sch.8A-sec.13Humane slaughtering of horses

sch.8A-sec.13 Humane slaughtering of horses

A person working at a livestock slaughter facility may slaughter a horse at the facility only if the person has the knowledge, skills and experience to slaughter the horse humanely. The person slaughtering the horse must ensure the horse is slaughtered humanely. For subsection (2) , a horse is slaughtered humanely if— before the horse is exsanguinated— the person uses a firearm to shoot the horse in the way mentioned in section 14 ; or See also section 17 for when a firearm is suitable for shooting a horse. the person uses a penetrating captive bolt device to stun the horse in the way mentioned in section 15 ; and See also section 18 for when a penetrating captive bolt device is suitable for stunning a horse. the exsanguination starts within 2 minutes after the horse is shot or stunned; and the horse is exsanguinated in the way mentioned in section 16 . The person must, immediately after the horse is shot or stunned, confirm the horse is unconscious by checking for— an absence of corneal reflex; and an absence of eyelash reflex; and an absence of breathing. The person or another person working at the facility must, immediately after the horse is exsanguinated, confirm the horse is dead by checking for— an absence of corneal reflex; and an absence of heartbeat; and an absence of breathing. The person or another person working at the facility must not— hoist or exsanguinate the horse until the horse is confirmed to be unconscious; or dress the horse until the horse is confirmed to be dead. In this section— dress , a horse, means removing the horse’s head, hooves, hide and internal organs. (sch.8A-sec.13-ssec.1) A person working at a livestock slaughter facility may slaughter a horse at the facility only if the person has the knowledge, skills and experience to slaughter the horse humanely. (sch.8A-sec.13-ssec.2) The person slaughtering the horse must ensure the horse is slaughtered humanely. (sch.8A-sec.13-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , a horse is slaughtered humanely if— before the horse is exsanguinated— the person uses a firearm to shoot the horse in the way mentioned in section 14 ; or See also section 17 for when a firearm is suitable for shooting a horse. the person uses a penetrating captive bolt device to stun the horse in the way mentioned in section 15 ; and See also section 18 for when a penetrating captive bolt device is suitable for stunning a horse. the exsanguination starts within 2 minutes after the horse is shot or stunned; and the horse is exsanguinated in the way mentioned in section 16 . (sch.8A-sec.13-ssec.4) The person must, immediately after the horse is shot or stunned, confirm the horse is unconscious by checking for— an absence of corneal reflex; and an absence of eyelash reflex; and an absence of breathing. (sch.8A-sec.13-ssec.5) The person or another person working at the facility must, immediately after the horse is exsanguinated, confirm the horse is dead by checking for— an absence of corneal reflex; and an absence of heartbeat; and an absence of breathing. (sch.8A-sec.13-ssec.6) The person or another person working at the facility must not— hoist or exsanguinate the horse until the horse is confirmed to be unconscious; or dress the horse until the horse is confirmed to be dead. (sch.8A-sec.13-ssec.7) In this section— dress , a horse, means removing the horse’s head, hooves, hide and internal organs.