Slaughter of Cattle (Control) Act (Cap. 71:09). Country/Territory Guyana Document type Legislation Date 1974 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of Guyana. Long titleAn Act providing for the control of the slaughter of cattle. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Inspection Food quality control/food safety Cattle Slaughtering Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America Abstract This Act regulates the slaughter of bulls, oxen, steers, cows, heifer or calves. No person shall, without permission from the veterinary officer (defined in section 2) slaughter or cause to be slaughtered any cattle with less than one incisor tooth or any female cattle. In case of slaughter, the skin and skeleton of the slaughtered animals shall be retained for at least forty-eight hours for inspection by a veterinary officer or the police. Powers of these inspecting officers are specified in section 5 and 6. Non offending owners of animals shall be compensated for possible damage created by the taking of samples for inspection. Other provisions concern forfeiture of carcasses, obstruction of veterinary officers and prescribe offences and penalties. Full text English Website legalaffairs.gov.gy