Sheep and Goat Electronic Identification (eID) Rebate QLD

Rebates are available for primary producers and livestock agents to help with the costs of implementing eID tagging systems.

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This grant is currently closed to applications

Application detail:

Applications close 30 June 2025, or when funding is fully exhausted.

Rebate of up to $1600.

QLD primary producers and livestock agents.

Overview

Industry and government have agreed to transition towards mandatory electronic identification (eID) for sheep and farmed goats nation-wide.

The Queensland Sheep and Goat eID Assistance Package will provide:

a 50% rebate up to $1600 (per Property Identification Code (PIC) based in Queensland) to sheep and managed goat producers for eID readers and eID devices
a 50% rebate up to $1600 to Queensland livestock agents for eID readers.

To be eligible for assistance, primary producers must meet the following conditions:

have a property identification code (PIC) based in Queensland
have 30 or more sheep or managed goats
have a current and up-to-date biosecurity entity registration
must not have claimed assistance through any other Queensland Government eID funding
have purchased an approved device or an electronic reader (or a combination of both) on or after 1 January 2023.

To be eligible for a rebate as a livestock agent, applicants must:

have an Australian business number (ABN)
have an NLIS account with recorded movement of sheep or managed goats off a PIC in the previous 12 months
gave purchased an electronic reader on or after 1 January 2023.

Find out more about your eligibility and how to apply.