98Offences relating to stock identification schemes

98 Offences relating to stock identification schemes

98 Offences relating to stock identification schemes

(1) A person required to identify stock by a stock identification order who fails, without reasonable excuse, to identify stock in accordance with any requirement of the order is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who applies a brand, mark or other means of identifying stock to identify stock on a voluntary basis who fails without reasonable excuse—

(a) to use the authorised stock identifier for the stock or class of stock concerned, or

(b) to apply the means of identification in the manner specified by a stock identification order,

is guilty of an offence.

(3) A person given approval by Local Land Services to apply authorised stock identifiers to stock or a class of stock in accordance with a stock identification order who applies a means of identifying stock other than the authorised stock identifier to stock is guilty of an offence unless the means of identification applied is authorised by another law.

(4) A person must not apply any brand, mark or other means of identifying stock to stock that the person does not own unless—

(a) the brand, mark or means of identifying the stock is applied with the consent of the owner of the stock, or

(b) the person is authorised under a stock identification scheme to apply the brand, mark or means of identifying the stock.

(5) A person who constructs a device for applying an authorised stock identifier otherwise than in accordance with the specifications described for the device in a stock identification order is guilty of an offence.

(6) A person who alters, destroys, defaces or otherwise interferes with an authorised stock identifier applied in accordance with the requirements of a stock identification scheme is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.