44BOffence to sell exposed cattle or pigs

44B Offence to sell exposed cattle or pigs

(1) The owner of exposed cattle or pigs must not, without the approval of the Secretary under subsection (2)—

(a) send any of those cattle or pigs for slaughter; or

(b) sell any of those cattle or pigs, by auction or otherwise.

(2) The Secretary may grant an approval for the purposes of subsection (1) and may impose any conditions on that approval.

(3) The Secretary must have regard to the following matters before granting an approval under subsection (2)—

(a) the purpose or intended use of the exposed cattle or pigs;

(b) whether the exposed cattle or pigs will be tagged, marked, branded or identified in accordance with this Act before being moved to another place;

(c) the measures taken, or to be taken, to limit the movement of the exposed cattle or pigs;

(d) the measures taken, or to be taken, to limit the exposure of the exposed cattle or pigs to infection by zoonotic organisms.

(4) The owner of exposed cattle or pigs must comply with any conditions imposed on an approval of the Secretary under subsection (2).

Division 3—Dairying animals