News from Tassie

Folks
It is now possible to bring a horse into Tasmania from the Green Zones of NSW or Qld, under permit. The horse can only enter Tasmania via Victoria., therefore the horse must meet the conditions required by Victoria. These include;

• Pre-movement quarantine in NSW or Qld, as the case may be
• Post-arrival quarantine in Victoria
• Veterinary supervision
• Proof of freedom from EI

The full detail of what the Victorians require is available at http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenfa.nsf/LinkView/6C324BDD9E1E3722CA2573B400091E9FBD487D3B9C720F87CA25734F000A471A/$file/Green%20Zone%20Movements%20to%20Vic.pdf

If you have a horse in NSW or Qld, I suggest you check the NSW or Qld DPI website from time to time because the EI zones are changing. For example, NSW has just changed around 8 million hectares of the amber and red zones to green - and that may change things for your horse.

Horses from the amber, red or purple zones of NSW and Qld are not allowed into Tasmania at this stage.

Our disease control centre will be taking permit applications again from 2 January.

Cheers, Barry Calderbank
Communications
Biosecurity and Product Integrity
DPIW Hobart
ph 6233 6519 or 0407 858 293