Health of Animals Regulations

154 Every sea carrier shall ensure that, on every vessel in which animals are transported,

• (a) every bovine not transported in a pen is securely tied by the head or neck to a securing rail with a halter or with a rope not less than 12.5 millimetres (1/2 inch) in diameter in such a manner as to stand athwartships facing a passageway;

• (b) every equine is secured by ropes in such manner as to prevent the animal from biting other animals or striking its head on the deck above; and

• (c) sheep, goats and swine are transported in pens or in enclosed containers.