Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Poultry Regulations, 2006Part VI : Meat InspectionsA. Ante-mortem inspection72. Health declaration |
| 1) | No poultry may be submitted for slaughter in an abattoir without a declaration of health and origin having been submitted by the owner of the poultry- |
| a) | in the case of a low throughput abattoir, on the day of slaughter; and |
| b) | in the case of a high throughput abattoir, 72 hours prior to slaughtering. |
| 2) | Such health declaration must contain information regarding- |
| a) | date of delivery; |
| b) | name and address of owner, farm(s) and fowl house number; |
| c) | number of birds and specie(s); |
| d) | average weight of birds; |
| e) | health status of the flock(s) including mortality rate; and |
| f) | medication, if given as well as withdrawal periods and dates. |
| 3) | The abattoir owner must record the information in sub-regulation (2). |
| 4) | There must be a standard procedure to convey the information supplied by the owner of the poultry to the registered inspectors at the different inspection points in the abattoir. |