Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 - SECT 10

Entry of livestock etc.

10. Entry of livestock etc.



(1) A person must not bring or cause or permit or allow to be brought into
Victoria any diseased livestock or diseased livestock product except in
accordance with the prior authority of the Secretary or a licence issued by
the Secretary.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both, in the case of
an exotic disease. 60 penalty units in the case of any other disease.

(2) A person must not bring or cause or permit or allow to be brought into
Victoria any livestock, livestock product, fodder or fittings-

   (a)  contrary to any order or any regulation about the introduction of
        livestock, livestock products, fodder or fittings into Victoria; and

   (b)  without the livestock, livestock product, fodder or fittings being
        inspected and certified in the manner prescribed.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(3) A person must not, in Victoria, abandon, allow to stray, drive or cause to
be driven any livestock, or move or cause to be moved any livestock products,
fodder or fittings, introduced into Victoria-

   (a)  contrary to any order or any regulation about the introduction of
        livestock, livestock products, fodder or fittings into Victoria; and

   (b)  without the livestock, livestock product, fodder or fittings being
        inspected and certified in the manner prescribed.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(4) The Secretary may-

   (a)  in writing authorise the bringing into Victoria of any diseased
        livestock or diseased livestock product that is specified in the
        authorisation;

   (b)  issue a licence authorising the bringing into Victoria of diseased
        livestock or diseased livestock products or a class of diseased
        livestock or diseased livestock product for the period specified in
        the licence not exceeding 3 years and may impose any conditions on the
        licence.