Pursuant to section 50 of the Biosecurity Act 1993 and Regulations 8 and 9 of the Biosecurity (Animal Identification Systems) Regulations 1999, I give notice of revocation of the following approved animal identification system:
AgriQuality Animal Identification Scheme (also known as AgriTags™) administered by AsureQuality Limited (formerly AgriQuality Limited).
This notice modifies the Notice of Approved Identification Systems for Bovine Tuberculosis Control (Notice No. 1571) published in the New Zealand Gazette, 7 December 2006, No. 167, page 4839.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of May 2009.
PETER THOMSON, Director, Post-Border, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (acting under delegated authority).