South Australian Consolidated Acts

LIVESTOCK ACT 1997 - SECT 6

6—Interpretation—controlling or eradicating disease or contamination

        (1)         Action for the purposes of "controlling or eradicating disease or contamination may include action taken for one or more of the following purposes:

            (a)         investigating the existence or source of a disease or contaminant affecting livestock;

            (b)         preventing or minimising the risk of the spread of a disease affecting livestock or of the introduction of such a disease into the State or part of the State;

            (c)         preventing or minimising the risk of livestock or other property becoming affected or further affected with a contaminant;

            (d)         freeing livestock from a disease or contaminant or reducing the effect of a disease or contaminant on livestock.

        (2)         This section does not limit the action that may be taken for the purposes of controlling or eradicating disease or contamination.