29Sale, hire or supply of electronic collars

29 Sale, hire or supply of electronic collars

(1) A person must not sell, hire or supply an electronic collar that has not been manufactured for use on a dog, cat or livestock.

(2) A person must not sell, hire or supply an electronic collar for use on a cat or a dog unless the design and technical specifications of the collar comply with the standards approved by the Minister for electronic collars for dogs and cats, published in the Government Gazette.

(3) A person must not sell, hire or supply an electronic collar for use on livestock unless it has been manufactured for that purpose.

Reg. 29(3A) inserted by S.R. No. 136/2025 reg. 11(1).

(3A) A person must not sell, hire or supply an electronic collar system for use on cattle, unless the electronic collar system is an approved electronic collar system.

Reg. 29(3B) inserted by S.R. No. 136/2025 reg. 11(1).

(3B) Subregulation (3A) does not apply if the sale, hire or supply of the electronic collar system is for use on cattle as part of a scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures approved under a licence granted under Part 3 of the Act.

(4) A person must not sell, hire or supply an electronic collar for use on a cat or dog unless at the time of the sale, hire or supply the person records—

(b) the street address of the purchaser, hirer or recipient; and

(d) the date of sale, hire or supply of the electronic collar; and

(e) that the person has advised the purchaser, hirer or recipient of the relevant conditions of use, as set out in regulations 24 to 28, in writing.

Reg. 29(5) amended by S.R. No. 136/2025 reg. 11(2).

(5) A person must not sell, hire or supply an electronic collar for use on livestock (other than cattle to which subregulation (5A) applies) unless, at the time of sale, hire or supply, the person records—

(b) the street address of the property where the electronic collar is to be used; and

(d) the date of sale, hire or supply of the electronic collar; and

(e) if the street address referred to in paragraph (b) is in Victoria, that the person has obtained written evidence, from the purchaser, hirer or recipient that the electronic collar will be used on an animal that is part of a scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures approved under a licence granted under Part 3 of the Act.

Reg. 29(5A) inserted by S.R. No. 136/2025 reg. 11(3).

(5A) A person must not sell, hire or supply an approved electronic collar system for use on cattle unless, at the time of the sale, hire or supply, the person records—

(b) the street address of the property where the electronic collar system is to be used; and