Meat production / slaughter: ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)
Service Description
Anyone wishing to slaughter animals whose meat is intended for human consumption must have the animals officially inspected.
If you slaughter animals whose meat is intended for human consumption, you must have the animals officially inspected before and after slaughter. This applies to
- Cattle,
- pigs,
- sheep,
- goats,
- horses and other hoofed animals,
- poultry,
- lagomorphs,
- farmed game.
The inspection requirement also applies to domestic slaughter.
Teaser
Anyone wishing to slaughter animals whose meat is intended for human consumption must have the animals officially inspected.
Who should I contact?
- To the veterinary office (official veterinarian) or
- to the food monitoring office of the district or independent city.
Which documents are required?
Information on the food chain.
What are the fees?
Fees are charged in accordance with the fee schedule of the responsible office. Detailed information can be obtained from the responsible office.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The competent authority must be notified of slaughtering in good time (at least 24 hours in advance).
Emergency slaughtering must be considered separately; in any case, the competent authority must be informed immediately.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
Commercial slaughtering may (since October 1, 2010) only be carried out in officially approved establishments(food businesses).
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
