Plumtree Town (Control of Livestock) By-laws, 2025
Plumtree requires a council permit to trade livestock and police and veterinary clearance to move it, but charges nothing — the only priced item is US$1 a beast a day to reclaim impounded stock.
These by-laws control livestock trading and movement in the Plumtree Town 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, and livestock may not be moved to another council area without police and veterinary clearance and a council supporting letter — which the council refuses where the move appears designed to avoid levies or marketing fees.
Stray stock must be dealt with under the Stock Trespass Act, is impounded by the council, and unclaimed animals are auctioned under that Act.
As published the by-laws are almost entirely unpriced. The permit to buy, sell or de-pasture livestock, the keeping-of-livestock fee and the movement support letter are all printed as US$0,00, as are the penalties for moving livestock without a supporting letter, unreported dehorning or castration, livestock found in service or business areas and moving stock on the hoof on roads or council land.
The single priced item is reclaiming impounded stock, at US$1 per beast per day — which, with the power to impound and auction under the Stock Trespass Act, is the practical sanction the by-laws leave in place.
What changed
- A council permit is required to trade livestock commercially, issued free as published
- Movement requires police and veterinary clearance plus a council supporting letter
- The council may refuse a movement letter where the purpose appears to be levy avoidance
- Reclaiming impounded stock costs US$1 per beast per day
- All other fees and penalties are printed as US$0,00
Who this affects
- Livestock owners in the Plumtree town area
- Livestock buyers and traders
- Butcheries and abattoirs sourcing locally
- Transporters moving stock across the border area
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.