5‑24 Prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat5‑24 Prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products for further processing

5‑24 Prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products for further processing

(1) Despite subsection 5‑22(1), a trade description including only the following information may be applied to prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products that are to be transferred between registered establishments for further processing: (a) the type of animal from which the meat or meat products were derived; (b) for packaged meat or meat products—the date of packaging; (c) the words “FOR FURTHER PROCESSING BEFORE EXPORT”.

Note 1: Examples of types of animals are emus, ostriches, rabbits and hares.

Note 2: For date of packaging, see section 1‑5.

(2) If a trade description is applied to prescribed rabbit meat, ratite meat, rabbit meat products or ratite meat products as permitted by subsection (1), then before the meat or meat products are loaded for export: (a) a trade description containing all of the information required by subsection 5‑22(3) must be applied to the meat or meat products; and (b) the words “FOR FURTHER PROCESSING BEFORE EXPORT” must be removed from the trade description.

Note: For the requirement to apply an official mark to the meat and meat products, see Division 6 of this Part.