1 Jay,, 1900.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. VIE. 
Privies. 
1 20. Every water-closet, privy, cesspool, and urinal used in connection with a 
Slaughter-house shall be situated at a distance of not less than one hundred yards from 
any building, enclosure, or Pete in or at which stock are slaughtered or meat is dressed,. 
Prepared, treated, or stored. 
Pigsties. 
h 21. Every pigsty, enclosure, and place where swine are kept at a slau hter-house 
Shall be situated at a distance of not less than two hundred and fifty yards from any 
uilding, enclosure, or place in or at which stock are slaughtered or meat is dressed, 
Prepared, treated, or stored. 
: Offal to swine. 
22. Swine shall not be fed with offal at a slaughter-house, nor shall any offal be 
poyed therefrom for the purpose of feeding swine, unless such offal has first been 
horoughly cooked. 
Notice of slaughtering. 
hi _23. The owner of every slaughter-house shall give to the inspector such notice of 
8 intention to slaughter stock as will enable the inspector to inspect such stock. 
Tampering with meat. 
oe 24, Until stock slaughtered have been inspected by the inspector the pleura are: 
a to be stripped. or otherwise interfered with, and no part of the carcass 1s to be cut 
of ne manipulated, or interfered with in any manner which may prevent the discovery 
lsease or may alter the true condition of the meat. a 
with Che inspector may condemn any stock or meat which in his opinion has been dealt 
1h in contravention of the provisions of this Regulation. 
Branding meat. 
7 ime When the inspector has inspected any meat and approved of the same, he 
all brand each separate quarter of beef and each carcass or quarter of mutton with a 
Mark or stamp. 
not b ny person who wilfully removes or obliterates any such mark or stamp, or who, 
elng an inspector, affixes or causes to be affixed to any meat any suc mark or 
Stamp, is guilty of an offence against these Regulations. 
Calves. 
26. Calves less than four weeks old are not to be slaughtered for meat. 
Condemned meat. 
an 27. Condemned meat at a slaughter-house shall be rendered unfit for the food of 
nin the mode directed by the inspector. 
Removal of hides, &c. 
Iii 28. Offal and the hides, skins, heads, and feet of stock slaughtered at a slaughter- 
fhe pete shall only be removed from the premises in the manner and at the times directed 
Y the inspector. 
€ contents of paunches and of intestines shall be deposited in the place appointed, 
by the Inspector for the purpose. 
Carriage of meat. 
renee Meat shall be carried from the slaughter-house to the butcher’s shop in 
cles approved by the inspector. 
struct ey such vehicle shall be provided with a proper roof, and shall be so con- 
M as to permit of a free current of air. 
there eat shall be carried in such vehicle either suspended from the roof or sides 
OL, or so arranged that a free current of air may circulate between the carcasses- 
or ‘ 
Portions of carcasses being carried. 
Blowing meat, fe. 
salt pee No person shall blow with his breath or otherwise into any meat, or eject any 
» quid matter, or other substance from his mouth thereon. 
ie Person shall treat, dress, or prepare any meat by means of an peesen eae 
at substance which, in the opinion of the inspector, injures, or is like y to injure;. 
€at or to render it unfit for the food of man. 
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