Transporting livestock

NSW has high standards of animal welfare for the transport of livestock. Whether you’re sending stock to market, agistment, or another property, here's what you need to know and do to make sure stock are fit to load, and you're following the correct requirements.

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Your key responsibilities

Make sure animals are fit to load and other key reponsibilities of consignors, drivers and receivers.

Prepare and plan

Plan ahead to ensure adquate feeding and watering, rest stops and cleaning of crates and containers.

Tag and document

Understand the importance of livestock traceability and the steps to take to make sure you have the correct documentation.

Access essentials for moving or selling

Essentials including getting started, buying and selling, transported stock statements, moving stock on public roads.

Are your animals fit to load?

Before loading stock, you must ensure each animal is healthy enough to be transported without suffering or distress. Always check before you transport.

More about fit to load

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