Regulation 13 Slaughter of animalsI1

The Department may designate slaughterhouses for the purposes of slaughtering animals transported out of a restricted zone.

If an animal is transported from a restricted zone to a slaughterhouse outside the restricted zone under the authority of and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted by the Department the occupier of the slaughterhouse must slaughter the animal within a specified time period and in any case not later than 24 hours of arrival.

The operator of a slaughterhouse in a surveillance zone may only slaughter an animal from a protection zone if licensed to do so by the Department.