You only need to declare non-NAIT animals if you also farm cattle or deer, or have cattle or deer on your property — for example, if you have a lifestyle block.
Declaring other farm animals in NAIT
If you farm cattle or deer, and have other animals on your farm that may contract and spread diseases like foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), you need to declare them in NAIT.
Animals you must declare in NAIT
Containing outbreaks of diseases that cross between species, such as FMD, is quicker and more effective if we know where animals of different species are being farmed together.
You need to record all cloven-hoofed animals, including:
- sheep
- pigs
- goats
- alpacas and llamas
- emus and ostriches.
Sometimes we refer to these as non-NAIT animals.
What you need to declare
Once a year by 31 July, you need to record how many of each non-NAIT animal you had on your property at 30 June.
If you're the Person in Charge of Animals (PICA) for your property, you risk getting an infringement notice and a $400 fine if you don’t declare this.