Man facing charges over border breach
MELBOURNE, Oct 10 - A man is facing charges after allegedly moving a horse from Canberra to a property in Victoria, with officials saying he may also face charges from NSW Police.
The Victorian Department of Primary Industries today confirmed at least one horse has been transported across the New South Wales-Victorian border in the last week.
Police at Orbost were also called out last night to investigate reports of a utility and horse float crossing the border.
Victoria's chief veterinary officer Hugh Millar told ABC Radio that a number of border crossings have been investigated since the ban on horse movements was introduced after the outbreak of Equine Influenza.
"On nearly every occasion these turn out to be incidents with horse floats," he told ABC radio.
"Obviously it concerns me to insure that particularly with the disease still on the move in New South Wales we keep it well and truly out of Victoria," he said.
On September 17, a 21-year-old stockman at Dalby in Queensland was fined $4,500 for illegally moving horses. He was charged under the Exotic Diseases in Animals Act after moving two horses from a feedlot near Dalby on the Darling Downs to his home at nearby Bowenville, breaking the standstill in force across Queensland.
The Victorian Department of Primary Industries today confirmed at least one horse has been transported across the New South Wales-Victorian border in the last week.
Police at Orbost were also called out last night to investigate reports of a utility and horse float crossing the border.
Victoria's chief veterinary officer Hugh Millar told ABC Radio that a number of border crossings have been investigated since the ban on horse movements was introduced after the outbreak of Equine Influenza.
"On nearly every occasion these turn out to be incidents with horse floats," he told ABC radio.
"Obviously it concerns me to insure that particularly with the disease still on the move in New South Wales we keep it well and truly out of Victoria," he said.
On September 17, a 21-year-old stockman at Dalby in Queensland was fined $4,500 for illegally moving horses. He was charged under the Exotic Diseases in Animals Act after moving two horses from a feedlot near Dalby on the Darling Downs to his home at nearby Bowenville, breaking the standstill in force across Queensland.
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