115Treatment notice

115 Treatment notice

S. 115(1) substituted by No. 40/2019 s. 57.

(1) An inspector who believes on reasonable grounds that any livestock is infected with a disease or that the livestock may become infected with a disease (the affected livestock) may by notice in writing to the owner or person in charge of the affected livestock require that person—

(a) to submit the affected livestock for any examination, biological test, vaccination, inoculation or other treatment which the inspector considers necessary to prevent the introduction or spread of disease; and

(b) to do all or any of the things set out in subsection (1A) during the following times—

(i) while the affected livestock are waiting to be examined, biologically tested, vaccinated, inoculated or receive other treatment;

(ii) while the affected livestock are being examined, biologically tested, vaccinated, inoculated or receiving other treatment;

(iii) after the affected livestock have been examined, biologically tested, vaccinated, inoculated or received other treatment, but only until the inspector is satisfied that the affected livestock are no longer a potential vector for disease.

S. 115(1A) inserted by No. 40/2019 s. 57.

(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the things that the owner or person in charge of the affected livestock may be required to do are any one or more of the following—

(a) keep the affected livestock separated or isolated from other livestock;

(b) keep livestock products of the affected livestock separated or isolated from other livestock products;

(c) restrict or prohibit the sale or other disposition or movement of the affected livestock;

(d) restrict or prohibit the sale or other disposition or movement of livestock products from the affected livestock.

S. 115(2) substituted by No. 60/2012 s. 28, amended by No. 1/2024 s. 47.

(2) A person must not contravene any provision of a treatment notice in respect of an exotic disease under this section.

Penalty: 600 penalty units.

S. 115(3) inserted by No. 60/2012 s. 28.

(3) A person must not contravene any provision of a treatment notice in respect of a disease other than an exotic disease under this section.

S. 115A inserted by No. 89/2001 s. 17.