The Animal By-Products Order 1999

Records for animal by-products

17.—(1) Any person consigning animal by-products or part-rendered material from any premises shall keep a record of each consignment showing—

(a) the date on which the material was taken from the premises;

(b) the quantity and description of the material;

(c) the destination to which it was consigned; and

(d) the name of the haulier transporting it.

(2) Any person transporting animal by-products or part-rendered material shall, at the time of collection, record—

(a) the address of the premises from which the material was collected;

(b) the date on which the material was collected;

(c) the quantity and description of the material; and

(d) the destination to which it is to be taken.

(3) Any person receiving animal by-products or part-rendered material shall keep a record of incoming consignments showing—

(a) the date on which the material arrived;

(b) the address of the premises from which the material was consigned;

(c) the quantity and description of the material; and

(d) the name and address of the haulier who transported it.

(4) In addition to the records required to be kept by him under paragraph (3) (and, in the case of consignment from the premises of unrendered material, paragraph (1)), the occupier of rendering premises (other than part-rendering premises) shall keep a record for all animal by-products (including part-rendered material) rendered of—

(a) the weight rendered and the date of rendering;

(b) the temperature achieved by the by-products;

(c) in a batch system, the time for which the by-products were rendered;

(d) if appropriate, the particle size to which the by-products were reduced before rendering;

(e) if appropriate, the pressure to which the by-products were subjected during rendering;

(f) if appropriate, the feed rate of the by-products;

(g) if appropriate, the fat re-cycling rate;

(h) the quantity and description of rendered material produced;

(i) the results of all tests of samples submitted to an approved laboratory in accordance with article 9 and any action taken under that article after a sample has been shown not to comply with the microbiological standards specified in article 3(2); and

(j) in the case of all rendered material—

(i) the method of disposal;

(ii) the quantity disposed of;

(iii) the date of disposal;

(iv) the name of the haulier; and

(v) the address of the disposal premises.

(5) In addition to the records required to be kept by him under paragraph (3) (and, in the case of consignment from the premises of unrendered or part-rendered material, paragraph (1)), the occupier of part-rendering premises shall keep a record for all animal by-products part-rendered of—

(a) the weight part-rendered and the date of part-rendering; and

(b) the quantity and description of part-rendered material produced.

(6) In addition to the records required to be kept by him under paragraph (3) (and, in the case of consignment from the premises of unused animal by-products and animal by-products remaining after feeding, paragraph (1)), the occupier of any premises registered under article 13 (zoo animals, etc.) shall keep records of the use to which the animal by-products were put.

(7) In addition to the records required to be kept by him under paragraph (3) (and, in the case of consignment from the premises of untreated material, paragraph (1)), the occupier of a knacker’s yard shall keep a record of—

(a) the quantity of animal by-products treated in accordance with paragraph 11 of Schedule 4 (treatment of by-products for the production of feedingstuffs), and the date and method of treatment;

(b) in the case of the supply of mammalian high risk material which has been sterilised or denatured in accordance with paragraph 11(1)(a) or (b) of Schedule 4—

(i) the name and address of each person buying the feedingstuffs;

(ii) the premises to which the feedingstuffs are to be taken for use;

(iii) the quantity sold; and

(iv) the date on which the material was sold.