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Administrative Manual

Supplier Requirements for Hunting Wild and Game Estate Animals

Prelims

Amendment 3

May 2006

Table of Contents

Administrative Manual 1

Prelims 2

Statement 4

Disclaimer 5

1 Introduction 6

1.1 Background 6

1.2 System Overview 7

2 Certification of Hunters 9

2.1 Certification Test 10

2.2 Application for Certification 10

2.3 Notification and Listing 11

2.4 Two Yearly Renewal of Certification 11

2.5 Certification Fees 12

2.6 Surrender of Certification 12

3 Sanctions 13

3.1 Suspect Listing 13

3.2 Suspension of Certification 14

3.3 Withdrawal of Certification 15

3.4 Prosecution 15

4 Operations Manual 16

4.1 Contents of the Operations Manual 16

4.2 Approval of and Changes to the Operations Manual 18

4.3 Verification of the Operations Manual 19

5 Identification of Hunting Location 20

5.1 Hunting of Wild Animals on Specified Areas of Land 20

5.2 Helicopter Hunting of Wild Animals 20

5.3 Ground Hunting of Wild Animals on Unspecified Areas of Land 21

5.4 Hunting on Game Estates 21

6 Identification of Wild or Game Estate Carcasses or Live Possums 22

6.1 Wild Animal Carcasses and Live Possums 22

6.2 Game Estate Animal Carcasses 22

7 Poison Use Statements 23

8 Supplier Statements 25

8.1 General Requirements 25

8.2 Additional Requirements for Game Estate Animals 25

9 Documentation to Be Submitted 27

10 Relevant Legislation 28

11 Appendix 1: Wild Animal (Including Live Possums) and Game Estate Animal Sanitation Guidelines 29

11.1 Introduction 29

11.2 Wild Animals and Game Estate Animals 29

11.3 Live Possums 33

12 Appendix 2: Model Approval Form for Operations Manuals 34

13 Appendix 3: Statements for the Supply of Wild and Game Estate Animals 35

Statement

All NZFSA documents mentioned in this manual are available on the NZFSA (Animal Products) web site at http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/index.htm.
To contact the NZFSA, please use the following address:
New Zealand Standards Group
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
68-86 Jervois Quay
PO Box 2835
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

Disclaimer

Important Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to ensure the information in this report is accurate.

NZFSA does not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any error of fact, omission, interpretation or opinion that may be present, however it may have occurred.


Website

A copy of this document can be found at http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/animalproducts/publications/manualsguides/index.htm

All information on this website is subject to a disclaimer.
Contact for enquiries

New Zealand Food Safety Authority
68-86 Jervois Quay
PO Box 2835
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: +64 4 894 2500
Fax: +64 4 894 2501

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