Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025
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Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025
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81 Offences—reportable cattle scale operation transactions (1) An operator of a cattle scale operation where a reportable cattle scale operation transaction happens that involves the sale of cattle for slaughter at an abattoir, must give the NLIS administrator the following information by the end of the day of the sale: (b) the property identification code of the cattle scale operation; (c) if the cattle scale operation is still in possession of the cattle involved in the transaction—the property identification code of the property where the cattle are being held (if different from the property identification code of the cattle scale operation); (d) if the cattle scale operation is no longer in possession of the cattle involved in the transaction— (i) the property identification code of the farm property, saleyard or abattoir to which the cattle were moved (the receiving property); and
Section 81 (ii) the date when the cattle were moved to the receiving property. (2) An operator of a cattle scale operation where any other reportable cattle scale operation transaction happens must give the NLIS administrator the following information by the end of the next working day after the day the transaction happens: (b) the property identification code of the cattle scale operation; (c) if the cattle scale operation is still in possession of the cattle involved in the transaction—the property identification code of the property where the cattle are being held (if different from the property identification code of the cattle scale operation); (d) if the cattle scale operation is no longer in possession of the cattle involved in the transaction— (i) the property identification code of the farm property, saleyard or abattoir to which the cattle were moved (the receiving property); and (ii) the date when the cattle were moved to the receiving property. (3) An operator of a cattle scale operation where cattle in the possession of the cattle scale operation are sold must— (a) ensure that, by the end of the day of the sale, a record is made of the number of cattle sold on that day (the daily sale information); and
Section 82 page 60 Biosecurity (National Livestock (b) keep a record of the daily sale information for 2 years after the day of the sale.