Moving and exporting livestock

There are rules for moving livestock  from one state to another through the Northern Territory (NT).

Livestock owner responsibilities

If you are the livestock owner you must do all of the following :

• meet the relevant species requirements for moving livestock into the NT
• fill in an NT health certificate and waybill, completing all relevant sections with the destination being an NT property - eg: Katherine Cattle Yards - get the health certificate and waybill PDF (267.7 KB) form and explanatory notes for cattle entering the NT
• provide a property identification code for both property of origin and destination
• send a copy of all the relevant documents to your relevant livestock biosecurity office
• have a signed/endorsed health certificate for the receiving state - read more about moving livestock out of the NT.

NT spelling facility responsibilities

If your livestock are being spelled at a property in the NT on the way through the Territory, the spelling facility must do all of the following:

• obtain the NT health certificate and waybill
• complete National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) transfers of cattle
• attach NLIS devices or transaction tags to animals that don't have one
• issue a completed NT waybill from the spelling facility when the livestock depart.