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Land Transport

Animal welfare is a shared responsibility between all people in the transport chain, including stock owners, transport operators, saleyard personnel, livestock agents and stockpersons.

If you transport livestock it is important to plan ahead and consider a range of factors that will reduce the risk of animal welfare issues.

Information on how to transport and sell livestock is available from How to: Transport and sell livestock.

Details on transport roles and responsibilities are available from Animal Welfare During Dry Times.

New South Wales intends to adopt the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines –Livestock at Saleyards and Depots into legislation subject to normal policy development processes.

Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Land Transport

The Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines — Land Transport of Livestock have been endorsed by the Primary Industries Ministerial Committee for legislation.

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Land Transport of Livestock) Standards 2013 No 1 was implemented in June 2013. The Standards are listed in Schedule 1 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulation 2012 as relevant Standards under Part 4 of the Regulation. There are minor differences from the National Standards and Guidelines where there was pre-existing legislation – these are dealt with by the insertion of notes in the appropriate clause.