Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 - SECT 41

Swill feeding of pigs

41. Swill feeding of pigs



(1) A person must not-





   (a)  store any material originating from a placental mammal or that has
        been in direct contact with material originating from a placental
        mammal at premises at which pigs are kept;

   (b)  collect any material originating from a placental mammal or that has
        been in direct contact with material originating from a placental
        mammal for use for feeding to any pig;

   (c)  feed any material originating from a placental mammal or that has been
        in direct contact with material originating from a placental mammal to
        any pig; or

   (d)  supply to another person material that originates from a placental
        mammal or that has been in direct contact with material originating
        from a placental mammal that the person supplying the material knows
        is for use for feeding to any pig.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any material which is-

   (a)  the flesh, bones, blood or offal of mammals slaughtered at an abattoir
        or a knackery licensed under the Meat Industry Act 1993 which is fed
        to pigs at that abattoir or knackery with the approval of the
        Secretary;

   (b)  any material containing flesh, bones, blood or offal of mammal
        carcases which has been treated by a process approved in writing by
        the Secretary;

   (c)  the carcase of a mammal which has been slaughtered at premises for the
        purpose of feeding it to pigs at the same premises if the premises
        have been approved in writing by the Secretary;

   (d)  milk;

   (e)  a milk product or milk by-product from a dairy manufacturing business
        licensed under the Dairy Act 2000.

Division 2-Sewage farm cattle and pigs