) comply with AS 1074-1989 Steel tubes and tubulars for ordinary service as amended from time to time.
       (2)The floor of a horse stall must have the strength to withstand a load calculated in accordance with subsections 63(4) and (5), as if those provisions applied to a horse stall.

68 Horses — arrangement of stalls and passageways
       (1)There must be a passageway at the front of each horse stall.
       (2)There must be a means of access to the rear of each horse.
       (3)The floor of a stall must:
(a) be constructed to facilitate drainage and cleaning; and:
(b) if constructed of wood:
 (i) have boards that are:
(A) close fitting at the front of the stall; and
(B) spaced between 20 and 30 mm apart at the rear; and
(C) secured against lifting; and
 (ii) have foot battens at the front and rear of the stall that:
(A) are at least 50 mm high; and
(B) are at least 50 mm wide; and
(C) have well rounded edges; and
(c) if constructed of concrete:
 (i) have concrete that is finished off to provide a non-slip surface; and
 (ii) provide suitable standings; and
(d) if constructed of metal mesh:
 (i) be made with rods:
(A) with a diameter of between 8 and 10 mm; and
(B) that are placed to provide openings of no more than 50 mm by 50 mm; and
 (ii) provide suitable standings.
       (4)A stall on an exposed deck must:
(a) for a stall on an outer edge of the vessel — have protective sheathing fitted on its outboard side; and
(b) for a stall the forward end of which is exposed — have protective sheathing fitted on its forward end.
       (5)Sheathing:
(a) may be portable if it can be fitted from outside a stall; and
(b) must effectively screen the stall and its feeding and watering arrangements from sea spray; and
(c) must not exclude natural ventilation.
       (6)If the back of a stall forms a boundary of a passageway or another stall, a kick rail or board must be fitted to that end of the stall so that the clear space between rails, or rail and board, is less than 150 mm.
       (7)The following measures must be taken for restraint