Insiza Rural District Council (Control of Livestock) By-laws, 2025
Insiza charges US$50 a year for a commercial livestock trading permit or US$5 a session for an individual, and fines stray cattle at US$30, donkeys US$20 and goats US$10.
These by-laws control livestock trading and movement in the Insiza Rural District Council area. Commercial buying and selling requires a council permit and must take place at a council-organised sale, with a levy on each animal collected from the buyer.
Livestock may not be moved to another council area without police and veterinary clearance, and the veterinary office may not be approached without a council supporting letter. Where cattle are moved out of the area or for slaughter the council's letter comes first, and the council refuses it where the move appears designed to avoid levies or marketing fees.
Stray stock is impounded and dealt with under the Stock Trespass Act, with unclaimed animals auctioned under that Act.
The permit is priced by user: US$50 a year for a commercial trader and US$5 a session for an individual. Keeping livestock and the movement support letter are free.
Penalties are set only for stray animals found in service or business areas, and are graded by species: US$30 for cattle, US$20 for a donkey and US$10 for a goat. The remaining entries — moving livestock without a supporting letter, reclaiming impounded stock, unreported dehorning or castration, and moving stock on the hoof on roads or council land — are printed as US$0,00.
What changed
- A commercial livestock trading permit costs US$50 a year; an individual pays US$5 a session
- Keeping livestock and movement support letters are free
- Stray animals in service or business areas are fined by species: US$30 cattle, US$20 donkeys, US$10 goats
- Movement requires police and veterinary clearance plus a council letter
- Other penalties are printed as US$0,00 as published
Who this affects
- Livestock owners in the Insiza district
- Commercial livestock buyers and traders
- Butcheries and abattoirs sourcing locally
- Transporters moving stock
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.