Animal Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act, 2055 (1999) Country/Territory Nepal Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act made to provide necessary arrangement relating to Animal Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Fraud Inspection Poultry products Vending Authorization/permit Cattle Sheep/goats Swine Slaughtering Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia Abstract The Act provides for the setting up of authorized slaughterhouse for cattle (goats, sheep, buffaloes), poultry and swine, the ante-mortem examination by the Meat Inspector, the management of slaughterhouses by the Mean Supervisor: no adulterated meat shall be put on sale and no unlicensed slaughterhouse shall butcher animals and sell their meat. Full text English