Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 - SECT 15

Destruction or disposal of diseased livestock

15. Destruction or disposal of diseased livestock



(1) If an inspector knows or reasonably suspects that-

   (a)  any livestock or livestock product is diseased or infected with a
        disease; or

   (b)  any livestock, livestock product, fodder, fitting or any other article
        has been in contact with diseased livestock or a diseased livestock
        product-

the inspector may-

   (c)  dispose of, or order to be disposed of, the livestock, livestock
        product, fodder, fitting or article; or

   (d)  destroy, or order to be destroyed, the livestock, livestock product,
        fodder, fitting or article.

(2) The inspector must notify the owner or person apparently in charge of the
livestock, livestock product, fodder, fitting or article of the inspector's
intention to destroy or dispose of the livestock, livestock product, fodder,
fitting or article.

(3) If an inspector knows or reasonably suspects that livestock or a livestock
product is infected with a disease or that any livestock, livestock product,
fodder, fitting or any other article has been in contact with diseased
livestock or a diseased livestock product and the owner of the livestock,
livestock product, fodder, fitting or article cannot be located after
reasonable inquiry and there is no person apparently in charge of the
livestock, livestock product, fodder, fitting or article, the inspector may,
with the approval of the Secretary, destroy or otherwise dispose of the
livestock, livestock product, fodder, fitting or article.