Livestock Disease Control (Identification) Regulations 1999 (Vic)

Livestock Disease Control (Identification)

Regulations 1999

S.R. No. 34/1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Commencement	1
4.	Principal Regulations	1
5.	New regulation 7 substituted	1

7. Prescribed livestock to be identified 2

6.	Ear and tail tags	3
7.	Manufacture of tags	3
8.	Removal of tags	3
9.	New forms of cattle ear tags	4

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STATUTORY RULES 1999

S.R. No. 34/1999

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994

Livestock Disease Control (Identification)

Regulations 1999

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 30 March 1999

Responsible Minister:

PATRICK McNAMARA

Minister for Agriculture and Resources

SHANNON DELLAMARTA

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to make further provision for the identification of cattle and pigs.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 139 of the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994.

3. Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 April

1999.

4. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Livestock Disease
Control Regulations 19951 are called the Principal

Regulations.

5. New regulation 7 substituted

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For regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations
substitute—
"7. Prescribed livestock to be identified

(1) For the purposes of section 9 of the Act the

prescribed livestock are cattle and pigs.
(2) A pig must be identified with the tattoo
brand or ear tag that sets out the number
allocated by the Secretary identifying the

property at which the pig was kept for 7 days before the application of the tag or tattoo and the particulars required by regulation 8.

(3) Cattle—

(a) that sets out the number allocated by

must be identified by an ear or tail tag which the cattle were kept for 7 days before the application of the tag and the particulars required by this Part; and

(b) may also be identified, in accordance with regulation 8, by an ear tag that sets out the number allocated by the Secretary identifying the property of birth of the cattle or the property on which the cattle were kept at the time the tag was applied.

(4) Cattle that are less than 6 weeks of age and accompanied by their dam when being sold are sufficiently identified for the purposes of

section 9 of the Act if the accompanying
dam is identified by an ear or tail tag in

accordance with this Part.

(5) If cattle or pigs are sold privately between

persons and the cattle or pigs will remain on the property of the person who purchased the cattle or pigs for 30 days or more the cattle

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or pigs are sufficiently identified for the
purposes of section 9 of the Act if the cattle
or pigs are accompanied by a document that
identifies the cattle or pigs by breed, sex and
age and the property number allocated by the

Secretary to the seller.".

6. Ear and tail tags

(1) In regulation 8(2) and (3) of the Principal

Regulations omit ", with the authority of the

Secretary,".

(2) In regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations, for

sub-regulations (5) and(6) substitute—
"(5) Cattle that are one week of age or more and

are to be moved from the property on which they were born may, before that removal and in addition to any other tag required by this

Part, have attached an ear tag that complies
with the requirements of Part J of
Schedule 3.

(6) Cattle that are one week of age or more that

have been moved from the property on
which they were born to another property
where they are to be kept and that do not
have a tag referred to in sub-regulation (5),
may have attached an ear tag that complies
with the requirements of Part K of
Schedule 3.".

7. Manufacture of tags

Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations is revoked.

8. Removal of tags

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(1) In regulation 12(2) of the Principal Regulations,

after "remove the tags" insert "(except a tag
referred to in regulation 7(3)(b))".

(2) In regulation 12(3) of the Principal Regulations, after "remove the ear tags" insert "(except a tag referred to in regulation 7(3)(b))".

(3) For regulation 12(4) of the Principal Regulations

substitute—

"(4) A person must not remove any tag referred

to in regulation 7(3)(b) unless—

(a)	the cattle are being slaughtered and the tag is removed by a person who is working at the place of slaughter; or
(b)	in any other case by, or at the direction of, an inspector.

Penalty: 5 penalty units.".

(4) Regulation 12(7) of the Principal Regulations is

revoked.

9. New forms of cattle ear tags

In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations, after

Part I insert—

"Part J

Requirements for ear tags to be applied to cattle prior to removal from
property on which the cattle were born
A white plastic ear tag in the form of a circle that is—
(a) marked with black lettering setting out—

(i)  the property identification number allocated by the Secretary to the cattle owner being the number 3 followed by 3 letters and 4 digits; and

(ii)  3 letters allocated by the Secretary denoting the tag manufacturer, tag type and year of manufacture of the tag, followed by 4 digits; and

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(b) embedded with a microchip encoded with the information set out in paragraph (a).

Part K

Requirements for ear tags to be applied to cattle that are no longer on
the property on which they were born and that do not carry a tag in the
form of Part J.
An orange plastic tag in the form of a circle that is—
(a) marked with black lettering setting out—

(i)  the property identification number allocated by the Secretary to the cattle owner being the number 3 followed by 3 letters and 4 digits; and

(ii)  3 letters allocated by the Secretary denoting the tag manufacturer, tag type and year of manufacture of the tag, followed by 4 digits; and

(b) embedded with a microchip encoded with the information set out in paragraph (a).".

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NOTES

1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 170/1995 amended by S.R. Nos 54/1997 and 125/1997.