Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Poultry Regulations, 2006Part VI : Meat InspectionsA. Ante-mortem inspection73. Ante-Mortem Inspection |
| 1) | The registered meat inspector must do ante-mortem inspections of poultry on the day of slaughter. |
| 2) | Poultry may not be slaughtered if it is suspected that antibiotics, coccidiostats or any other substance that may render the carcass, viscera or organs unfit for human consumption by reason of residues remaining therein, has been administered to it, been implanted in it; contaminated it or been eaten by it. |
| 3) | Poultry with, or suspected of suffering from a controlled disease, referred to in the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No.35 of 1984), must immediately be reported to the local provincial state veterinarian. |
| 4) | Poultry with, or suspected of suffering from a controlled disease, referred to in the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No.35 of 1984), may only be presented for slaughter or transported if accompanied with a red cross permit issued by the state veterinarian in the area of origin. |
| 5) | The slaughtering of poultry, affected by a controlled disease, may not be carried out without the prior permission of the registered inspector. |
| 6) | In the event of an abattoir being declared a prohibited or restricted area under the Animal Diseases Act,1984 (Act No.35 of 1984), the provincial executive officer may instruct the owner to slaughter a bird under conditions laid down by that officer. |
| 7) | Vehicles that transported birds suffering from a controlled disease must be washed and disinfected as determined by a state veterinarian before leaving the abattoir premises. |
| 8) | No bird suffering from any disease or abnormal condition that may adversely affect the meat may be slaughtered. |
| 9) | A poultry batch affected by disease, excessive soiling, varying bird size, or any other condition that may lead to contamination of other birds must be slaughtered at the end of the shift. |