Animal (Brands and Movement) Act 1984 (Tas)

Animal (Brands and Movement) Act 1984

An Act to provide for the compulsory identification of cattle, sheep, pigs and other animals, the regulation of the movement of animals, a system of permanent identification of animals, and incidental and other purposes [Royal Assent 18 April 1984]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART I - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Animal (Brands and Movement) Act 1984 .

2. Commencement (1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2) Except as provided in subsection (1) , this Act shall commence on such day as may be fixed by proclamation.

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – animal has the same meaning as in the Biosecurity Act 2019 ; appointed day means the day declared, by order under section 4 , to be the appointed day for the purposes of a provision of this Act; body-brand, in the case of any cattle or sheep, means a brand elsewhere than on the head or neck of the cattle or sheep; body-tattoo, in the case of a pig, means a tattoo elsewhere than on the head or neck of the pig; brand, in the case of – (a) any cattle or sheep, means an earmark or a body-brand; or (b) a pig, means a body-tattoo – and to brand means, in the case of – (c) a brand that is an earmark, to punch, clip, or tattoo that brand; or (d) a brand that is a body-brand or body-tattoo, to impress that brand so as to cause an indelible mark; cattle means bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, steers, or calves, and where the context shows that the singular number is intended, means a bull, cow, ox, heifer, steer, or calf; certificate means a certificate of the registration of a brand or tag under this Act or a certificate of the transfer of the right to a registered brand or registered tag; Chief Veterinary Officer means the person holding office as Chief Veterinary Officer under the Biosecurity Act 2019 ; directory means the directory compiled under section 7 ; disease has the same meaning as in the Biosecurity Act 2019 ; earmark, in the case of any cattle or sheep, means a mark that is – (a) punched or clipped in the ear; or (b) tattooed on the ear – of the cattle or sheep; inspector means an authorised officer within the meaning of the Biosecurity Act 2019 ; owner, in relation to cattle, sheep, or pigs, includes any number of joint owners; permanent identification device means a device that – (a) bears a unique code relating to the premises on which any animal resides when the device is attached to, or inserted in, the animal; and (b) is intended to remain attached to, or inserted in, that animal; and (c) is approved by the Chief Veterinary Officer to be a permanent identification device; person in charge, in relation to any animal, includes the owner and any other person who is for the time being in charge, or who for the time being has the possession or control, of the animal (whether on behalf of, or under the direction of, the owner of the animal or not), but, in relation to any cattle held in a municipal pound, does not include the keeper of the pound; premises includes – (a) any land, curtilage, building and body of water; and (b) any place used for the handling, testing, treatment, storage, holding, processing, delivery or acceptance of any animal; and (c) any part of premises; proprietor means the person in whose name a brand or tag is registered; register means the register kept under section 6 ; registered means registered under this Act; Registrar means the Registrar of Animal Brands appointed and holding office under section 5 ; the regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act; sell includes – (a) offer or expose for sale; (b) keep or have in possession for sale; (c) barter or exchange; (d) agree to sell; (e) send, forward, or deliver for sale; and (f) authorize, direct, cause, attempt, or permit any act referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , or (e) ; sheep means rams, ewes, wethers, or lambs, and where the context shows that the singular number is intended, means any ram, ewe, wether, or lamb; tag, as a noun, means a tag or label of a kind prescribed in the regulations or any other means of identification of animals and, as a verb, means to attach a tag to an animal.