Stock Identification Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 338 Stock Act 1915 STOCK IDENTIFICATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Replacement of s 2 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Amendment of s 4 (Tags) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Amendment of ss 7, 8 and 10–13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Amendment of s 7 (Movement of Cattle.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Amendment of s 8 (Identification of Stock.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Insertion of new ss 8A and 8B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8A Use of breeder and post breeder tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 8B Owner of meat processing facility to keep records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 9 Amendment of s 9 (Control of tag attachment, removal and interference) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10 Amendment of s 10 (Registration of Holdings.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 11 Amendment of s 11 (Register of Holdings.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 12 Amendment of s 13 (Protection from fraud or misuse.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 13 Amendment of s 15 (Tag manufacturer’s sale records) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 14 Insertion of schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 SCHEDULE DICTIONARY

s1 3 s6 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Stock Identification Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Stock Identification Regulation 1985 . ˙ Replacement of s 2 (Definitions) 3. Section 2— omit, insert— ˙ ‘ Definitions ‘ 2. The dictionary in the schedule defines particular words used in this regulation.’. ˙ Amendment of s 4 (Tags) 4. Section 4(2), ‘in the inspector’s district’— omit. ˙ Amendment of ss 7, 8 and 10–13 5. Sections 7(1), (2), (5), (6) and (7), 8, 10(2) and (4)(b), 11(2), 12 and 13(1) and (3), ‘shall’— omit, insert— ‘must’. ˙ Amendment of s 7 (Movement of Cattle.) 6.(1) Section 7(1) and (2), ‘in accordance with the method prescribed by Regulation 8 of these Regulations’— omit, insert— ‘under section 8’.

s7 4 s7 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 (2) Section 7(3), ‘The provisions of subregulation (1) of this regulation shall not apply where’— omit, insert— ‘Subsection (1) does not apply if’. (3) Section 7(3)(a), ‘as prescribed by these Regulations;’— ‘under section 8; or’. (4) Section 7(4), ‘The provisions of subregulation (2) of this regulation shall not apply where’— omit, insert— ‘Subsection (2) does not apply if’. (5) Section 7(5), ‘the provisions of paragraph (a) of subregulation (3) of this Regulation’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (3)(a)’. (6) Section 7(6) and (7), ‘the provisions of Regulation 8 of these Regulations’— omit, insert— ‘section 8’. (7) Section 7(6), ‘ 1965-1984 ’— omit, insert— ‘ 1993 ’. ˙ Amendment of s 8 (Identification of Stock.) 7.(1) Section 8, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Identification of cattle ’. (2) Section 8(3)— omit.

s8 5 s8 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 ˙ Insertion of new ss 8A and 8B 8. After section 8— insert— ˙ ‘ Use of breeder and post breeder tags ‘ 8A.(1) An owner of cattle may also attach to the cattle a tag that— (a) contains the following information— (i) the identification number of the holding on which the cattle are being kept; (ii) a serial number; and (b) is approved by the chief executive as— (i) a breeder tag for use in identifying cattle that have not, at any time, been removed from the holding on which they were born; or (ii) a post breeder tag for use in identifying cattle that have been removed from the holding on which they were born. ‘ (2) However, the owner must not attach to the cattle— (a) a breeder tag unless— (i) the cattle are on the holding on which they were born; and (ii) the cattle have not, at any time, been removed from the holding; and (iii) the identification number of the holding is on the tag; or (b) a post breeder tag unless— (i) the cattle have been removed from the holding on which they were born; and (ii) the cattle do not have a breeder tag attached to them; and (iii) the identification number of the holding on which the cattle are being kept is on the tag. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

s8 6 s8 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 ˙ ‘ Owner of meat processing facility to keep records ‘ 8B.(1) This section applies to the owner of a meat processing facility if cattle ( “tagged animals” ) to which a breeder tag, post breeder tag or cattle tag is attached are slaughtered at the facility. ‘ (2) The owner must record the following information about each tagged animal— (a) the date it is slaughtered; (b) the identification number and serial number on each— (i) breeder tag and post breeder tag; and (ii) cattle tag. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (3) Subsection (2)(b)(i) does not apply if the owner has the chief inspector’s written approval stating the numbers on a breeder tag or post breeder tag need not be recorded. ‘ (4) The owner must— (a) keep the record mentioned in subsection (2) for at least 6 months after the day the tagged animal is slaughtered; and (b) if asked by the chief inspector, give the record to the chief inspector. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (5) The owner must also ensure the dressed body, head, hide and viscera of the tagged animal are able to be identified to the identification number and serial number on each— (a) breeder tag and post breeder tag; and (b) cattle tag. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (6) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply if the owner has the chief inspector’s written approval stating the dressed body, head, hide and viscera need not be identified to the numbers on a breeder tag or post breeder tag.’.

s9 7 s9 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 ˙ Amendment of s 9 (Control of tag attachment, removal and interference) 9.(1) Section 9, heading— omit, insert— ‘ Dealing with breeder tags, post breeder tags and cattle tags ’. (2) Section 9(1), words before paragraph (a)— omit, insert— ‘ 9.(1) A person must not attach to cattle that are to be travelled, or are being travelled, from a holding—’. (3) Section 9(2)— omit, insert— ‘ (2) A person, other than an inspector or a person authorised by an inspector, must not— (a) attach to cattle— (i) an ear tag or tail tag under section 8 other than a tag in the approved form; or (ii) a cattle tag other than in a way prescribed under section 8; or (iii) a tag for use as a breeder tag or post breeder tag unless the tag is approved by the chief executive under section 8A(1)(b); or (b) remove, or allow to be removed, a cattle tag from cattle or a carcass unless— (i) the cattle are slaughtered at a meat processing facility; and (ii) the tag is removed because of the slaughtering process; or (c) remove, or allow to be removed, a breeder tag or post breeder tag from cattle or a carcass unless— (i) for cattle slaughtered at a meat processing facility—the tag is removed because of the slaughtering process; or (ii) for cattle that die on a holding—the person is responsible for the husbandry of the cattle and the identification number of the holding is on the tag; or

s 10 8 s 10 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 (d) alter or deface, or allow to be altered or defaced, a breeder tag, post breeder tag or cattle tag. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (2A) If a person, other than an inspector or a person authorised by an inspector, removes a breeder tag or post breeder tag from cattle slaughtered at a meat processing facility, the person must— (a) give the tag to— (i) the owner of the holding whose identification number is on the tag; or (ii) another person approved by the chief inspector; or (b) destroy the tag. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. ‘ (2B) If an inspector, or a person authorised by an inspector, removes a breeder tag or post breeder tag from cattle, the inspector or person may— (a) give the tag to another person approved by the chief inspector; or (b) destroy the tag.’. (4) Section 9(4), ‘(2)(c)’— omit, insert— ‘(2)(b)’. (5) Section 9— insert— ‘ (5) In this section— “inspector” includes an inspector under the Meat Industry Act 1993 .’. ˙ Amendment of s 10 (Registration of Holdings.) 10.(1) Section 10(1) and (4)(c), ‘or farm deer’— omit. (2) Section 10(1), ‘shall make application for the registration of such holding for the purposes of these Regulations’—

s 11 9 s 12 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 omit, insert— ‘must apply for registration of the holding under this regulation’. (3) Section 10(2)(a), ‘these Regulations come into force’— omit, insert— ‘this regulation commences’. (4) Section 10(4)(a), ‘shall’— omit, insert— ‘may’. ˙ Amendment of s 11 (Register of Holdings.) 11.(1) Section 11(1)— omit, insert— ‘ 11.(1) The chief inspector must keep a register of holdings registered under section 10.’. (2) Section 11(2), ‘the generality of the provisions of subregulation (1) of this Regulation’— omit, insert— ‘subsection (1)’. (3) Section 11(4), ‘or for the purposes of these Regulations’— omit, insert— ‘this regulation’. (4) Section 11(4), ‘shall be’— omit, insert— ‘is’. ˙ Amendment of s 13 (Protection from fraud or misuse.) 12.(1) Sections 13(1)(a) and (b), and 13(3)(a) ‘any tag’— omit, insert—

s 13 10 s 14 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 ‘a breeder tag or post breeder tag, or a tag’. (2) Section 13(2)(a), from ‘approved’, first mention, to ‘furnish’— omit, insert— ‘a breeder tag, a post breeder tag or a cattle tag must apply in writing and give’. (3) Section 13(2)(b), ‘Such authority shall be issued and remain valid’— omit, insert— ‘The authority may be issued, and is valid,’. ˙ Amendment of s 15 (Tag manufacturer’s sale records) 13. Section 15(1) and (2)— omit, insert— ‘ 15.(1) The manufacturer of a breeder tag, post breeder tag, approved ear tag or approved tail tag must, when the manufacturer sells the tag, keep a record of the following— (a) the purchaser’s name and address; (b) the identification number of the purchaser’s holding; (c) the date of the sale; (d) the serial number of the tag. ‘ (2) The manufacturer must keep the record mentioned in subsection (1) for at least 3 years after the sale.’. ˙ Insertion of schedule 14. After section 15— insert—

s 14 11 s 14 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 ‘ SCHEDULE ‘ DICTIONARY section 2 ‘ “approved ear tag” includes a HGP free tag. “approved tail tag” includes a HGP free tag. “attach” , to cattle, includes implant and insert into the cattle. “breeder tag” means a tag approved as a breeder tag by the chief executive under section 8A(1)(b)(i). “cattle tag” means an approved ear tag, approved tail tag, district tail tag or saleyard tail tag. “dressed body” , of a tagged animal, means the skeleton and musculature, other than the head, hide or viscera, of the animal. “form” includes a tag in a particular form. “HGP free tag” means a HGP free tag in the approved form under the Stock Act 1915 . “hormonal growth promotant” means a product that— (a) contains an anabolic substance or a hormone; and Examples of ‘an anabolic substance or a hormone’ — • 17 beta oestradiol • oestradiol benzoate • progesterone • testosterone propionate • trenbolone acetate • zeranol. (b) is used to promote the growth of bovines or bubalines. “identification number” , of a holding, means an identification number allocated to the holding under section 10(4).

s 14 12 s 14 Stock Identification Amendment (No. 1) No. 338, 1999 “meat processing facility” means a meat processing facility under the Meat Industry Act 1993 . “post breeder tag” means a tag approved as a post breeder tag by the chief executive under section 8A(1)(b)(ii). “serial number” , of a breeder tag, post breeder tag or cattle tag, means a unique number placed on the tag by the tag’s manufacturer to identify the tag. “special store or breeding cattle sale” means a sale approved by a government veterinary officer at which cattle may be sold other than for slaughter. “tag” includes an electronic device— (a) for use in identifying cattle; and (b) from which information is capable of being reproduced. “tagged animal” see section 8B(1).’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 16 December 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 17 December 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries. © State of Queensland 1999