North Otago farmer fined $21,000 for risking spread of mycoplasma bovis
GEORGE HEARD/STUFF Daniel Bernard Thomas, 54, has been fined $21,000 for breaching the Biosecurity Act and the National Identification and Tracing Act. (File photo) A North Otago farmer has been fined $21,000 for shifting more than 200 cattle deemed at risk of carrying mycoplasma bovis. The Ministry for Primary Industries issued Killermont Station owner Daniel Bernard Thomas a Notice of Direction to only move cattle on or off his property with a permit as part of the Government's push to eradicate a disease sweeping through New Zealand farms. However, Thomas breached the order multiple time...