New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FOOD REGULATION 2004 - REG 106

106 Positions and manner in which brands are to applied

(1) Subject to subclauses (2) and (3), a brand applied for the purposes of clause 105 must be applied at the following positions:

(a) in the case of a carcase of a bovine, deer, sheep or goat-on each quarter or, if a bovine or deer hindquarter has been divided into portions being a butt, rump, loin or any combination of those, on each portion,

(b) in the case of a carcase of a swine-on each of the shoulder, middle and hind leg on both sides of the carcase,

(c) in the case of a carcase of a rabbit-on the rump,

(d) in the case of a carcase of a lamb or a carcase of a hogget-on the lateral aspect of each side of the carcase from:

(i) the stifle along the leg and chump, and

(ii) parallel with the mid-line of the back over the loins and ribs to the top of the shoulder, and

(iii) over the shoulder to the elbow.

(2) If the carcase has been broken into pieces, the brand must be applied to each of the pieces.

(3) If the carcase has been broken into pieces and those pieces are packed in a covering or container, the brand must be applied to the covering or container and need not be applied to the pieces themselves.

(4) A brand must be legible when applied and affixed in a reasonably permanent manner.

(5) Despite the other provisions of this clause, if a meat safety officer is of the opinion that a brand would not be sufficiently visible on meat or a covering of meat if applied in accordance with those provisions, the meat safety officer must cause the brand to be applied in such manner as he or she thinks fit.

(6) In this clause:
"bovine" includes bull, ox, steer, cow, heifer, calf and buffalo.
"goat" includes kid.
"sheep" includes ram, ewe and wether.