Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2017
19Exempt movements of stock
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19 Exempt movements of stock
19 Exempt movements of stock
A person does not fail to comply with a requirement under clause 18 (1) (a) or (2) merely because identifiable stock that is not properly identified leaves a property in the following circumstances—
(a) the identifiable stock is a carcass that is moved directly to—
(i) a waste management facility that is lawfully authorised to accept the carcass, or
(ii) a licensed animal display establishment within the meaning of the Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986,
(b) the identifiable stock is not a pig and it is moved—
(i) to a contiguous property and will be returned to the first property within 2 days, or
(ii) to a contiguous property because the stock is grazed continuously between those 2 properties, or
(iii) to part of the same property by a route that requires the stock to leave the property,
(c) the identifiable stock is moved for the purposes of display under a licence or approval under the Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986,
(d) the identifiable stock is a dairy goat or a goat that was born without ears and the movement from the property is not to a saleyard for sale or to an abattoir,
(e) the identifiable stock is a harvested rangeland goat and the goat is moved from the property on which it was captured—
(i) to an abattoir, or
(ii) to a goat depot where the goat will be properly identified or will be transported to an abattoir within 10 days,
(f) the identifiable stock being moved is a pig, but only if—
(i) the pig will continue to be owned by the same person following the move, and
(ii) the pig is not moved for the purposes of a stock event or to a saleyard for sale, and
(iii) the property on which the pig is normally kept and the property to which the pig will be moved is accredited by the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance Program, and the accreditation is in force, and