25Movement documents required to transport identifiable livestock

25 Movement documents required to transport identifiable livestock

(1)  The driver of a vehicle being used to transport identifiable livestock must ensure that –

(a) the driver is in possession of the movement document for the identifiable livestock; and

(b) the driver enters on that movement document any information that is required to be entered on it by the driver; and

(c) the driver gives a copy of the movement document to the receiver as soon as practicable after the identifiable livestock, referred to in the movement document, arrive at the receiving premises; and

(d) if the receiver referred to in paragraph (c) is not the owner of the identifiable livestock referred to in the movement document, that receiver provides the owner of the identifiable livestock with movement information as soon as practicable after that movement document is provided to the receiver under that paragraph; and

(e) if the receiver referred to in paragraph (c) is not the Proprietor of the business, enterprise or activity being carried out on the receiving premises, that receiver provides the Proprietor of that business, enterprise or activity being carried out on the receiving premises with the movement information as soon as practicable after that movement document is provided to the receiver under that paragraph.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(2)  The owner of identifiable livestock referred to in subregulation (1)(d) , must keep a record of the movement information provided to the owner –

(a) in the case of transported identifiable livestock that are cattle, for a period of 7 years from the date on which the movement information was provided to the owner in accordance with subregulation (1)(d) ; and

(b) in the case of transported identifiable livestock that are sheep or goats, for a period of 5 years from the date on which the movement information was provided to the owner in accordance with ; and