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Shearing Inspections for Shows and Sale
Shearing Dates
Guidelines
Additional Requirements
Inspections
Shearing Inspectors
Fees
Shearing Dates
Two shearing dates apply in NSW for the entry of sheep into Shows and Sales conducted by the Association:
1st March - for Sydney, Dubbo, Great Southern Supreme Merinos (Canberra) and Armidale
15th August-for Sydney, Dubbo, Bendigo and Adelaide
Guidelines
The following Guidelines have been adopted:
The length of wool may not exceed 12.5 mm on the shearing date.
All inspections must be carried out within 30 days of the Shearing Date (except for reinspections) and the maximum wool length allowable at 30 days and any time thereafter will be 22.5 mm.
The inspection committee shall allow for wool growth at the rate of 1 mm each three days until the end of March and no further.
Forms must be checked to ensure they are correctly filled out and all necessary details included, and the unused portion of the Shearing Inspection Report will be ruled off to cancel the balance of the form.
One copy of the Shearing Inspection Report and Tax Invoice will be handed to the owner of the sheep inspected. One copy will be forwarded by the Council inspector together with unused tags and the appropriate fees to the Secretary, NSW SMBA, Locked Bag 4317, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127, within one month from the completion of tagging.
Tags will be inserted in a position to be decided by the inspector in consultation with the owner of the sheep.
When retagging, only private tags, horn brands or tattoos will be accepted (no private ear marks).
All belly wool and wool below the knee shall be bare shorn with no visible sign of old wool at inspection time without exception. Shingling shall not be allowed under any circumstance.
A charge of $110 or $11 per head (including GST) whichever amount is the greater will be levied on sheep which require to be re-shorn to the acceptable length.
No sheep will be tagged until payment of Tagging Fee is made, and in the case of re-inspection, those sheep having over the allowable staple length on that day will not be tagged.
- Failure to notify the nearest Shearing Inspection and Anomalies Committee member of impending inspections can render any such inspection null and void and no fees will be refunded.
Additional Requirements
The co-operation of all members is sought when having sheep inspection-shorn and tagged in regard to the following requirements:
- The Shearing Inspection and Anomalies Committee member for your area is to be advised of details by fax, one week before inspections are to occur.
- Old Association tags must be removed prior to inspection
- Sheep must be checked for length of wool and any lumps removed before inspection
- Sheep clipped whilst being inspected will be classed as being re-inspected and a fine will apply at the discretion of the inspector
- A holder must be available to hold sheep for inspection
- As this is a voluntary job, to save time, owners must be ready for inspection
Inspections
There must be two Councillors or Special Inspectors present. Sheep from registered studs only are permitted to be tagged. The onus is on members to arrange shearing inspections with Councillors, and this must be done by 14th February for March tagging and 1st August for August tagging. Members are to follow-up if necessary. Once arranged, the Councillor must give details to the nearest area Shearing Inspection and Anomalies Committee member of when and where sheep are to be inspected, as these committee members have the right to attend inspections without notice.
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Shearing Inspectors
Shearing Inspection and Anomalies Committee members:
Messr R.J. Lindsay (President), R.A. Wise (Chairman), Lou Armstrong, O.M. Rayner and P.H. Ritter.
Shearing Inspections can be undertaken by two Councillors/Life Governors, or any one Councillor/Life Governor and one of the following nominated shearing inspectors:
- R. Jones, Darriwell, Trundle
- C. Munro, Egelabra, Warren
- R. Power, Malbro, Warialda
- M. Swords, Laraben Poll, Ulan
- S. Swain, Genanegie, Peak Hill
Fees
NSW SMBA Councillors will collect fees for each and every inspection at the time of tagging. These fees are $3.30 per tag with a minimum payment of $33.00 (including GST). If payment is not made at that time, the fees double to $6.60 per tag/min $66.00 and item 10 above will be enforced at future inspections.
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