Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)

Poultry Regulations, 2006

Part V : Humane Treatment of Poultry and Slaughter Process

66. Stunning

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[See also regulation 20]

 

All poultry must be rendered unconscious humanely by means of -

a)electrical stunning before bleeding and the abattoir owner must ensure that the electrical stunning apparatus is in a good state of repair and is used according to the methods approved by the national executive officer; or
b)any other method approved by the provincial executive officer.