81ADirector-General may require declarations as to supply or movement of animals, animal material, or animal products

1. The Director-General may, by notice under section 167(1), require the owner or person in control (or reasonably appearing to be in control) of any animal, animal material, or animal product to complete and supply, in accordance with the notice, a declaration under this section where—

2. there is to be a change of ownership in the animal, animal material, or animal product concerned; or
3. the animal, animal material, or animal product is to be moved to a new premises, property, or place.

4. The notice may require the declaration to contain all or any of the following information:

5. matters relating to the management of the animal from date of birth (if appropriate):
6. matters relating to the history of the animal, animal material, or animal product, including, where appropriate,—
   1. identification or details of any owner or previous owner of the animal or animal material, or any person who presented or supplied the animal or animal material to the person required to make the declaration:
   2. identification or details of the area or place where the animal was kept or was taken, harvested, or procured, and any surrounding area or place that the animal may have had access to:
7. matters relating to treatments or applications applied to the animal or to which the animal has been exposed by way of veterinary medicines or agricultural compounds:
8. information relating to the feeding of the animal:
9. information relating to the possible exposure of the animal or animal material or product to hazards:
10. information relating to any movement or related controls imposed in respect of the animal, animal material, or animal product:
11. the status of the animal, animal material, or animal product in relation to any testing performed:
12. the place the animal, animal material, or animal product is being moved from, the place it is being moved to, and any previous place it has been moved from:
13. matters relating to the transport or movement of the animal or animal material or animal product:
14. in the case of animal material taken by a hunter or client hunter or game estate operator, the place where the animal was killed or caught and the place the animal material is being sent to:
15. the existing and new owner of the animal, animal material, or animal product:
16. any other matter necessary or relevant to establishing the suitability of the animal or animal material for processing for human or animal consumption.

17. The notice may require the declaration—

18. to accompany the animal, animal material, or animal product, or be provided to the recipient or new owner of the animal, animal material, or animal product by post, fax, email, or other appropriate means:
19. to be kept by all or any of the supplier, recipient, or new owner of the animal, animal material, or animal product for a period of up to 4 years.

20. In considering whether to require declarations under this section, the Director-General must have regard to the following matters:

21. the need to protect the health of consumers and users of animal material and animal products:
22. the desirability of facilitating market access for animals, animal material, and animal products:
23. the desirability of maintaining consistency between New Zealand animal product standards and any relevant standards, requirements, or recommended practices that apply or are accepted internationally.

Notes

• Section 81A: inserted, on 26 September 2002, by section 36 of the Animal Products Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 29).
• Section 81A(1): amended, on 2 March 2018, by section 125 of the Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 (2018 No 3).