Examination
and disposal of carcass, dressed carcass and offal
21(1)
An
authorized officer shall examine the carcass, or
dressed carcass and offal of every food animal which
is slaughtered in a licensed slaughterhouse or which
is brought into a licensed slaughterhouse under
section 12(2) and shall detain the carcass or the
whole or part of the dressed carcass or offal if
in his opinion it is unfit for human consumption.
21(2)
An
authorized officer may cause the carcass or the
whole or part of the dressed carcass or offal detained
under subsection (1) to be destroyed in such manner
as he thinks fit.
Authorized
officer to mark dressed carcass and offal fit
for human consumption
22(1)
An authorized officer who examines any dressed carcass
or offal under section 21(1) shall, if he is satisfied
that it is fit for human consumption, apply to it
the appropriate mark specified in Schedule 5.
22(2)
No
person, other than an authorized officer in accordance
with subsection (1), shall mark any dressed carcass
or offal with a mark specified in Schedule 5.
22(3)
No
person shall mark any dressed carcass or offal with
a mark so closely resembling a mark specified in
Schedule 5 as to be likely to mislead.
Last
review date: 08-10-2007