The Slaughter of Animals (Humane Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

PART X NOTICES, RECORDS AND RETURNS

Records of horses or carcases of horses

30.—(1) The occupier of a slaughterhouse in which horses are slaughtered shall keep a record of all horses or carcases of horses received into the slaughterhouse showing–

(a) the date on which each horse or carcase was received into the slaughterhouse, and the date on which each horse was slaughtered; and

(b) the name and address of the person on whose behalf the horse was slaughtered or from whom the horse or carcase, as the case may be, has been purchased or received by the occupier of the slaughterhouse.

(2) The occupier of a slaughterhouse, other than a local authority, and the occupier of a knacker’s yard shall, during the month of January in each year, render to the local authority of the area in which the slaughterhouse or knacker ’s yard is situated a return showing the total number of horses slaughtered therein during the year ending on the immediately preceding thirty-first day of December.

Records of other animals and carcases in knacker’s yards

31.  The occupier of a knacker’s yard shall keep a record of all animals and carcases received into his knackers' yard showing–

(a) the type or description of each animal or carcase so received;

(b) the date on which the animal or carcase was received into the knacker’s yard and the date on which the animal was slaughtered;

(c) the name and address of the person from whom the animal or carcase was purchased or received by the occupier of the yard.

Retention of records

32.  Every record kept in accordance with the provisions of regulations 30 and 31 of these Regulations shall be retained by the occupier of the slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard, as the case may be, for not less than two years from the date of the transaction to which the record relates.

Production of records for inspection

33.  Every record kept in accordance with the provisions of regulations 30 and 31 of these Regulations shall be readily available at the slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard to which it relates and shall be produced by the occupier thereof for inspection at all reasonable times on request by an officer authorised in that behalf by the local authority of the area in which the slaughterhouse or knacker’s yard is situated or by the Secretary of State.