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GrainsLivestock health certificatesNational Livestock Identification SystemPoultry farmsFood Grains
Grains legislation comprises:
Summaries of the relevance of these Acts can be found on the website of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA).
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Livestock health certificates
Health certification may apply to stock entering South Australia. This includes the entry of stock into the Bovine Johne's Disease Protected Zone of SA.
Certification may appy to beef and dairy cattle, buffalo, alpacas, deer, pigs, sheep and goats, bees and bee products.
Summaries of
livestock health certificates can be found on the PIRSA website.
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National Livestock Identification System
This system (the NLIS) provides a competitive advantage for Australian beef in export and domestic markets by improving cattle identification and traceability.
It also applies to sheep, lambs and goats.
An
overview of the NLIS can be found on the PIRSA website.
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Poultry farms
Regulations under the Development Act 1993 include poultry farms under the definition of 'intensive animal keeping'.
Accordingly, poultry farms are a change of land use from general farming. This change of use requires planning approval from the relevant authority, which is generally the local council.
Here is a summary of the
legislative requirements (PDF 57KB) for establishing and running a poultry farm.
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Food
A business that sells food or provides food as part of a service is a food business for the purposes of the
Food Act 2001.
Food businesses are required to comply with the food safety requirements of the Australia New Zealand
Food Standards Code.
An overview of the regulation of food businesses in South Australia can be found on the SA Food Centre website and Food Safety on the Health Department website.
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More information
On this website
Food business notification
Agriculture and food licensing
Barley export licence
Other websites
View relevant Acts - South Australian Legislation