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Animal Health - Biosecurity & Product Integrity

NLIS is Australia's system for the identification and tracing of livestock. It is a permanent whole-of-life identification system that enables individual animals to be tracked from property of birth to slaughter for food safety, product integrity and market access purposes.

• Summary of Cattle Identification and Documentation requirements for moving Stock within the NT and Interstate - last updated 06/09/2010
   
• NT Property Identification Code (PIC) List (Current list of all NT PICs, Property/Holding, All Regions) - last updated 21/05/2012
  
  NT PIC List - Darwin Region only            NT PIC List - Katherine Region only    
  NT PIC List - Tennant Ck Region only     NT PIC List - Alice Springs Region only

Property Registration / Property Identification Code (PIC)

Does your urban or rural block or property have Livestock? Do you have a PIC?  [more]

NLIS for Sheep and Goats in the NT - from 1 January 2009 

• Factsheet and Order Form for NLIS Tags for Sheep and Goats
  All states and the NT have agreed to introduce NLIS for sheep and goats. From 1 January 2009 NLIS for sheep and goats will be implemented in the NT and will follow national guidelines.

NLIS Fact Sheets - (What Cattle Owners need to Know)

• Getting started with NLIS
  Sending cattle off and Receiving cattle
• Approved Identification Devices for Livestock in the NT
  List of devices and tags which have been approved for use on livestock in the Northern Territory under Section 16(1) of the Livestock Act and Regulation 37 of the Livestock Regulations.
• Ordering NLIS Devices
  Complete form and present to a rural merchandise outlet to order your NLIS devices.
• Opening an account with the NLIS Database
  Any producer with a Property Identification Code (PIC) can set-up an NLIS Database account.
• NLIS Devices for Agistment Cattle
  When agistment cattle leave a property they must be identified with a RFID. The agistment cattle owner will have to consult the property owner about the purchase of RFIDs. 
• NLIS for saleyards
  Code of Practice for the Operation of the NLIS in Saleyards in the NT. 
• NLIS for trucking yards and dip yards
  All cattle which are unloaded at a trucking yard or dip yard for any period of time and for any purpose must have their RFID numbers and transaction details recorded to the NLIS Database.
• NLIS live export cattle
  For the purposes of livestock tracing, export depots and the Darwin wharves are treated like any other property.
• NLIS for NT Abattoirs
  Requirements for NT Abattoirs. 
• NLIS for shows, rodeos, sporting events
  The owner of a showground or rodeo ground will be responsible for ensuring that a transaction is recorded to the NLIS databse for all cattle arriving at the showground or rodeo ground.
• NLIS for Buffalo in the NT
  A working group has considered issues specific to the buffalo industry and recommends the following plan and implementation schedule.
• NLIS NT Contacts
  For information regarding the rules governing NLIS, contact a representative in your Region.

Principal Livestock Regulatory Officer (PLRO) and Registrar

Sharon Kearney          Phone:  08 8999 2031          Fax:  08 8999 2024

For further assistance please contact representative in your Region:

For assistance with the NLIS Database contact the
NLIS Database Helpdesk on 1800 654 743 (Option 1)
E-mail:  nlis.support@mla.com.au     Fax:  (02) 9463 9136
Website:   www.nlis.com.au