37ABan on sale of certain meat at butcher shops

37A Ban on sale of certain meat at butcher shops (1) A person at a butcher shop must not sell any meat that is unfit for human consumption, regardless of whether or not the meat is intended to be consumed by humans. 1. First offence: 100 penalty units. Subsequent offence: 500 penalty units or 24 months imprisonment or both. S. 37A(2) inserted by No. 34/2006 s. 6. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to meat contained in food intended for consumption as pet food if that food— (a) has been manufactured, processed, packaged, in a robust, sealed, leak-proof container, and labelled at— (i) a pet food processing facility operating in accordance with a licence under this Act; or (ii) a similar facility operating in accordance with the laws of another State or a Territory that correspond to the provisions of this Act that apply to a pet food processing facility; and (b) is sold in an un-opened state for consumption as pet food in the container in which it was originally packaged. S. 37A(3) inserted by No. 34/2006 s. 6. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to meat contained in food intended for consumption as pet food if that food— (a) has been manufactured, processed, packaged, in a robust, sealed, leak-proof container, and labelled in another country; and S. 37A(3)(b) amended by Nos 22/2022 s. 201, 6/2024 s. 51. (b) has been approved by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of the Commonwealth for sale for consumption as pet food in Australia; and (c) is sold in an un-opened state for consumption as pet food in the container in which it was originally packaged. S. 37B inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 202.