Animal Farming (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2003
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Secretary, make the following regulations under the Animal Farming (Registration) Act 1994 .
15 December 2003Richard Butler
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
Bryan Green
Minister for Primary Industries, Water and Environment
These regulations may be cited as the Animal Farming (Registration) Amendment Regulations 2003 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these regulations, the Animal Farming (Registration) Regulations 1995 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 9 inserted
After regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted:9. Adoption of Exotic Sheep Breeds Code of Practice
The Exotic Sheep Breeds Code of Practice published under that name and approved by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, together with any amendments to that Code, is adopted for the purpose of the Animal Farming (Registration) Act 1994 .
5. Schedule 1 amended (Prescribed animals)
Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting after item 1 in Part 2 the following items:2. Ovus aries Dorper and their crosses3. Ovus aries Damara and their crosses4. Ovus aries Awassi and their crosses5. Ovus aries Karakul and their crosses
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 24 December 2003
These regulations are administered in the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Animal Farming (Registration) Regulations 1995 by –(a) adopting the Exotic Sheep Breeds Code of Practice for the purpose of the Animal Farming (Registration) Act 1994 ; and(b) prescribing certain species of animal to be prescribed animals.