Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts31. (1) A person who is the owner of large stock kept for the commercial value of its fleece or hide may apply to the Controller for permission to earmark the stock.
(2) An application shall—
(a) be in writing in a form approved by the Controller; and
(b) be accompanied by the determined fee.
(3) The Controller shall grant permission to earmark large stock if satisfied that the large stock is kept for the commercial value of its fleece or hide.
(4) The Controller shall, by notice in writing, inform the applicant of his or her decision to grant or refuse to grant permission under this section.
(5) A person who cuts an earmark into large stock pursuant to this section shall—
(a) in the case of male or desexed male stock—cut the earmark into the left ear; or
(b) in the case of female stock—cut the earmark into the right ear.
(6) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (5) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding—
(a) if the offender is a natural person—$1,000; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—$5,000.