New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STOCK DISEASES REGULATION 2009 - REG 29

29 Information in relation to pigs at saleyard

(1) On the arrival of any pigs at a saleyard, the owner or person in charge of the pigs must provide the stock and station agent who is to sell the pigs with the following information:

(a) the number and type of pigs,

(b) the date the pigs left the property at which they were last held (the "previous property") before being sent to the saleyard,

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

(d) the relevant identification particulars of the pigs concerned,

(e) the unique serial number of any form filled in or document created in relation to the pigs in accordance with any relevant order of the Director-General under clause 16 (2).

Note: For example, national vendor declarations, transported stock statements and movement documents.

(2) A stock and station agent must not sell any pigs unless he or she has obtained the information referred to in subclause (1) in relation to the pigs.

(3) Before any sold or unsold pigs leave a saleyard, the person who has bought or taken possession of the pigs must provide the stock and station agent who sold (or attempted to sell) the pigs with the property identification code of the property to which the pigs are to be sent.

(4) The person providing the information under subclause (1) and the stock and station agent must each:

(a) keep a record of that information and the property identification code or address of the saleyard for the following periods (commencing on the date on which the information was provided):

(i) in the case of the person providing the information under subclause (1)-at least 7 years,

(ii) in the case of the stock and station agent-at least 2 years, and

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

(5) A stock and station agent must:

(a) keep a record of the information referred to in subclause (3) for at least 2 years (commencing on the date on which the information was provided), and

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

(6) A stock and station agent must, within 7 days after selling any pigs, provide the purchaser with a copy of the record under subclause (4) (a) in relation to the pigs.

(7) A purchaser of pigs must keep a copy of any record provided to the purchaser under subclause (6) for a period of at least 7 years from the date of the purchase.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.