318 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 10 4 FEBRUARY 2010

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General Section

Animal Health Board Incorporated

Biosecurity Act 1993

Notice of Movement Controls for Bovine Tuberculosis

Pursuant to section 131(2) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, the Animal Health Board Incorporated declares those parts of New Zealand described in the Schedule to this notice to be Controlled Areas for the purpose of enabling the limitation of the spread of bovine tuberculosis.

Pursuant to section 131(3)(a) of the Biosecurity Act 1993, the Animal Health Board Incorporated 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.

Notice

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 Strategy) Order 1998.

   “Controlled Area” means an area specified in the Schedule 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 Animal Health Board Tuberculosis Operational Plan.

   2.4 Where a herd is managed or kept on a property, or group of properties, divided by a boundary described in the Schedule, 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 2010.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of February 2010.

WILLIAM McCOOK, Chief Executive, Animal Health Board Incorporated.

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Schedule
Controlled Areas
Running Line Descriptions of Controlled Areas—
Central North Island

All land enclosed by the following peripheral line:

From the outlet of the Waikato River at Lake Taupo north along State Highway 1, then south-west along Oruanui Road and north-west along Forest Road then to the boundary of Land 1 appellation Lot 2 DPS 56908 at Grid Reference NZMG x2773376, y6289159. Then along the southern boundaries of Lot 2 DPS 56908, Lot 7 DP 358455, Lot 6 DP 358455, Lot 9 DP 358455 and Lot 3 DP 338327. Then follow Forest Road to the western boundary of Lot 1 DPS 51496 then up the