7Handling of cattle

7 Handling of cattle

A person handling cattle must not –

(a) strike, punch or kick cattle; or

(b) lift cattle off the ground only by the head, ears, horns, neck or tail, except in an emergency; or

(c) drag cattle that are not standing, unless –

(i) it is an emergency; and

(ii) the dragging is for the minimum distance possible to allow safe handling, lifting, treatment or humane killing; or

(d) deliberately dislocate or break the tail of cattle; or

(e) use metal pellets to wound cattle as an aid to mustering.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; and

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.