Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A person commits an offence if the person removes an approved tag from tagable stock.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) This section does not apply to the removal of a tag from an animal—
(a) for an animal that has been slaughtered at an abattoir—if the final inspection under section 35 has been completed; or
(b) for an animal that has died—unless the person performing the final inspection reasonably suspects that the death was due to an exotic or endemic disease; or
(c) if the tag is damaged and a replacement tag is being immediately attached to the animal; or
(d) if an authorised person removes the tag.
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
Division 2.6 Miscellaneous