sec.118Aspects of production of meat scheme produce for which meat scheme applies

sec.118 Aspects of production of meat scheme produce for which meat scheme applies

The meat scheme applies to the production of meat scheme produce, including, for example, the following— handling of an animal at a place where the animal is killed for meat; rearing of poultry intended for human consumption; live transporting of poultry intended for human consumption; other handling of poultry intended for human consumption; processing meat or ready-to-eat meat intended for human consumption; processing pet meat, a pet meat product or a rendered product; handling, packaging or storing meat or a meat product; transporting meat obtained from an animal, at any stage in the production of the meat from when the animal is killed to when the meat arrives at relevant premises— whether or not the meat is transported directly to the relevant premises; and regardless of the number of stages of production of the meat, the number of journeys before the meat arrives at the relevant premises, the number of premises to which the meat is transported for production and the time taken to transport the meat to the relevant premises; retail sales of meat or a meat product from— meat retail premises; or a meat retail vehicle; retail sales of prepackaged meat or a prepackaged meat product if the package is sold opened. However, the meat scheme does not apply to the following— rearing an animal, other than poultry, to be killed for meat; growing, mixing, storing or transporting stock food for consumption by an animal to be killed for meat; handling or transporting an animal, other than poultry, at any stage before the animal arrives at an abattoir where the animal is killed; transporting meat from the initial retail premises to other premises where the meat is sold; transporting meat from a butcher shop to a commercial premises handling or transporting ready-to-eat meat or a rendered product after the meat or product leave the premises where the meat or product is processed; retail sales of prepackaged meat or a prepackaged meat product if the package is sold unopened. In this section— initial retail premises , for meat, means a meat retail premises, or a commercial premises, that is the first point of retail sale of the meat. relevant premises , for meat, means— if the meat is to be processed to produce ready-to-eat meat, a pet meat product or a rendered product—premises where the meat is processed; or otherwise—the initial retail premises. (sec.118-ssec.1) The meat scheme applies to the production of meat scheme produce, including, for example, the following— handling of an animal at a place where the animal is killed for meat; rearing of poultry intended for human consumption; live transporting of poultry intended for human consumption; other handling of poultry intended for human consumption; processing meat or ready-to-eat meat intended for human consumption; processing pet meat, a pet meat product or a rendered product; handling, packaging or storing meat or a meat product; transporting meat obtained from an animal, at any stage in the production of the meat from when the animal is killed to when the meat arrives at relevant premises— whether or not the meat is transported directly to the relevant premises; and regardless of the number of stages of production of the meat, the number of journeys before the meat arrives at the relevant premises, the number of premises to which the meat is transported for production and the time taken to transport the meat to the relevant premises; retail sales of meat or a meat product from— meat retail premises; or a meat retail vehicle; retail sales of prepackaged meat or a prepackaged meat product if the package is sold opened. (sec.118-ssec.2) However, the meat scheme does not apply to the following— rearing an animal, other than poultry, to be killed for meat; growing, mixing, storing or transporting stock food for consumption by an animal to be killed for meat; handling or transporting an animal, other than poultry, at any stage before the animal arrives at an abattoir where the animal is killed; transporting meat from the initial retail premises to other premises where the meat is sold; transporting meat from a butcher shop to a commercial premises handling or transporting ready-to-eat meat or a rendered product after the meat or product leave the premises where the meat or product is processed; retail sales of prepackaged meat or a prepackaged meat product if the package is sold unopened. (sec.118-ssec.3) In this section— initial retail premises , for meat, means a meat retail premises, or a commercial premises, that is the first point of retail sale of the meat. relevant premises , for meat, means— if the meat is to be processed to produce ready-to-eat meat, a pet meat product or a rendered product—premises where the meat is processed; or otherwise—the initial retail premises.