Branding carcases if fit for human consumption
22 Branding carcases if fit for human consumption
The proprietor of an abattoir at which a carcase is inspected and passed as fit for human consumption must ensure the carcase is branded in accordance with regulation 24 by the use of an appropriate brand approved by the CEO for the purposes of this regulation.
Penalty: a fine of $5 000.
A brand approved by the CEO to brand a carcase for the purposes of this regulation is to include a means of identifying the premises at which the animal was slaughtered.
Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to —
a carcase of poultry; or
a carcase of an animal slaughtered in the district of Kellerberrin or Kondinin; or
a carcase that is to be processed in a boning room (whether located at the abattoir or at separate premises) if the carcase is tagged with a tag specifying the name of the abattoir and the date on which the animal was slaughtered.
[Regulation 22 amended: Gazette 11 Aug 2015 p. 3219.]
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