If a bull can't be re-tagged, you can't send it off your farm for mating.
Because bulls can move multiple times, the risk of disease spreading or other biosecurity breaches is much higher. For example, spring bull sales are a busy period for bull movements as farmers bring them on-farm for mating.
When you send bulls off farm, as the Person in Charge of Animals (PICA) you need to:
If you are receiving bulls on your farm because you have bought or leased them, you need to:
If a bull can't be re-tagged, you can't send it off your farm for mating.
Animals considered too dangerous to tag qualify for an Unsafe to tag (UTT) exemption, but only if they're going direct to slaughter.
Before you move them to an accredited meat processor:
It's an offence under the NAIT Act to remove a NAIT tag without our permission.
After the animals arrive at your location you can apply to us by phone or email for permission to remove or replace their NAIT RFID tags.