Animal Waste Disposal Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Territorial subdivision Vorarlberg Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Vorarlberger Landesgesetzblatt, Text No. 94, 18 December 1997, pp. 451-457. Long titleOrdinance by the Governor on the disposal of animal waste. Subject Livestock, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Animal by-products Slaughtering Hygiene/sanitary procedures Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 1998. Abstract A regional Ordinance to regulate the disposal of animal waste. All waste of animals or animal products unsuitable for human consumption are to be collected by an authorized firm. Said parts must be kept in special containers by slaughterhouses and meat processing plants until collection, which must be carried out in such a way as to avoid the spreading of disease, takes place. The Ordinance consists of 13 articles. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at