22Prescribed permanent identification device

22 Prescribed permanent identification device

For the purposes of the definition of prescribed permanent identification device in section 3(1) of the Act, the following classes of permanent identification device are prescribed—

(a) a permanent identification device that—

(i) is designed to transmit stored information when activated by a reader; and

(ii) complies with the requirements in AS 5019:2025 that a transponder must meet in order to conform to that standard; and

(iii) contains a unique identification number—

(A) that complies with the requirements in AS 5018:2025 for a unique identification code transmitted by a transponder; and

(B) the first 3 digits of which are the code allocated to the manufacturer of the device by the International Committee for Animal Recording;

(b) in the case of a prescribed animal that is the subject of a written agreement for sale to a person who intends to keep the animal in another country, a permanent identification device that—

(i) complies with the laws of that country relating to the permanent identification of that class of animal; and

(ii) is sold or supplied for implantation into that animal or is implanted in that animal.