Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

STOCK ACT 2005 (NO. 19 OF 2005) - SECT 29

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person travels stock; and

        (b)     the person is not the owner of the stock; and

        (c)     the person does not have a permit to travel the stock—

              (i)     issued by the chief executive or the owner of the stock; or

              (ii)     issued under a corresponding law.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     If a person in charge of travelling stock (the first drover ) delivers stock to someone else, the first drover must—

        (a)     endorse on the permit for the stock the name of the other person; and

        (b)     give the other person the endorsed permit.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     In this section:

"corresponding law" means—

        (a)     a law of a State regulating stock; or

        (b)     a law prescribed by regulation as a corresponding law for this definition.