Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A person must not
remove an NLIS device or other approved identification from an animal unless
it is done —
(a)
after the animal has been slaughtered in an abattoir; or
(b)
after the animal is slaughtered or otherwise dies on any other property, by
the operator of the property; or
(c) in
the case of an NLIS device, after the device ceases functioning, by the
operator of the property on which the animal is kept; or
(d) by
an approved person.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(2) A person must not
damage or deface an NLIS device except by disposing of it in accordance with
subregulation (3).
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(3) A person must not
dispose of an NLIS device unless —
(a) the
person has removed it in accordance with subregulation (1); and
(b) it
is disposed of in an approved manner.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
(4) If an NLIS device
is removed from a live animal under subregulation (1)(c), the operator of
the property on which the animal is kept may apply a replacement NLIS device
to the animal.
(5) If a replacement
NLIS device is applied to an animal after it has been moved from the property
where the original device was applied, the operator must update the database
by recording —
(a) the
visible identification number of the replacement device; and
(b) if
possible, the visible identification number of the original device.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
[Regulation 84 inserted in Gazette
19 Sep 2006 p. 3741‑2; amended in Gazette
23 May 2008 p. 1990-1.]