Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Meat Industry Act 1993 - SECT 32

Diseased meat

32. Diseased meat



(1) A person must not, without an inspector's permission, accept for delivery
at a meat processing facility-

   (a)  a consumable animal that he or she knows or ought reasonably to have
        known is suffering from a listed disease or condition; or





   (b)  a consumable animal that he or she knows or ought reasonably to have
        known is for any other reason unfit for human consumption.

Penalty: First offence 50 penalty units. Subsequent offence 100 penalty units
or 12 months imprisonment or both.

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(3) If a person is asked to accept delivery of a consumable animal and would,
if he or she accepted delivery, contravene subsection (1), the person must as
soon as possible report the request to an inspector.

Penalty: First offence 50 penalty units. Subsequent offence 100 penalty units
or 12 months imprisonment or both.

(4) An inspector who receives a report under subsection (3) must as soon as
possible advise the Authority about the matter.

(5) As soon as possible after receiving advice under subsection (4) the
Authority must report the advice to the Chief Veterinary Officer.

(6) This section does not apply to poultry.