34Cattle may be identified with temporary tags

34 Cattle may be identified with temporary tags

(1) For the purposes of section 9 of the Act, in the case of cattle that is not identified by a NLIS device and a selling agent or a scale operator reasonably believes it is unsafe to attach a NLIS device and the cattle is to be sold in a saleyard or scale operation or slaughtered or disposed of at an abattoir or a knackery, the prescribed manner of identification is—

Reg. 34(1)(a) amended by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 17.

(a) a temporary tail tag in the form of Part C of Schedule 3 attached to the tail of the cattle, before the cattle leave the saleyard or scale operation; and

(b) that the selling agent or the scale operator who attaches a temporary tail tag under paragraph (a) records the following information against the tag number by the close of business on the day the temporary tag was attached—

(i) the name and address of the person selling the cattle;

(ii) the property identification code (if issued) identifying the property from which the cattle was dispatched;

(iii) the number on each temporary tail tag attached to the cattle and the date it was attached;

Reg. 34 (1)(b)(iv) amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 19(a).

(iv) the unique serial number on the vendor declaration accompanying the cattle;

Reg. 34 (1)(b)(v) inserted by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 19(b).

(v) the property identification code of the property of destination for the cattle.

Reg. 34(2) amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 19(c).

(2) A selling agent or scale operator must keep the information recorded in accordance with subregulation (1)(b) for 2 years.

Reg. 34(3) amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 19(d)(e).

(3) The selling agent or the scale operator who records information under subregulation (1)(b) must provide within 2 working days that information to the Secretary in the manner specified by the Secretary.

Reg. 35 (Heading) amended by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 18(1).