Agriculture Victoria has put in place an exemption to help Victorian producers impacted by fires move their livestock for sale or slaughter.
Acting Executive Director of Biosecurity, Sharyn Williams said under normal trading conditions livestock owners are required to correct identify cattle, sheep or goats with NLIS tags prior to them leaving their property.
“However, we understand that during emergencies like the recent fires animals might need to be moved urgently – for their own safety, or for sale, treatment or agistment.
“We have put in place an exemption for some livestock movement requirements for Property Identification Code (PIC) holders, within the Victorian fire affected areas,” she said.
Ms Williams said cattle, sheep or goats can be dispatched from a property without an NLIS tag, but the movement must happen with a completed vendor declaration and Agriculture Victoria must be notified of the movement within seven days.
She said if this happens producers should contact the NLIS team.
