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Vehicles used for conveying carcasses and poultry products.

Inspections Lo be carried out by inspectors.

Poultry to be inspected

ante moriem.

Restrictions on entry of poultry Lo premises and slaughter room.

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(2) The inspector shall carefully inspect every carcass or poultry product in respect of which a report is made under para- graph (1), and shall condemn such carcass or product unless he is satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances and to his inspection, that it is-

(a) wholesome; and

(6) unadulterated.

65. (1) No person shall use, or permit to be used, a vehicle for conveying carcasses or poultry products processed in a poultry export factory, unless-

(a) the vehicle is clean and in a hygienic state; and

(b) such use of the vehicle has been approved by the Director.

(2) Sub-paragraph (5) of peragraph (1) shall not apply in respect of the conveyance în a vehicle of carcasses or poultry products which are in hermetically scaled cans.

(3) The Director shall refuse to approve the use of a vehicle for the conveyance of carcasses or poultry products unless- (a) the tray or load-carrying part of the vehicle-

(i) is provided with a permanently fixed cover; or (ii) is equipped with some means, approved by the Director, for protecting and preventing contamination of carcasses and poultry products carried thereon; and

(b) the vehicle is, in the opinion of the Director, suitable in every respect for the conveyance of carcasses and poultry products.

PART V.

SLAUGHTER AND ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION.

66. All inspections under these regulations shall be carried our by inspectors.

67. (1) The licensee shall ensure that no poultry is slaughter- ed in a poultry export factory unless it has first been inspected ante morieni.

(2) Ante-mortem inspection of poultry shall be carried out not more than six hours before slaughter.

68. (1) The licensee shall ensure that no person brings live poultry into any part of the premises other than the slaughter

room.

(2) No person shall bring-

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(a) any live poultry into or permit any live poultry to enter the slaughter room unless such poultry has first under- gone ante-mortem inspection and has not been con- demned;

(b) any carcass into the slaughter room.

69. Poultry shall be presented for ante-mortem inspection in batteries, coops, cages or other containers which shall b

(a) constructed;

(b) situated; and (c) lighted,

so that the inspector can clearly see and examine the poultry to the extent necessary to carry out a thorough ante-mortem inspection.

70. On sate-mortem inspection, poultry which is clearly suffering from-

(a) any disease; or

(b) any condition which would necessitate condemnation of

the carcass on post-mortem examination,

shall be condemned.

71. (1) Poultry condemned on ante-mortem inspection im- mediately after being so condemned shall-

(a) be tagged by the inspector as condemned; and

(b) be disposed of by the licensee in accordance with the

conditions attached to the licence.

(2) The licensee shall ensure that no person removes, except with the permission in writing of an inspector, from the premises any poultry condemned on ante-mortem inspection.

72. (1) Poultry, which on ante-mortem inspection is suspect-

ed to be, but is not clearly suffering from-

(a) a disease; or

(6) a condition which might cause the carcass to be con-

demned on post-mortem examination,

shall be-

(i) classed and tagged by the inspector as suspect:

(ii) segregated from the other poultry; and

(iii) held for separate slaughter, evisceration and post-mortem

inspection.

Presentation of poultry for ante-morlem inspection.

Condemnation of poultry on ante-mortem

inspection.

Prohibitions and procedures in respect of poultry condemned on ante-mortem

inspection.

Poultry classed

as suspect on ante-mortem inspection.