30Operators of saleyards required to provide transport information

30 Operators of saleyards required to provide transport information

(1)  If identifiable livestock are sold at a saleyard, the operator of the saleyard must ensure that the information referred to in subregulation (3) is provided to –

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

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

if the identifiable livestock are sold for the purpose of slaughter, by the close of business of the saleyard on the day of the sale and, if the identifiable livestock are not sold for the purpose of slaughter, by the close of business of the saleyard on the next business day after the day of the sale.

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 operator of a saleyard from which unsold identifiable livestock are transported must ensure that the information referred to in subregulation (3) is provided to –

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

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

within 2 days after the unsold identifiable livestock are transported from the saleyard.

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.

(3)  The following is the information to be provided for the purposes of subregulations (1) and (2) :

(a) the transaction information for the sold or unsold identifiable livestock;

(b) if the sold or unsold identifiable livestock were in the possession of a livestock agent before arriving at the saleyard, the name, business address and property identification code of the livestock agent;