In accordance clauses 10 and 11 of the Biosecurity (Readiness and Response—Meat Levy) Order 2019 (“Order”), notice is given that the Board of Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd (B+LNZ) has agreed to amend its levy rates for response activities under the Order.

Having now repaid liabilities associated with the 2018 response to Mycoplasma bovis, B+LNZ has decided to adjust the levies payable under the order as follows:

• The levy rate payable for beef cattle is reduced from $1.80 per head to $0.00 per head, with effect from 7 April 2025.

All other levy rates under the Order remain unchanged at $0.00 per head.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of March 2025.

ALAN THOMSON, Chief Executive, Beef + Lamb New Zealand Limited.