12Unhygienic management of animal carcasses

12 Unhygienic management of animal carcasses

(1)  The unhygienic management of the carcass of any –

(a) stock animal or vertebrate pet; or

(b) vertebrate game or wildlife; or

(c) vertebrate animal pest –

on any premises is prescribed to be a prohibited dealing for the purposes of section 17(2) of the Act.

(2)  For the purposes of this regulation, the owner or occupier of premises is taken to be responsible for the unhygienic management of an animal carcass on the premises if –

(a) he or she causes or allows the carcass, or part of the carcass, to remain exposed to the environment or other animals on the premises without being buried, incinerated or otherwise disposed of in a suitably hygienic manner; or

(b) he or she fails to ensure that the carcass is buried, incinerated or otherwise disposed of in a suitably hygienic manner as soon as reasonably practicable after he or she discovers or becomes aware of the presence of the carcass on the premises.

(3)  In this regulation, the disposal of a carcass in a suitably hygienic manner includes –

(a) a method of disposal that prevents, eliminates or minimises biosecurity risk that may be posed by the carcass so far as is reasonably practicable; and

(b) the lawful and reasonable use of the carcass as animal food for a carnivorous pet or stock animal in accordance with the Act, the Primary Produce Safety Act 2011 and any other applicable law; and

(c) any method of carcass disposal approved by the Chief Veterinary Officer for the purposes of this regulation.