11Deer farm operator to keep records and give receipts

11 Deer farm operator to keep records and give receipts

(1)  The licence holder and deer farm operator in relation to a deer farm must ensure that –

(a) all records, or copies of records, necessary to establish ownership of each farm deer on the deer farm, are kept; and

(b) each farm deer on the deer farm is marked or tagged, in a manner approved by the Secretary, to establish ownership of the farm deer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(2)  The Secretary may, by notice in writing, exempt a deer farm operator from a requirement under subregulation (1)(b) .

(3)  The licence holder and deer farm operator in relation to a deer farm must not dispose of a live farm deer from the deer farm to another person unless the other person is –

(a) a deer farm operator, or licence holder, in relation to a farm to which a licence under these regulations has been granted and is in force; or

(b) the operator of a facility that is authorised under the provisions of the Primary Produce Safety Act 2011 to process deer.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(4)  Before a deer farm operator, or licence holder, disposes of any farm deer or product of farm deer to another person, the deer farm operator, or licence holder, must give the other person a receipt describing –

(a) the date of disposal; and

(b) the farm deer or product of farm deer being disposed of; and

(c) the deer farm from which it is being disposed of.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(5)  Subregulation (4) does not apply to a product of farm deer that is packaged for sale or export.

(6)  A person, other than a deer farm operator or licence holder, must not possess a farm deer, or product of farm deer, unless the person is in possession of a receipt in accordance with subregulation (4) in respect of the farm deer or product of farm deer.