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Article 15 Prohibition on the removal of the spinal cord of a bovine animal

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(1)

No person shall remove the spinal cord or any part of it from the vertebral column of a bovine animal aged six months or more, or longitudinally split the vertebral column of such an animal, except in a slaughterhouse or for the purposes of veterinary or scientific examination.

(2)

If the spinal cord is removed in a slaughterhouse, it shall be disposed of as specified bovine material in accordance with this Order.

(3)

If the spinal cord is removed at any premises other than a slaughterhouse for the purposes of veterinary or scientific examination, after that examination both the spinal cord and the vertebral column shall be disposed of as specified bovine material in accordance with this Order.