Queensland Consolidated Regulations

STOCK REGULATION 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Definitions
   3.      What is a disease
   4.      What is a notifiable disease
   5.      Other animals that are stock

           Part 1A--Residue disease in warranted stock

   5A.     Definitions for pt 1A
   5B.     Residue disease—Act, s 4C
   5C.     Warranted stock—Act, s 20(1)
   5D.     Diseases to which warranty applies—Act, s 20(11)(a)
   5E.     Evidence of residue disease for warranty—Act, s 20(11)(b)

           Part 2--Introduction of stock and other matters or things

           Division 1--Preliminary

   6.      Purpose of pt 2
   7.      When a person introduces stock or a matter or thing

           Division 2--Introduction of stock
           Subdivision 1--General provisions for introducing particular stock

   8.      Stock to which sdiv 1 applies
   9.      General introduction requirements
   10.     Requirements for certificate of health
   11.     Inspector's powers if general introduction requirements contravened
   12.     Inspector's powers for stock introduced or proposed to be introduced
   13.     Form of order
   14.     Obligation to keep and produce certificate of health

           Subdivision 2--Particular introduction requirements

   15.     Pigs
   18.     Introduction of cattle—tuberculosis
   19.     Introduction of prescribed species—Johne's disease
           Subdivision 3--Miscellaneous provision
   24.     Approval for alternative test

           Division 3--Introduction of animal products, animal pathogens, biological preparations etc.

   26.     Animal pathogens, biological preparations, articles or things
   27.     Contaminated animal pathogens etc.

           Division 4--General introduction requirements

   29.     Landing animal products, attendant's effects

           Part 3--Intrastate stock travelling requirements

           Division 1--Travelling requirements for stock, hides and skins

   30.     Non-application of travel permit and waybill requirements (s 23 of the Act)
   30A.    Non-application of travel permit and waybill requirements—alternative waybills
   31.     Travel permits
   32.     Travel permit required for area
   33.     Travelling stock to be quarantined

           Division 2--Sale of diseased stock

   36.     Sale of diseased stock
   37.     Diseased stock at saleyards

           Division 3--Travelling of diseased stock, products etc.

   38.     Infected stock etc. not to travel without approval
   39.     Buffer areas
   40.     Gates

           Part 4--Inspectors

   41.     Appointment of inspectors—Act, s 4D

           Part 5--Disease eradication programs

           Division 1--Tuberculosis

   42.     Eradication program
   43.     Carrying out the program

           Division 2--Bovine and ovine Johne's disease

   43A.    Eradication program
   43B.    Carrying out the programs

           Part 6--Testing of stock for disease

           Division 1--Tuberculosis

   44.     Definition for div 1
   45.     Tuberculosis testing of stock
   46.     Identification of tested stock

           Division 2--Compensation for stock destroyed or disposed of

   47.     Definition for div 2
   48.     Deciding estimated market value
   49.     Compensation

           Division 3--Use of exotic disease diagnostic test kits or methods

   50.     Restrictions on use
   51.     Applying for and obtaining test kit or method approval
   52.     General conditions for use
   52A.    Restriction on disclosure of positive test result by person at an approved testing facility

           Part 7--Dipping and treating stock

   53.     Order—Act, s 32
   54.     Orders may specify times, etc.
   55.     Analysis of dipping fluid

           Part 8--Feed restrictions for disease prevention and control

           Division 1--Restrictions relating to the consumption of animal matter by stock

   56.     Purpose of div 1
   57.     Restrictions for animal and animal-contaminated matter
   58.     Restriction on feeding ruminants—warning statement
   59.     Exemptions for pt 8

           Division 2--Restrictions relating to THC residue

   59A.    Purpose of div 2
   59B.    Restrictions

           Part 8A--Prevention and control of Newcastle disease in domestic fowl

           Division 1--Preliminary

   59C.    Object of pt 8A
   59D.    Definitions for pt 8A
   59E.    Meaning of epidemiological group in a commercial flock
   59F.    Meaning of serological monitoring

           Division 2--Obligations on persons introducing domestic fowl or placing domestic fowl into commercial flocks

   59G.    Introducing domestic fowl
   59H.    Domestic fowl introduced from 1 April 2006 for immediate slaughter
   59I.    Domestic fowl reared in the State
   59J.    Conditions

           Division 3--Alternative vaccination programs

   59K.    Application for approved alternative vaccination program
   59L.    Serological monitoring
   59M.    Deciding application
   59N.    Conditions
   59O.    Notice of refusal of program application

           Division 4--Vaccine and vaccination requirements

   59P.    Restriction on carrying out vaccine related activity
   59Q.    Applications to carry out vaccine related activity
   59R.    Obligation to notify chief inspector of adverse reaction
   59S.    Chief inspector may require serological monitoring

           Division 5--Record keeping

   59T.    Records generally
   59U.    Supplying vaccine
   59V.    Receiving vaccine
   59W.    Vaccinated fowl
   59X.    Disposing of vaccine
   59Y.    Vaccination certificate
   59Z.    Serological monitoring

           Division 6--Compliance monitoring

   59ZA.   Places, activities and records

           Part 9--Miscellaneous provisions

   60.     Identification of stock
   61.     Segregation of stock at sales and shows
   62.     Examination of brands
   63.     Manner prescribed for destruction, removal and disposal—Act, s 15
   64.     Rate of compensation for destruction of diseased stock
   65.     Mode of assessing value of destroyed stock
   66.     Carriage of ticks prohibited
   68.     Fees
           SCHEDULE 1 PRESCRIBED DISEASES
           SCHEDULE 3 ANIMAL PATHOGENS, BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS, ARTICLES OR THINGS REQUIRING PERMIT FOR ENTRY
           SCHEDULE 6 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES
           SCHEDULE 7 FEES
           SCHEDULE 8 DICTIONARY
           Endnotes