15Cattle, pigs, sheep and goats not to be slaughtered without movement documentation

15 Cattle, pigs, sheep and goats not to be slaughtered without movement documentation

(1) An abattoir operator must not slaughter cattle, pigs, sheep or goats unless—

(a) the abattoir operator has in the abattoir operator's possession, in relation to the ownership of the cattle, pigs, sheep or goats, a vendor declaration or a document provided to the abattoir operator under section 8A of the Act; and

(b) the cattle, pigs, sheep or goats are identified in accordance with section 9A of the Act.

(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if the slaughter of an animal is necessary to relieve the animal of unreasonable pain or suffering and the abattoir operator records—

(a) the property identification code of the property from which the animal was dispatched; or

(b) the name and address of the saleyard from which the animal was dispatched.

Part 5—Identification of livestock

Division 1—Prescribed manner of identification

16 Prescribed livestock for the purposes of section 9

For the purposes of section 9 of the Act, the prescribed livestock are pigs, sheep and goats.