
The following outlines what you must do if you wish to buy or sell cattle.
Identification
1. NLIS Tags
All cattle must be correctly identified with a NLIS tag before leaving a property.To order NLIS tags from your local rural store or an online company, you need to be associated to a PIC and be authorised to order NLIS tags. You can achieve this by completing the PIC & NLIS form or by registering via the online PIC Registration and Amendment System. If you have a PIC number (e.g. MABC1234) and are already registered for NLIS tags, you can order NLIS ear tags from your local rural agent or any online company.
WH&S IssuesWhere
it is a Work Health & Safety issue to safely identify
cattle with an NLIS tag before leaving a property there are two alternatives:
1. Apply to the Secretary (see contact details below) to move the cattle to a site where there are facilities to safely identify the cattle using your NLIS devices.
2. Apply for a permit to move
unidentified cattle. The approved permit must accompany the cattle and the movement document such as the National Vendor Declaration (NVD) or the Tasmanian Generic Vendor Declaration (GVD) in transit from the property to the destination. Please ensure that the
abattoir will accept the stock for slaughter under the permit before applying
for the permit. Application forms are available online.
Other Requirements
2. Vendor Declaration
Whenever cattle are sold or moved to another property with a different PIC a
movement document must be provided to the person in charge of the stock at the destination property. A movement document can either be a National Vendor Declaration (NVD) or Tasmanian Generic Vendor Declaration (GVD). This applies for any change of ownership.
For cattle, both parties are to keep a copy of the movement document for a minimum of 7 years.
3. Recording the Movement on the NLIS Database
Movements
between properties must be recorded on the NLIS database by the person
responsible for the cattle on the new property (usually the purchaser).
See
Transferring Cattle for more information.
If
the cattle have been purchased through a saleyard then the saleyard is
responsible for recording the transfer. In this instance the purchaser
must provide the saleyard with the Property Identification Code (PIC) of
the property the cattle are being moved to.
4. Purchasers to Provide PIC
If you are buying cattle make sure you provide the saleyard or vendor with the
Property Identification Code (PIC) of the property the cattle are to be moved to.
5. How do I obtain cattle tags?
Accredited NLIS tags for cattle can be purchased trrough a local rural merchandising store. For more details see
NLIS for Cattle.