Pursuant to section 131(2) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, TBfree New Zealand declares those parts of New Zealand, shown as Movement Control Areas in the maps attached to this notice, to be Controlled Areas for the purpose of limiting the spread of bovine tuberculosis.
Pursuant to section 131(3)(a) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, TBfree New Zealand gives notice that the movement of cattle and deer within the Controlled Areas is restricted and regulated to the extent of and subject to the conditions specified below.
1. Definitions
In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Herd" means:
(a) a group of cattle, or deer, or cattle and deer, that is managed as one unit; or
(b) a group of cattle, or deer, or cattle and deer, that is kept within the same enclosure or behind the same fence.
"Herd of origin" means the herd with which a cattle beast or a deer is, for the time being, grazing.
"Order" means the Biosecurity (National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Plan Order) 1998.
"Controlled Area" means any area shown as a Movement Control Area in the maps attached to this notice.
2. Testing Prior to Movement From or Within Controlled Areas
2.1 No cattle beast or deer aged 90 days or more may be moved:
(a) from any Controlled Area to a place outside that Controlled Area; or
(b) within any Controlled Area from its herd of origin, or the place or establishment at which the animal is being kept to a place other than a place occupied by the owner or person in charge of the cattle beast or deer
unless it has undergone, within 60 days prior to the date of movement, a negative test for bovine tuberculosis in accordance with the Order.
2.2 The restriction on movement in 2.1 does not apply where an animal is being moved directly to a place of slaughter.
2.3 Notwithstanding 2.1, an animal may be exempted from the requirement for a test in accordance with the TBfree New Zealand Operational Plan.
2.4 Where a herd is managed or kept on a property, or group of properties, divided by a Controlled Area boundary as shown on the maps attached to this notice, then the requirements to test cattle or deer described in 2.1 above apply to the whole herd.
This declaration takes effect from 1 March 2014.
WILLIAM MCCOOK, Chief Executive, OSPRI New Zealand.
[MAP 1- Central North Island Movement Control Area Reduction]
[MAP 2 - Southern North Island Movement Control Area Reduction]
[MAP 3 - North Canterbury Movement Control Area Reduction]
General Information
Detailed maps and information on the location of properties within Controlled Areas are available from TBfree
New Zealand, freephone 0800 482 4636 or visit
www.tbfree.org.nz/dcamap
Any animal moved in contravention of this notice may be seized by an inspector or authorised person and destroyed, treated or otherwise dealt with, if it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so. TBfree New Zealand may also recover the cost of testing for bovine tuberculosis pursuant to the Biosecurity Act 1993 and the Biosecurity (Deer and Other Testing Costs) Regulations 1998. Failure to comply with the requirements of this notice may result in prosecution under the Biosecurity Act 1993. If convicted, an individual will be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months, or a fine not exceeding $50,000.00, or both. A corporation convicted of an offence is liable to a fine not exceeding $100,000.00.
Revocation
The declaration issued on the 1st day of March 2013 in regard to movement controls for bovine tuberculosis and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 28 February 2013, No. 24, page 653, and in Rural News on 5 March 2013 is hereby revoked, with effect from 1 March 2014.
Summary of Changes
This declaration has the effect of revoking part of the Central North Island Movement Control Area, part of the Southern North Island Movement Control Area and North Canterbury Movement Control Area, as shown in
the areas marked as "Movement Control Area reduction" in maps attached to this notice.
For more information
To view an interactive map to show whether a place is in a Movement Control Area, Special Testing Area or Surveillance Area, simply enter any New Zealand address into the search bar
www.tbfree.org.nz/dcamap