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Potential for wind-borne spread of FMD in Australia

Report SummaryFoot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most contagious of animal diseases. Animals may be infected by inhalation or ingestion. Ruminants are especially sensitive to infection via the…

04 November 2019 - Last modified

Veterinary vaccines

General requirementsImporters must have an import permit issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to bring veterinary vaccines into Australia. Import permit applications must be submitted to the department via the Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON), with all…

04 September 2025 - Last modified

46-2021: The department is implementing community protection questions on tariffs for live plant material for use as nursery stock in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS)

23 March 2021 Who does this notice affect? Importers and customs brokers of live plant material with an end use as nursery stock. What has changed? The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the department) is implementing community protection (CP) questions on tariffs related to…

23 March 2021 - Last modified

Geographical isolation

OverviewExposure to the pest is reduced by ensuring that the commodity is geographically isolated from the pest.Examples include requirements that a Pest Free Production Site be located a minimum distance from any other site producing the same commodity, and that processing or storage facilities (e…