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Animal Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act, 2055 (1999)

Country/Territory
Nepal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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.

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