21AIdentification marks and devices

21A Identification marks and devices

[Section 21A Inserted by No. 13 of 2002, s. 12, Applied:25 Jun 2002]

(1)  An officer may attach a mark or device to an animal for identification purposes.

(2)  An identification mark or device may be in any form the officer considers appropriate.

(3)  A person must not tamper with, or remove, an identification mark or device attached to an animal under subsection (1) .

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) [Section 21A Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 2015, s. 14, Applied:24 Jun 2015] a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units; or

(b) [Section 21A Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 2015, s. 14, Applied:24 Jun 2015] a natural person, a fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.