Fine imposed at NSW endurance event over breach of tick laws

A Queensland adult woman faces a $A550 fine for illegally introducing 3 horses from her domicile nation into New South Wales (NSW) afterwards cattle tick inspectors conducted a compliance audit at an endurance riding final result on the Northern Tablelands concluding Friday.

The audit was carried out past times inspectors alongside the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI).

“The Sunshine Coast woman, who was interviewed at the Red Range final result close Glen Innes, had failed to halt at the edge too become her horses treated for cattle ticks, which is an offence nether the NSW Stock Diseases Act,” said the department’s manager of biosecurity compliance, Dr Andrew Sanger.

“The adult woman too the horses were sent dorsum to Queensland too volition have a $A550 fine for the offence.

“Bringing horses, cattle or other livestock into NSW from Queensland without clearance risks spreading cattle ticks into NSW,” he said.

“Cattle ticks are the most serious external parasite of cattle inwards Commonwealth of Australia too tin transmit tick fever, a potentially fatal illness of cattle.”

Sanger said DPI regulatory offices had visited a campdraft at Guyra on the weekend, equally good equally the endurance final result at Red Range on Friday, to cheque the compliance of Equus caballus owners alongside the NSW rules regarding cattle ticks.

“Our inspectors interviewed 47 Queensland competitors at the events too institute entirely 1 to have got breached the state’s entry requirements.

“It is clear the final result organisers too the vast bulk of competitors are doing the correct thing,” he said. “But it entirely takes 1 breach to potentially convey cattle ticks into the nation too drive major expense inwards eradicating whatsoever outbreak.”

Sanger said Queensland Equus caballus owners were welcome inwards NSW equally long equally they met the entry requirements.

“Cattle, horses too other livestock coming from tick-infected Queensland must travel treated for cattle ticks earlier they larn into NSW.

“It is likewise of import for stockowners to cheque their stock for ticks because when nosotros become on to an outbreak early, nosotros tin comprise it quickly.”

Cattle ticks are a notifiable illness inwards NSW, pregnant stockowners must study findings too whatsoever outbreaks must travel eradicated.

Stockowners who suspect their stock have got cattle ticks or tick fever should contact DPI, their somebody veterinarian, their local LHPA or the emergency animate existence illness lookout hotline on 1800 675 888. NSW DPI has identification brochures available too people tin telephone telephone NSW DPI on (02) 6626 1201 for information nearly the regulations when moving livestock across the Queensland border.

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