Biosecurity and Agriculture Management (Identification and Movement of Stock and Apiaries) Regulations 2013
Part 6AIdentifying sheep and goats
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Part 6A — Identifying sheep and goats
Division 1 — Preliminary
164A. Terms used 119
Division 2 — Owners and purchasers of sheep and goats
Subdivision 1 — Identifiers for sheep
164B. Owners must identify sheep 119
164C. Exemption for unweaned sheep 120
164D. Requirements for earmarks 120
164E. Application of markings: sheep 121
Subdivision 2 — Identifiers for goats
164F. Owners must identify goats 122
164G. Exemption for unweaned goats 122
164H. Requirements for earmarks 122
164I. Application of markings: goat 123
Subdivision 3 — Owner responsibilities when sheep and goats moved
164J. Responsibilities of owner before moving sheep or goat 123
164K. Exemptions from NLIS device identification when sheep or goat moved 124
164L. Responsibility of owner if receiving sheep or goat without NLIS device 124
164M. Responsibility of owner if receiving NLIS identified sheep or goat 125
Subdivision 4 — Owner responsibilities if sheep or goat dies
164N. Responsibilities of owner if sheep or goat dies on or while being moved to farming property 126
Subdivision 5 — Purchasers of sheep and goats
164O. Responsibilities of purchasers of sheep and goats 127
Division 3 — Property operators
Subdivision 1 — General provisions relating to property operators
164P. Sheep and goats not to be delivered to property without relevant PIC 128
164Q. Responsibility of property operator if sheep or goat dies on or while being moved to property 129
Subdivision 2 — Pounds
164R. Responsibilities of pound operator if no NLIS device applied to sheep or goat 129
164S. Responsibility of pound operator if sheep or goat born at or while being moved to pound 130
164T. Responsibility of pound operator if NLIS device applied to sheep or goat 130
164U. Responsibilities of pound operator if sheep or goat moved from pound 131
Subdivision 3 — Holding yards
164V. Responsibility of holding yard operator if no NLIS device applied to sheep or goat 132
164W. Directions by inspectors 133
164X. Responsibility of holding yard operator if sheep or goat born at or while being moved to holding yard 133
164Y. Responsibility of holding yard operator if consignment held for less than 48 hours and moved from holding yard in a single consignment 133