P-29, r. 1 - Regulation respecting food

Section 6.2.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

6.2.1. Slaughtering: The slaughtering of an animal must be done only in a slaughterhouse in conformity with this Regulation if the meat of the said animal is intended for sale for human consumption or to serve as food for a person other than the person who is slaughtering.

However, Division 6.3 applies only to a slaughterhouse whose operator is required to hold a permit pursuant to subparagraph a of the first paragraph of section 9 of the Act or who is mentioned in the second paragraph of that section.

However, the slaughterhouse of the operator mentioned in the third paragraph of section 9 of the Act must, at least, have the following rooms:

(a)  a slaughter room;

(b)  a cold room.

The first paragraph does not apply in the following cases:

(a)  in the case of an animal referred to in section 1 of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (chapter C-61.1) that is confiscated or disposed of in accordance with that Act, provided the meat, subject to sections 6.5.2.24 to 6.5.2.30, is given to a philanthropic institution or organization that serves it free of charge and exclusively to its beneficiaries;

(b)  in the case of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) hunted for commercial purposes under Chapter VII.1 of the Act respecting hunting and fishing rights in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter D-13.1).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. P-29, r. 1, s. 6.2.1; O.C. 314-95, s. 2.