Export Control (Rabbit and Ratite Meat and Rabbit and Ratite Meat Products) Rules 2021
5‑27 Trade description applied to rabbit5‑27 Trade description applied to rabbit carcase parts
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5‑27 Trade description applied to rabbit carcase parts
(1) A trade description applied to prescribed rabbit meat that is carcase parts that are intended to be exported must comply with this section.
Note: Carcase parts include offal (see the definitions of carcase part in section 1‑5 of this instrument and clause 1.3 of the Australian Meat Standard).
(2) The trade description must include: (a) for a carcase part of a rabbit of the genus Oryctolagus—the word “RABBIT”; and (b) for a carcase part of a rabbit of the genus Lepus—the word “HARE”; and (c) a description of the carcase part.
Note: Examples: The cut or organ.
(3) The trade description may include the words “BONE‑IN”, “BONED OUT”, “PART BONED” or “BONELESS”.