South Australian Consolidated Acts

LIVESTOCK ACT 1997 - SECT 5

5—Interpretation—livestock etc affected or suspected of being affected with a disease or contaminant

        (1)         Livestock are affected with a disease or contaminant if—

            (a)         they are suffering from or affected with the disease; or

            (b)         they contain the contaminant in their body tissues or secretions.

        (2)         Livestock products are affected with a disease or contaminant if—

            (a)         they have come from livestock affected with the disease or contaminant; or

            (b)         they have subsequently become contaminated with the disease or contaminant.

        (3)         Land is affected with a disease or contaminant if the land, or any water or vegetation on the land, contains or produces a substance capable of causing livestock that consume it or come into contact with it to become affected with the disease or contaminant.

        (4)         Other property is affected with a disease or contaminant if the property contains or produces a substance capable of causing livestock that consume it or come into contact with it to become affected with the disease or contaminant.

        (5)         There is reason to suspect that livestock of a class susceptible to a disease are affected with the disease if—

            (a)         they have, during a prescribed period—

                  (i)         been pastured or kept together with other livestock on the same holding; or

                  (ii)         been transported with other livestock in the same vehicle, vessel or aircraft; or

                  (iii)         been kept together with other livestock in the same group; and

            (b)         those other livestock are affected with the disease, or there is reason to suspect that the other livestock are affected with the disease.

        (6)         There is reason to suspect that livestock are affected with a contaminant if—

            (a)         they have, during a prescribed period—

                  (i)         been pastured or kept together with other livestock on the same holding; or

                  (ii)         been kept together with other livestock in the same group; and

            (b)         those other livestock are affected with the contaminant, or there is reason to suspect that the other livestock are affected with the contaminant.

        (7)         For the purposes of this section, a "prescribed period" is a period specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.