Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Meat Industry Act 1993 - SECT 37A

Ban on sale of certain meat at butcher shops

37A. Ban on sale of certain meat at butcher shops



(1) A person at a butcher shop must not sell any meat that is unfit for human
consumption, regardless of whether or not the meat is intended to be consumed
by humans.

Penalty: First offence: 100 penalty units. Subsequent offence: 500 penalty
units or 24 months imprisonment or both.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to meat contained in food intended for
consumption as pet food if that food-

   (a)  has been manufactured, processed, packaged, in a robust, sealed,
        leak-proof container, and labelled at-

   (i)  a pet food processing facility operating in accordance with a licence
        under this Act; or

   (ii) a similar facility operating in accordance with the laws of another
        State or a Territory that correspond to the provisions of this Act
        that apply to a pet food processing facility; and

   (b)  is sold in an un-opened state for consumption as pet food in the
        container in which it was originally packaged.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to meat contained in food intended for
consumption as pet food if that food-

   (a)  has been manufactured, processed, packaged, in a robust, sealed,
        leak-proof container, and labelled in another country; and





   (b)  has been approved by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
        of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of the
        Commonwealth for sale for consumption as pet food in Australia; and

   (c)  is sold in an un-opened state for consumption as pet food in the
        container in which it was originally packaged.

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