26Owners of transported identifiable livestock required to provide transport information

26 Owners of transported identifiable livestock required to provide transport information

(1)  Subject to subregulation (2) , the owner of any identifiable livestock that are transported to receiving premises from premises, other than from a saleyard, must ensure that transaction information is provided to –

(a) the NLIS administrator, if the transported identifiable livestock are not pigs; or

(b) the PigPass administrator, if the transported identifiable livestock are pigs –

within 2 days after the identifiable livestock arrive at the receiving premises or before the identifiable livestock are moved from the receiving premises (whichever occurs first).

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)  Subregulation (1) does not apply if the identifiable livestock that are transported to the receiving premises were in the custody of a livestock agent whilst being so transported.