Introduced on August 9. The Bill tidies up flaws and oversights in the stock animal monitoring system after problems were highlighted in the last year. First reading, second reading and committee stage all completed under Urgency on August 15. National did support the bill, but strongly opposed parts of it. In particular they expressed concerns about the power for officials to conduct searches of farmers homes. They said it was an extension of powers beyond those originally contemplated. Government parties maintained it was envisaged and aligned the powers and protections contained in the Search and Surveillance Act. Third reading completed on August 16 with all parties in agreement. National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Bill