# The Beef (Emergency Control) Order 1996, Article 2: Prohibition of sale of meat from older bovine animals


No person shall sell for human consumption any meat derived from a bovine animal slaughtered after the commencement of this Order which, at the time of slaughter, showed signs of more than one pair of permanent incisors.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/961/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/beef-emergency-control-order-1996/article-2
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