Biosecurity (Livestock Traceability) Regulations 2024

Purpose of the Regulations

The purpose of the Biosecurity (Livestock Traceability) Regulations 2024 (the Regulations) is to strengthen the traceability of identifiable livestock over their life cycle and through the supply chain. Traceability is critical for biosecurity and market integrity.

What are identifiable livestock?

Regulation 12 provides for the Minister to declare a species or class of livestock to be identifiable for the purposes of the Regulations.

Identifiable livestock are:

sheep
goats
cattle, including bobby calves
pigs.

Who do the Regulations apply to?

The Regulations apply to anyone who owns, supplies or holds identifiable livestock, including:

the supply chain:

owners
operators
livestock agents
transporters
depots
saleyards
processing operations

livestock events.

Even if there is only one of these identifiable livestock, the Regulations apply to you.

What do the Regulations provide requirements for?

The Regulations are divided into seven parts.

Part 2 - Property Identification Codes

Part 3 - Identifying Livestock

Part 4 - Movement of Identifiable Livestock and Livestock

Part 5 - Operations Required to Report Death of Identifiable Livestock

Part 6 – Registers

Part 7 – Miscellaneous including advertising supply of identifiable livestock

We understand the language used in legislation can be confusing. You can refer to definitions or words and terms in the interpretation sections of the Regulations or contact us for clarification.

Penalties

If the requirements of the Regulations are not met by owners/operators, fines can be issued for non compliance. Biosecurity Tasmania's authorised officers have responsibility for overseeing that the requirements of the Regulations are being met.

Tasmanian standards

The Biosecurity (Livestock Traceability) Regulations 2024 are supported Tasmanian Standards and provide the legal requirements for correctly identifying identifiable livestock. The Standards should be read in conjunction with the Regulations.

Standards Identification of Cattle (PDF 783Kb)

Standards Identification of Sheep (PDF 783Kb)

Standards Identification of Goats (PDF 158Kb)

Standards Identification of Pigs (PDF 162Kb)

Biosecurity Fact Sheets for the supply chain

Key information from the Regulations is included in the following Biosecurity Fact Sheets for supply chain stakeholders. The Fact Sheets should be read in conjunction with the Regulations.

LTR Fact Sheet Livestock Agents (PDF 301Kb)

LTR Fact Sheet Livestock Owners (PDF 299Kb)

LTR Fact Sheet Livestock Processors (PDF 300Kb)

LTR Fact Sheet Livestock Supply Operations (PDF 300Kb)

LTR Fact Sheet Livestock Transporters (PDF 266Kb)

LTR Fact Sheet Saleyard Operators (PDF 301Kb)