Cattle tick zones and movement requirements

Find out about Queensland’s cattle tick zones and the legal requirements for moving susceptible livestock.

Find out which locations are in Queensland’s tick-free and tick-infested zones.

Learn where the cattle tick line is, how it has been determined and how it can be changed.

Understand the requirements for moving different livestock within and between Queensland’s cattle tick zones, and interstate.

Find out what happens following a cattle tick detection in the tick-free zone, including movement restrictions.

Find out what accredited certifiers can do, how to contact a certifier and how to apply to become a certifier.

Understand and manage the risks associated with cattle ticks when using saleyards and livestock agents.

Learn how Queensland’s cattle tick surveillance program protects the tick-free zone.

Learn how to distinguish cattle ticks from bush ticks and paralysis ticks.

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