Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

ENZOOTIC DISEASES REGULATIONS 1970

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   4.      Terms used in these regulations  
   4A.     Identification codes for non-farming properties  

   PART 2 -- General provisions for the eradication and control of enzootic diseases  

   5.      Notification by owner where stock infected  
   6.      Notification by others  
   6A.     Entry by inspector  
   6B.     Examination by inspector  
   7.      Inspector may demand information  
   8.      Mustering for inspection  
   9.      Compliance with requirements of inspectors  
   10.     Notices as to quarantine and other areas  
   11.     Quarantining of stock  
   11AA.   Application of quarantine provisions to pearl oysters  
   11A.    Directions by inspector as to quarantined stock  
   11B.    Directions to move quarantined stock  
   12.     Directions by inspector  
   13.     Removal of stock from quarantine  
   14.     Contact with stock in quarantine  
   15.     No liability for stock loss  
   16.     Owner to pay expenses  
   17.     Prohibition of sale or exhibition  
   18.     Destruction of stock  
   19.     Branding  
   20.     Sale or exhibition of diseased stock  
   21.     Disinfection  
   22.     Restrictions on inoculations  
   23.     Wilful communication of diseases  
   24.     Testing with biological products  
   26.     Restrictions as to testing for disease  
   27.     Removal of animals from abattoir  
   27A.    Removal after vaccination against anthrax  
   27B.    Quarantining of assembled stock  

   PART 3 -- Issue of health certificates, etc., for stock for export  

   28.     Issue of certificate of health  

   PART 4 -- Introduction of stock from other parts of the Commonwealth  

   29.     Restrictions on movement into the State  
   30.     Detention  
   31.     Inspection  
   32.     Quarantining  
   33.     Stock on adjoining land  
   34.     False or misleading certificates  

   PART 5 -- Intrastate movement of stock  

           Division 1 -- General  

   34A.    Compliance with conditions on movement  

           Division 2 -- Intrastate movement of stock by sea  

   35.     Vessel to be certified as suitable  
   36.     Cleaning of certain parts of vessel  
   37.     Movement of things between vessels  
   38.     Cleaning of certain vessels at Fremantle  
   39.     Liability for expense of cleaning  
   39A.    Carriage of cattle from inside and outside a tick infected area  
   40.     Offences  

   PART 6 -- Cattle tick  

   41.     Declaration of areas by Minister  
   42.     Owner liable for expense of treatment  
   43.     Restriction on movement of conveyances from tick infected area  
   49.     Offences  

   PART 7 -- Tuberculosis of cattle  

   55.     Terms used in these regulations  
   56.     Declaration of areas by Minister  
   57.     Declaration of accredited tuberculosis free herd  
   58.     Approval to carry out tuberculin tests  
   59.     Procedure where diagnosis gives positive result  
   60.     Charges for tuberculin tests  

   PART 8 -- Brucellosis of cattle  

   65.     Terms used in these regulations  
   66.     Declaration of areas by Minister  
   67.     Duties of owners of bovine animals  
   68.     Declaration of accredited brucellosis free herd  
   69.     Declaration of certified brucellosis free herd  
   70.     Declaration of herd as brucellosis controlled  
   71.     Revocation of declarations  
   72.     Declaration of compulsory brucellosis vaccination areas  
   73.     Approval to carry out vaccinations  
   74.     Inoculation with Strain 19 vaccine  
   75.     Vaccinated cattle to be identified  

   PART 8A -- Cattle or buffalo identification  

           Division 1 -- Interpretation  

   76.     Terms used in this Part  
   77.     NLIS devices  

           Division 2 -- Manufacture and sale of NLIS devices  

   78.     Manufacture and sale of NLIS devices generally  
   79.     Sale of NLIS devices by approved manufacturers  
   80.     Sale of NLIS devices by persons except approved manufacturers  

           Division 3 -- NLIS database  

   81.     NLIS database  

           Division 4 -- Offences relating to the use of NLIS devices and approved identification  

   82.     Application of NLIS devices  
   83.     Unapplied NLIS devices to be returned or given up  
   84.     Removal, damage and replacement of NLIS devices  
   84A.    False representation that something is an NLIS device  

           Division 5 -- Responsibilities of owners  

   84B.    Responsibilities of owners before moving animals  
   84C.    Exemptions from responsibilities under regulation 84B  
   84D.    Responsibilities of owners after moving animals  

           Division 6 -- Responsibilities of drovers, carriers or purchasers  

   84E.    Responsibilities of drovers or carriers  
   84F.    Responsibilities of purchasers  

           Division 7 -- Responsibilities of property operators  

              Subdivision 1 -- General  

   84G.    Responsibilities of property operators before animals are moved  
   84H.    Responsibility of operators if animals die while being moved to the property  

              Subdivision 2 -- Holding yards  

   84I.    Responsibilities of holding yard operators  

              Subdivision 3 -- Saleyards  

   84J.    Responsibilities of saleyard operators if no identification is applied  
   84K.    Directions by inspectors  
   84L.    Responsibilities of saleyard operators if animal is born at saleyard  
   84M.    Responsibilities of saleyard operators before animals are moved from the saleyard  
   84N.    Other responsibilities of saleyard operators if NLIS devices are applied to animals  

              Subdivision 4 -- Abattoirs  

   84O.    Meaning of “inspector” in this Subdivision  
   84P.    Responsibilities of abattoir operators if no identification is applied  
   84Q.    Directions by inspectors  
   84R.    Responsibilities of abattoir operators if NLIS devices are applied to animals  
   84S.    Responsibilities of abattoir operators if approved identification is applied  
   84T.    Responsibilities of abattoir operators before animals are moved from the abattoir  
   84U.    Responsibilities of abattoir operators after animals are slaughtered  

              Subdivision 5 -- Export depots  

   84V.    Responsibilities of export depot operators if no identification is applied  
   84W.    Directions by inspectors  
   84X.    Responsibilities of export depot operators if animal is born at export depot  
   84Y.    Responsibilities of export depot operators if NLIS devices are applied to animals  
   84Z.    Responsibilities of export depot operators if approved identification is applied  
   85.     Responsibilities of export depot operators before animals are moved from the export depot  

   PART 9 -- Sheep or goat identification  

           Division 1 -- Interpretation  

   85A.    Terms used in this Part  
   85B.    NLIS tags  

           Division 2 -- Manufacture and sale of NLIS tags  

   85C.    Manufacture of NLIS tags  
   85D.    Sale of NLIS tags  

           Division 3 -- Offences relating to the use of NLIS tags  

   85E.    Application of NLIS tags  
   85F.    Removal, damage and replacement of NLIS tags  
   85G.    False representation that something is an NLIS tag  

           Division 4 -- Responsibilities of owners  

   85H.    Responsibilities of owners before moving animals  

           Division 5 -- Responsibilities of drovers, carriers or purchasers  

   85I.    Responsibilities of drovers or carriers  
   85J.    Responsibilities of purchasers  

           Division 6 -- Responsibilities of property operators  

              Subdivision 1 -- General  

   85K.    Responsibilities of property operators before animals are moved  

              Subdivision 2 -- Holding yards  

   85L.    Responsibilities of holding yard operators  

              Subdivision 3 -- Saleyards  

   85M.    Responsibilities of saleyard operators if NLIS tags are not applied to animals  
   85N.    Directions by inspectors  
   85O.    Responsibilities of saleyard operators if animal is born at saleyard  
   85P.    Responsibilities of saleyard operators before animals are moved from the saleyard  
   85Q.    Other responsibilities of saleyard operators if NLIS tags are applied to animals  

              Subdivision 4 -- Abattoirs  

   85R.    Meaning of “inspector” in this Subdivision  
   85S.    Responsibilities of abattoir operators if NLIS tags are not applied to animals  
   85T.    Directions by inspectors  
   85U.    Responsibilities of abattoir operators if animal is born at abattoir  
   85V.    Responsibilities of abattoir operators if NLIS tags are applied to animals  

              Subdivision 5 -- Export depots  

   85W.    Responsibilities of export depot operators if NLIS tags are not applied to animals  
   85X.    Directions by inspectors  
   85Y.    Responsibilities of export depot operators if animal is born at export depot  
   85Z.    Responsibilities of export depot operators if NLIS tags are applied to animals  

   PART 10 -- Footrot  

   86.     Duties of owners of sheep or goats with footrot  
   88.     Powers of inspectors  

   PART 11 -- Lice and keds  

   90.     Meaning of “ked” and “lice” in this Part  
   91.     Meaning of “infected area” and “protected area” in these regulations  
   92.     Declaration of infected area or protected area  
   99A.    Requirements as to wool  

   PART 11A -- Domestic chickens  

   99B.    Vaccinations of domestic chickens against non-virulent Newcastle disease  
   99C.    Records of vaccinations of domestic chickens  
   99D.    Testing of domestic chickens  

   PART 12 -- Pearl oysters  

   100.    Terms used in this Part  
   101.    Importation and transportation of pearl oysters  
   102.    Samples of spat to be preserved  
   103.    When pearl oysters can be transported  
   104.    Sampling for disease testing  
   105.    Genetic testing  
   106.    Certificates of health  
   107.    Method of disease testing  
   107A.   Approval to transport  
   108.    Where certificate of health is not issued  
   109.    Pathologist to notify inspector  
   109A.   Chief Inspector to notify approval to transport  
   110.    More than one batch on a quarantine site  
   111.    Removal of spat from quarantine site  

   PART 13 -- Offences  

   115.    General offence and penalty  
   116.    False statement or hindrance of inspector  
   117.    Interference with objects of identification  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Enzootic diseases  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Restrictions on introduction of stock from other parts of the Commonwealth  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Forms  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Charges  
           SCHEDULE 5 -- Prohibitions and conditions relating to the intrastate movement of stock  
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