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Meat Industry Act 1993
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38 Slaughter at unlicensed premises
S. 38(1) amended by No. 40/2019 s. 61(1).
(1) A person must not—
S. 38(1)(a) amended by No. 22/2022 s. 203.
(a) slaughter for human consumption a consumable animal; or
(b) dress the carcass of a consumable animal for human consumption; or
(c) process game or poultry—
at a place or vehicle that is not a meat processing facility licensed for that purpose.
(2) This section does not apply to the slaughter of game.
S. 38(3) inserted by No. 40/2019 s. 61(2).
(3) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1)(c) if the game is processed at a meat processing facility that solely processes game that is not intended for sale.