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Meat Industry Act 1993
34Ban on sale of certain meat for human consumption
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34 Ban on sale of certain meat for human consumption
(1) A person must not sell or dispose of meat (other than poultry meat, game meat or meat to which an exemption Order under section 35 applies) for human consumption unless—
(a) the meat is from—
(i) a consumable animal (other than a consumable animal prescribed for the purposes of section 35(7)) slaughtered at a meat processing facility licensed for that purpose; or
(ii) a consumable animal slaughtered at a place licensed or authorised for that purpose in accordance with the laws of another State or a Territory; and
(b) the meat has been processed at—
(c) the meat has been—
(i) inspected and branded in accordance with this Act and the regulations; or
(ii) certified as fit for human consumption in accordance with the laws of another State or a Territory.
(2) A person must not sell or dispose of poultry meat for human consumption unless—
(a) the poultry has been slaughtered at—
(b) the meat has been processed at—
(c) if brought into Victoria after slaughter or processing, the meat has been certified as fit for human consumption in accordance with the laws of another State or a Territory.
(3) A person must not sell game meat for human consumption unless—
(a) the meat has been processed at—
(b) if brought into Victoria after processing, the meat has been certified as fit for human consumption in accordance with the laws of another State or a Territory.
(4) A person must not dispose of game meat for human consumption unless—
(a) the meat has been processed at—
(ii) a meat processing facility that solely processes game not intended for sale; or
(iii) a place licensed or authorised for that purpose in accordance with the laws of another State or a Territory; and
(b) if brought into Victoria after processing (other than from a place that solely processes game not intended for sale), the meat has been certified as fit for human consumption in accordance with the laws of another State or a Territory.