South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts21A—Ear tags for cattle
(1) Where—
(a) an
owner of cattle is the owner of a registered brand or stud-stock brand; or
(b) the
registrar has approved of any other brand for cattle under this Act,
the owner of the cattle may attach a tag to the ear of those cattle.
(2) The tag may
specify, in relation to the cattle on which it is fixed—
(a) the
registered brand; or
(b) the
distinctive brand; or
(c) the
stud-stock brand; or
(d) any
other brand approved of by the registrar under this Act; or
(e) such
numerals as are necessary to identify the cattle,
and shall not specify any other matter.
(3) The tag shall be
fixed to the base of the ear in such a manner as not to render any mark or
tattoo illegible or misleading.
(4) A hole made in the
ear of any cattle for the purpose of attaching a tag under this section shall
not, unless it is unnecessarily large, be taken to be a mark.
(5) Nothing in this
section shall affect the operation of subdivisions (b) and (c) of
section 69 of this Act.