Police have charged a teenager with a string of offences after he was stopped by officers while allegedly transporting illegally caught goats.
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Highway patrol officers stopped a Nissan Navara utility travelling on the Tottenham road near Nyngan for a random breath test around 7.50am on June 30 when police said they observed a number of goats in the tray and trailer of the ute.
The driver was an 18-year-old male was an unaccompanied learner driver who was not displaying his learner plates and the utility vehicle had been unregistered since April this year.
Further checks revealed that that 29 goats were illegally caught.
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Officers said the goats were released and the driver was issued with a number of penalty notices and fines which totalled $3149.
The penalty notices included; being an unaccompanied learner, not displaying L-plates, use unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle, not complete stock statement and unlawfully removed animal from a public place.
The Rural Crime Prevention team are reviewing the incident in respect to further offences potentially committed by the teenager.
"It's a timely reminder for those that when conveying stock they ensure that they have all the relevant documentation in terms of the National Vendor declaration and or the travelling stock statement," Rural Crime Coordinator Detective Inspector Cameron Whiteside said.
"It's important that when stock is being transporting required paperwork is on hand for inspection by the police or any other enforcement agency,"
Zaarkacha Marlan
Court and crime reporter at the Daily Liberal. Formerly the sole journalist for the Nyngan Observer, Narromine News and Trangie Advocate.
Court and crime reporter at the Daily Liberal. Formerly the sole journalist for the Nyngan Observer, Narromine News and Trangie Advocate.
