This Regulation aims at managing and controlling activities of slaughterhouses. The Regulation stipulates that any person who intends to operate a slaughterhouse must obtain a slaughterhouse licence issued by the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene. Requirements and procedures to apply for a slaughterhouse licence are set out in the text. Furthermore, the slaughtering of animals for human consumption is allowed only in licensed slaughterhouses. Methods used for the slaughtering of animals are also provided for in the Regulation. In addition, the Regulation makes provision for: the marking and transportation of slaughtered food animals; general requirements for a licensed slaughterhouse; measures for the disposal of carcasses, condemned meat and offal, and waste; and offences and penalties.
China, Hong Kong SAR · 1991-04-19