Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Meat Industry Act 1993 - SECT 39

Branding

39. Branding



(1) A person must not supply meat to or remove meat from a meat processing
facility unless-

   (a)  the meat is a carcass or comes from a carcass branded in accordance
        with the regulations as fit for human consumption; or





   (b)  the meat has in accordance with the requirements of the regulations,
        been made unusable for human consumption.

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

(2) A person must not, without being authorised to do so, by or under this
Act-

   (a)  manufacture or possess a prescribed brand or a brand that appears to
        be a prescribed brand; or

   (b)  brand meat from a consumable animal; or

   (c)  remove or deface a brand on meat from a consumable animal; or

   (d)  permit any of the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).

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