[Horsetalk News 20 jan 2011]Hay and fodder being transported into Queensland to help flood-stricken livestock may need formal clearance from authorities, the Australian Horse Industry Council says. The council says hay brought into Queensland may need, depending on the circumstances, fodder type and source, a weed hygiene declaration, an inspectors approval and/or a commodity declaration. Failure to supply a written notice when required can incur a penalty of up to $A40,000.
Under Queensland's Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002. written notice is required before supplying anything that is, or could be, contaminated with the following Class 2 declared plants:
parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus)
prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica)
giant rat's tail grass (Sporobolus pyramidalis and S. natalensis)
American rat's tail grass (Sporobolus jacquemontii)
giant Parramatta grass (Sporobolus fertilis)
Parramatta grass (Sporobolus africanus).
Prickly acacia is among the weeds Queensland wants to keep out
Article: WeedsNews1593 (permalink) Categories: :WeedsNews:compliance, :WeedsNews:fodder, :WeedsNews:weed control Date: 25 January 2011; 11:55:17 AM AEDT
