South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts33—Prohibition on entry of livestock or other property absolutely or
without required health certificate etc
(1) For the purposes
of controlling or eradicating disease or contamination, the Minister may, by
notice in the Gazette, prohibit entry into the State or a specified part of
the State of livestock, livestock products, or other property, of a specified
class—
(a)
absolutely; or
(b)
subject to the condition that specified documentation accompany the livestock,
livestock products or other property en route into the State or specified part
of the State; or
(c)
subject to any other condition.
(2) A notice may be
issued under this section if the Minister decides in his or her absolute
discretion that the issuing of the notice is justified in the circumstances.
(3) If documentation
does not accompany livestock, livestock products or other property as required
under this section, the following persons are each guilty of an offence:
(a) the
owner of the livestock, livestock products or other property; and
(b) the
person in control of the livestock, livestock products or other property; and
(c) any
person who caused the livestock, livestock products or other property to be
brought into the State or specified part of the State unaccompanied by the
relevant documentation.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
Expiation fee: $315.
(4) If documentation
is required to accompany livestock, livestock products or other property under
this section, the owner of the livestock, livestock products or other property
must ensure that the relevant documentation is retained for a period of 12
months after the livestock, livestock products or other property enters the
State or specified part of the State.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
Expiation fee: $210.
(5) If livestock,
livestock products or other property is brought into the State or specified
part of the State in contravention of a notice under this section (other than
a contravention referred to in subsection (3)), the following persons are
each guilty of an offence:
(a) the
owner of any livestock, livestock products or other property; and
(b) the
person in control of the livestock, livestock products or other property; and
(c) any
person who caused the livestock, livestock products or other property to be
brought into the State or specified part of the State in contravention of the
notice.
Maximum penalty:
If the notice is expressed to be issued for the purposes of controlling or
eradicating exotic disease—$20 000 or imprisonment for 1 year;
In any other case—$10 000.