New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

STOCK DISEASES REGULATION 2004 - REG 25G

25G Information in relation to sheep or goats at abattoir

(1) On arrival of any sheep or goats at an abattoir, the owner or person in charge of the sheep or goats must provide the owner or person in charge of the abattoir with the following information:

(a) the number and type of sheep or goats,

(b) the date the sheep or goats left the property at which they were last held (the "previous property") before being sent to the abattoir,

(c) the property identification code or address of the previous property,

(d) if the sheep or goats are identifiable stock--the relevant identification particulars of the sheep or goats concerned.

(1A) The owner or person in charge of an abattoir must not sell, dispose of or process the carcass of any sheep or goat, or cause or permit the sale, disposal or processing of any such carcass, unless he or she has obtained the information referred to in subclause (1) in relation to the sheep or goat.

(2) The person providing the information under subclause (1) and the owner or person in charge of the abattoir each must:

(a) keep a record of that information and the property identification code or address of the abattoir for a period of at least, 2 years in the case of the owner or person in charge of the abattoir, or 7 years in the case of the person providing the information, from the date on which it was provided, and

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

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.