24Prescribed manner of identification for sheep and goats

24 Prescribed manner of identification for sheep and goats

(1) For the purposes of section 9 of the Act, in respect of a sheep or goat, the prescribed manner is—

(a) by means of a NLIS device in the form of Part I of Schedule 3 that is attached to an ear of the sheep or goat in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and identifies the property at which the sheep or goat was born (breeder electronic tag); or

(b) in the case of a sheep or goat that has moved off the property of birth—

(i) if the sheep or goat is not identified with a NLIS device or identified with a NLIS device that is not functioning, by means of a NLIS device in the form of Part J of Schedule 3 that is attached to an ear of the sheep or goat in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and identifies the property at which the sheep or goat is kept (post‑breeder electronic tag); or

(ii) if the sheep or goat has previously been identified with a breeder electronic tag, or a post-breeder electronic tag, and that tag remains attached to the sheep or goat and is functioning, by means of that tag.

(2) If a sheep or a goat has not been identified in accordance with section 9 of the Act, a saleyard operator or selling agent must make and keep for a period of 2 years a record of the use of a post-breeder electronic tag to identify the sheep or the goat that includes the following information—

(a) the relevant animal identifier;

(b) the date of use of the post-breeder electronic tag;

(c) the name of the person who attached the post-breeder electronic tag to the sheep or the goat;

(d) the property identification code of the property from which the sheep or goat originated;

(e) the total number of livestock in the consignment of which the sheep or the goat are a part.

Reg. 25 amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 14(a).