This legislation has been repealed.
- under the Livestock Act 1997 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Part 1—Preliminary 1Short title 4Interpretation 5Exemptions 5AAuthorisations Part 1A—Beekeepers 5BInterpretation 5CRegistration of beekeepers 5DTerm of registration and renewals 5EChange of address 5FAnnual honey testing for American Foul Brood 5GBees to be kept in a frame-hive 5HHive identification 5IExposure of hive, bee products etc 5JAbandonment and neglect of hives etc Part 1B—Registration of other keepers of livestock 5KClasses of livestock requiring registration 5LTerm of registration and renewal 5MChange of address 5NObligation to ensure property where livestock usually kept has property identification code Part 2—Artificial breeding 6Prescribed class of livestock 7Eligibility requirements for artificial breeding centre 8Conditions of registration of artificial breeding centre 9Eligibility requirements—artificial breeding procedures 10Conditions of registration—artificial breeding procedures 11Term of registration and renewals Part 3—Veterinary diagnostic laboratories 12Eligibility requirements 13Conditions of registration 14Term of registration and renewals Part 4—Vaccines 15Sale or supply of vaccines 16Use of vaccines 17Storage and disposal of vaccines 18Prohibition on use of diagnostic agents Part 5—Hormonal growth promotants 19Method of treatment of cattle or buffalo with hormonal growth promotants 20HGP earmarks 21HGP records 22HGP free declarations 23HGP free tags 24HGP free invoices etc Part 5A—Identification codes Division 1—Property identification code 25Allocation and renewal of property identification code 25ASubstitution of responsible person, variation of boundaries and cancellation of property identification code Division 2—Pig tattoo code 25BAllocation of pig tattoo code 25CCancellation of pig tattoo code Division 3—Stock agent identification code 25DAllocation and cancellation of stock agent identification code Division 4—General 25EApplications and fees 25FRegister of property identification codes and pig tattoo codes Part 6—Livestock identification Division 1—Preliminary 26Interpretation 26AChief Inspector may authorise acts otherwise prohibited under this Part 26BRecords kept under this Part Division 2—Identification of cattle, sheep and goats 27Application of Division 27APIDs 27BMovement documentation 27CNLIS notification before removal of animals from land of pasture 27DNLIS notification after animals moved to different land of pasture 27EAnimals at livestock saleyards must have PID and movement documentation 27EANLIS notification of animals consigned to livestock saleyard for sale 27EBNLIS notification of movement of bobby calves from land of pasture to abattoir 27ECAnimals at abattoirs must have PID and movement documentation 27EDNLIS notification when animals slaughtered 27EFIdentification of animal at abattoir must be possible until fitness for human consumption assessed 27FFalse or misleading statements under this Division Division 3—Identification of pigs 27FAIdentification of pigs Division 4—Identification of deer 27GIdentification of deer Division 5—General 27HRemoval of livestock in contravention of this Part 28Types of devices 29AAuthorisation of manufacturers and recyclers 29BSupply of tags and devices 29CAnimal must not have more than 1 PID 29DPIDs and tags must bear correct information 29DARemoval and disposal of PIDs 29EReplacement of lost devices other than at livestock saleyards 29FOffence to alter or deface tags and devices Part 7—Sheep lice 30Offence if lice-infested sheep at market 31Offence if lice-infested sheep stray Part 7A—Vendor declarations 31ASigning of vendor declarations 31BFalse or misleading vendor declarations Part 8—Provision for funds under repealed Acts 32Cattle Compensation Fund 33Beekeepers Compensation Fund 34Swine Compensation Fund 34ADeer Keepers Compensation Fund Part 9—Stock foods Division 1—Preliminary 35Interpretation Division 2—Feeding of livestock 36Feeding of restricted animal material to ruminants 37Feeding of restricted animal material from placental mammals to non-ruminants 38Feeding of stock foods containing faeces 39Feeding of stock foods containing registered veterinary products Division 3—Standards for stock foods 40Offence 41Restricted animal material in stock foods 42Substances prohibited in stock foods 43Organochlorine pesticides in stock foods 44Antioxidants in stock foods 45Registered veterinary products in stock foods Division 4—Labelling of manufactured stock foods 46Offences 47Requirement for label or advice note 48General information to be included on label or advice note 49Information about restricted animal material content Schedule 1—Fees Schedule 2—Stock foods Part 1—Prohibited substances Part 2—Permitted levels of organochlorine pesticides Part 3—Permitted levels of certain antioxidants Legislative history