Subdiv 2Electronic identification devices

Subdivision 2—Electronic identification devices 71D—Sheep and farmed goats born before 1 January 2025 to continue to comply with existing provisions (1) This regulation applies to— (a) sheep and farmed goats born before 1 January 2025; and (b) in the case of farmed goats that were harvested rangeland goats—goats captured from a wild state before 1 January 2025. See regulation 3A(3) for when harvested rangeland goats become farmed goats. (2) Subject to this regulation, each sheep or farmed goat to which this regulation applies must either— (a) be identified with a PID in accordance with Part 11 Division 1 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this regulation); or (b) be identified with an eID in accordance with regulation 71E. (3) Subject to subregulation (4), in the case where a sheep or farmed goat to which this regulation applies is identified with a PID, Part 11 Division 1 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this regulation) will be taken to continue to apply in relation to the sheep or farmed goat as if it had not been amended by the Livestock (Electronic Identification) Amendment Regulations 2024. Consequently, this Division does not apply in relation to those animals. (4) In the case where a sheep or farmed goat to which this regulation applies is identified with an eID (including an animal to which both a PID and an eID is attached)— (a) subregulation (3) will cease to apply in relation to the sheep or farmed goat; and (b) this Division will apply in relation to the sheep or farmed goat. 71E—Sheep and farmed goats born on or after 1 January 2025 to be identified with eID (1) This regulation applies to— (a) sheep and farmed goats born on or after 1 January 2025; and (b) in the case of farmed goats that were harvested rangeland goats—goats captured from a wild state on or after 1 January 2025. See regulation 3A(3) for when harvested rangeland goats become farmed goats. (2) Each sheep or farmed goat to which this regulation applies must be identified with an eID in accordance with this regulation. (3) For the purposes of this Division, a sheep or farmed goat will not be taken to be identified with an eID unless— (a) in the case of a sheep—an eID is attached to an ear of the sheep in accordance with any instructions of the manufacturer of the eID; or (b) in the case of a farmed goat— (i) an eID is attached to an ear of the goat in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer of the eID; or (ii) an eID consisting of a hock band is attached to a hock of the goat in accordance with any instructions of the manufacturer of the eID. (4) The owner or person responsible for the management of a sheep or farmed goat to which this regulation applies must not bring the animal into the State or remove the animal from land on which it has been pastured unless the animal is identified with an eID. (5) To avoid doubt, nothing in this regulation prevents— (a) a sheep or farmed goat born before 1 January 2025 from being identified with an eID; or (b) a visual management tag from being applied to a sheep or farmed goat to which this regulation applies. 71F—All sheep and farmed goats to be identified with eID before leaving property from 1 January 2027 From 1 January 2027 onwards, the owner or person responsible for the management of a sheep or farmed goat must not bring the animal into the State or remove the animal from land on which it has been pastured unless the animal is identified with an eID. 71G—Animals at livestock saleyards and abattoirs must have eID (1) If a sheep or farmed goat at a livestock saleyard or abattoir is not identified with an eID, the owner and the person responsible for the management of the animal immediately before its movement to the saleyard or abattoir are each guilty of an offence. (2) If, at a livestock saleyard, a sheep or farmed goat that is not identified with an eID is sold, the saleyard operator, the stock agent acting on behalf of the vendor and the person responsible for the management of the animal at the saleyard are each guilty of an offence. (3) If, at an abattoir, a sheep or farmed goat that is not identified with an eID is slaughtered, the operator of the abattoir and the person responsible for the management or slaughter of the animal are each guilty of an offence. (4) However, no offence is committed under subregulation (3) if the operator of the abattoir notifies an inspector, before the slaughter, of the omission and of as many prescribed movement details relating to the movement of the sheep or farmed goat to the abattoir as may be reasonably ascertained in the circumstances. (5) If a sheep or farmed goat at a livestock saleyard bears a non‑functioning eID, the operator of the saleyard or a stock agent may cause the animal to be identified with a replacement eID bearing the identification code of the saleyard. (6) Before a sheep or farmed goat that is not identified with an eID, or bears a non‑functioning eID, is removed from a livestock saleyard— (a) the operator of the saleyard or a stock agent must, if the animal is not identified with an eID, cause the animal to be identified with a replacement eID bearing the identification code of the saleyard; and (b) the operator of the saleyard must notify the NLIS database manager of— (i) the prescribed movement details relating to the movement of the animal to the saleyard (including, in the case of a non‑functioning eID, the number or code on that eID); and (ii) the number or code on any replacement eID. (7) If an animal is identified with a replacement eID under subregulation (5) or (6), the saleyard operator or stock agent must make, and keep for at least 2 years, a written record of— (a) the prescribed movement details relating to the movement of the animal to the saleyard; and (b) the name of the person responsible for causing the animal to be identified with the replacement eID; and (c) the date on which the eID was attached or inserted; and (d) the name of the vendor of the animal.