24Offences—stock not properly identified when moved

24 Offences—stock not properly identified when moved from property (1) An owner of identifiable stock that is kept on a property in the ACT must ensure that the stock is properly identified before it is moved from the property. (2) A person must not move identifiable stock from a property if the stock is not properly identified.

Section 24 (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if identifiable stock is moved from a property in any of the following circumstances: (a) the identifiable stock is a carcass that is moved directly to— (i) a waste management facility that is authorised to accept the carcass; or (ii) the National Zoo and Aquarium; (b) the identifiable stock (other than a pig) is moved to— (i) an adjacent property and returned within 2 days; or (ii) an adjacent property because the stock is grazed continuously between the 2 properties; or (iii) another part of the same property by a route that requires the stock to leave the property; (c) the identifiable stock is moved for display at the National Zoo and Aquarium; (d) if the identifiable stock is a dairy goat or a goat born without ears—the goat is moved to somewhere other than a saleyard or abattoir; (e) the identifiable stock is an unidentified harvested rangeland goat; (f) if the identifiable stock is a pig— (i) the pig will continue to be owned by the same person following the move; and (ii) the pig is not moved for a stock event or to a saleyard for sale; and (iii) the property where the pig is usually kept, and the property to where it is moved, are both certified under the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance Program; and

Section 24 page 16 Biosecurity (National Livestock (iv) any movement of the pig is recorded in the PigPass database within 2 working days after the day the pig is moved; (g) the identifiable stock is moved because of an emergency and the following information is given to Access Canberra, in writing, within 2 working days after the day the stock is moved: (i) the date the stock was moved; (ii) the number and species of stock moved; (iii) the property identification code of the property from where the stock was moved; (iv) either— (A) the property identification code of the property to where the stock was moved; or readily available—the address to where the stock was moved, and the name of the person who received the stock. Example—emergency imminent threat from a bushfire or flood Access Canberra means the business unit known as Access Canberra.

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