Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 - SECT 9

Identification of livestock

9. Identification of livestock

A person must not-

   (a)  dispatch cattle or prescribed livestock for sale at saleyards, for
        slaughter at an abattoir or for disposal at a knackery;

   (b)  sell cattle or prescribed livestock by auction or otherwise;



   (c)  transport cattle or prescribed livestock for sale at saleyards, for
        slaughter at an abattoir or for disposal at a knackery;

   (d)  slaughter or dispose of cattle or prescribed livestock or process the
        carcases of cattle or prescribed livestock at premises licensed under
        the Meat Industry Act 1993-

unless the cattle or the livestock or the carcase is branded, tagged or
identified in accordance with section 9A and in the prescribed manner.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.