New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

STOCK DISEASES REGULATION 2004 - REG 24

24 Information in relation to cattle at saleyards

(1) On arrival of any cattle at a saleyard, the owner or person in charge of the cattle must provide the owner or person in charge of the saleyard with:

(a) if the cattle were held at a property before being sent to the saleyard--the property identification code of the property, or

(b) if the cattle were held by a stock and station agent before being sent to the saleyard--the agent identification code of the agent.

(2) Before any cattle leave a saleyard, the person who has bought or taken possession of the cattle must provide the owner or person in charge of the saleyard with:

(a) if the cattle are to be sent to a property or abattoir--the property identification code of the property or abattoir, or

(b) if a stock and station agent has taken possession of the cattle--the agent identification code of the stock and station agent.

(3) If any cattle are sent to a saleyard from a property that has not been assigned a property identification code, the owner or person in charge of the saleyard must:

(a) by the close of business on the next working day after receiving the cattle, make a record of the relevant identification particulars of the cattle and the address of the property from which the cattle were sent, and

(b) keep any such record for a period of at least 7 years from the date on which it was made, and

(c) if requested to do so by an inspector, produce the record for inspection.

(4) If any cattle are sent from a saleyard to a property that has not been assigned a property identification code, the owner or person in charge of the saleyard must:

(a) by the close of business on the next working day after sending the cattle, make a record of the relevant identification particulars of the cattle and the address of the property to which the cattle are sent, and

(b) keep any such record for a period of at least 7 years from the date on which it was made, and

(c) if requested to do so by an inspector, produce the record for inspection.

(5) The owner or person in charge of a saleyard must, by the close of business on the next working day after the sale of any cattle at the saleyard (or, if the cattle are sold for the purpose of slaughter at an abattoir, by the close of business on the day of the sale), provide the authorised administrator with the following information:

(a) that the cattle have been sold,

(b) the date the sale occurred,

(c) the relevant identification particulars of the cattle concerned,

(d) if the cattle were held at a property before being sent to the saleyard--the property identification code of the property,

(e) if the cattle were held by a stock and station agent before being sent to the saleyard--the agent identification code of the agent,

(f) if the cattle are to be sent to a property or abattoir--the property identification code of the property or abattoir,

(g) if a stock and station agent has taken possession of the cattle--the agent identification code of the stock and station agent.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.