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Abattoirs (Urban Council) Bylaws
[1989 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
24. Unauthorized persons not permitted to slaughter animals in abattoir
(1) Except with the permission of the manager no person in an abattoir shall-
(a) slaughter or assist in the slaughtering of any animal; or
(b) take part in any process of the dressing, trimming, cutting, tying, washing or handling of a slaughtered animal or any part thereof. (L.N. 33 of 1975)
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 284 of 1987)
25. Owner responsible for collection of certain parts of slaughtered animal
(1) (a) The owner of an animal which has been slaughtered in an abattoir shall be responsible for the collection from the abattoir of every part of the animal specified in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 4.
(b) The owner of an animal which has been slaughtered in an abattoir shall not be entitled to any part of the animal specified in column 2 of Schedule 4 if the same part from another animal of the same type is made available in its place for collection by the owner of the first-mentioned animal.
(2) Every part referred to in paragraph (1) shall be available for collection from the abattoir by the owner, or by any person who has been approved by the manager as the agent of the owner, during working hours on the day on which the animal has been slaughtered unless an alternative arrangement has been made between the owner and the manager as to the time of collection thereof.
(3) If within the time specified in or arranged with the manager under paragraph (2) the owner or his agent does not collect any part referred to in paragraph (1), the manager may cause that part to be disposed of as he thinks fit.
26. Power of Council to dispose of certain parts of slaughtered animals
The Council may, in such manner as it thinks fit, dispose of-
(a) any blood, loose hairs and bristles, stomach contents and other waste matter, and
(b) any ductless gland specified in Schedule 5,
obtained from an animal slaughtered in an abattoir.