Water Management (Water Supply Authorities) Regulation 2025
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75 Slaughtering
75 Slaughtering
(1) A person must not slaughter an animal in a way that pollutes, or causes a reasonable risk of polluting, the water supply in a specified special area.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) A person who slaughters an animal in a specified special area must, as soon as practicable after the slaughter—
(a) collect all blood, offal and refuse products, and
(b) deposit the products in a receptacle made of metal or another non-absorbent material, and
(c) remove the products from the specified special area, and
(d) dispose of the products in a way that avoids pollution of the water supply in the specified special area.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(3) A person who slaughters an animal in a specified special area must, as soon as practicable after the slaughter, thoroughly wash and clean the premises where the slaughter took place.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.