35Ban on sale or slaughter

35 Ban on sale or slaughter S. 35(1) amended by No. 103/2003 s. 29(1). (1) Subject to this section, a person must not sell for human consumption meat from an animal that is not a consumable animal. S. 35(2) amended by No. 46/2008 s. 280(2). (2) After consulting the Minister administering the **Food Act 1984**, the Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council that specified meat or specified classes of meat, or a specified sale or class of sales, be exempted from subsection (1). (3) On the Minister's recommendation the Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may grant that exemption. (4) An exemption may be granted on any conditions or restrictions that the Governor in Council specifies in the Order. (5) A person who sells meat to which an exemption Order applies must comply with any conditions or restrictions in the Order. 1. First offence: 100 penalty units. S. 35(6) repealed by No. 53/2001 s. 6, new s. 35(6) inserted by No. 103/2003 s. 29(2), amended by No. 22/2022 s. 200(1). (6) A person must not slaughter for human consumption an animal that is not a consumable animal. S. 35(7) amended by No. 22/2022 s. 200(2). (7) A person must not slaughter for human consumption a consumable animal prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.