37Movement documents required by livestock supply operations

37 Movement documents required by livestock supply operations

(1)  A person must not supply identifiable livestock to premises on which a livestock supply operation is carried out unless the person gives the operator of the livestock supply operation a copy of the movement document for the identifiable livestock at the time of, or as soon as is practicable after, that supply.

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 livestock supply operation must not supply identifiable livestock to a person unless the operator is in possession of the movement document for the identifiable livestock.

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)  A person must not accept supply of identifiable livestock from the operator of a livestock supply operation unless the person gives the operator the property identification code of the premises to which the identifiable livestock will be transported.

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.

(4)  If the operator of a livestock supply operation supplies identifiable livestock to a person at a livestock supply premises, the operator must give the movement information –

(a) if the supplied identifiable livestock are being transported to livestock processing premises, to the operator of the livestock processing premises by the close of business on the day on which the identifiable livestock are so supplied; and

(b) if the supplied identifiable livestock are not being transported to livestock processing premises, to the person supplied with the identifiable livestock by the close of business of the livestock supply operation on the next business day after the day on which the identifiable livestock are so supplied.

Penalty:  In the case of –