Chemical Usage Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1993 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1993 No. 77 Chemical Usage (Agricultural & Veterinary) Control Act 1988 CHEMICAL USAGE AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1993 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Amended regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s.2 (Interpretation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new s.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 Users of hormonal growth promotants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Chemical Usage Amendment (No. 1) No. 77, 1993 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Chemical Usage Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1993 . ˙ Amended regulation 2. The Chemical Usage Regulation 1989 is amended as set out in this regulation. ˙ Amendment of s.2 (Interpretation) 3.(1) Section 2 (definition “the Act” )— omit. (2) Section 2— insert— ‘ “hormonal growth promotant” means a product that— (a) contains as an ingredient, 1 or more hormones or anabolic substances, including, but not limited to, the following— (i) 17 beta oestradiol; (ii) progesterone; (iii) oestradiol benzoate; (iv) testosterone propionate; (v) trenbolone acetate; (vi) zeranol; and (b) is used for the promotion of growth of bovines or bubalines; ’. ˙ Insertion of new s.8 4. After section 7— insert—

3 Chemical Usage Amendment (No. 1) No. 77, 1993 ˙ ‘Users of hormonal growth promotants ‘8.(1) This section applies to a person who implants a hormonal growth promotant into an animal. ‘(2) The person must, at the same time as implantation, permanently identify the animal by piercing its right ear with the prescribed ear mark so as to leave a space on all sides within the margin of the ear. ‘(3) The person must keep a written record of details of— (a) the animal treated and the day of treatment; and (b) the loss, destruction or other disposal of unused hormonal growth promotants purchased by the person and the day of the loss, destruction or disposal. ‘(4) The person must— (a) enter the details in the record before the end of the day of treatment, loss, destruction or disposal; and (b) keep the entry for not less than 2 years. ‘(5) In this section— “prescribed ear mark” means— (a) in relation to cattle within the meaning of the Brands Act 1915 —a mark approved by the Minister within the meaning of that Act; or (b) in relation to any other animal—a mark of an equal sided triangle with sides of 20 mm. Maximum penalty for subsections (2), (3) and (4)—40 penalty units. ’.

4 Chemical Usage Amendment (No. 1) No. 77, 1993 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 25 March 1993. 2. Notified in the Gazette on 26 March 1993. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries. The State of Queensland 1993