Livestock Disease Control Act 1994
31Further powers under Orders declaring restricted or control areas
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31 Further powers under Orders declaring restricted or control areas
(1) Without limiting the powers of the Minister under sections 26(1)(b) and 29(1)(b), an order declaring a restricted area or a control area may—
(a) restrict the purposes for which livestock, livestock products or fodder of a class or description specified in the order may be used;
S. 31(1)(b) amended by No. 48/2010 s. 27.
(b) require livestock (whether diseased or not), livestock products or fodder to be destroyed or disposed of in a manner specified in the order;
(c) require livestock, livestock products or fodder of a class or description specified in the order to be subject to treatment specified in the order or any other action specified in the order for the purpose of freeing them from disease;
(d) require livestock, livestock products, land, buildings, vehicles, fodder or fittings of a class or description specified in the order to be cleansed, disinfected or otherwise treated in the manner specified in the order;
(e) control the keeping, transport or management of livestock, livestock products, fittings and fodder of a class or description specified in the order;
(f) require livestock, livestock products, fodder, fittings and buildings to be identified in a manner specified in the order.
(2) An order may authorise an inspector to issue any directions to any person to do any of the things specified in subsection (1).
Division 3—Importation orders