10Entry of livestock etc.

10 Entry of livestock etc.

S. 10(1) amended by No. 73/1996 s. 33, substituted by No. 89/2001 s. 9(1), amended by No. 1/2024 s. 35.

(1) A person must not bring or cause or permit or allow to be brought into Victoria any diseased livestock or diseased livestock product except in accordance with the prior authority of the Secretary or a licence issued by the Secretary.

1. 600 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both, in the case of an exotic disease.

60 penalty units in the case of any other disease.

(2) A person must not bring or cause or permit or allow to be brought into Victoria any livestock, livestock product, fodder or fittings—

S. 10(2)(a) amended by No. 48/2010 s. 23.

(a) contrary to any order or any requirement prescribed in the regulations (if any) relating to the introduction of livestock, livestock products, fodder or fittings into Victoria; and

(b) without the livestock, livestock product, fodder or fittings being inspected and certified in the manner prescribed.

(3) A person must not, in Victoria, abandon, allow to stray, drive or cause to be driven any livestock, or move or cause to be moved any livestock products, fodder or fittings, introduced into Victoria—

(a) contrary to any order or any regulation about the introduction of livestock, livestock products, fodder or fittings into Victoria; and

(b) without the livestock, livestock product, fodder or fittings being inspected and certified in the manner prescribed.

S. 10(4) inserted by No. 89/2001 s. 9(2).

(4) The Secretary may—

(a) in writing authorise the bringing into Victoria of any diseased livestock or diseased livestock product that is specified in the authorisation;

(b) issue a licence authorising the bringing into Victoria of diseased livestock or diseased livestock products or a class of diseased livestock or diseased livestock product for the period specified in the licence not exceeding 3 years and may impose any conditions on the licence.

S. 11 amended by No. 40/2019 s. 51(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)).