Part IVSpecified Risk Material
Carcases and specified risk material
Presence of an OVS41
1
An OVS, or inspector or meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS, must be present at any slaughterhouse where any carcase of a sheep or goat that is not marked with a young lamb stamp is being loaded for delivery to licensed cutting premises, and must supervise the loading.
2
An OVS, or inspector or meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS, must be present at any cutting premises where any carcase of a sheep or goat that is not marked with a young lamb stamp is being unloaded, and must supervise the unloading.
3
Immediately after the loading referred to in paragraph (1) above the delivery vehicle must be sealed by an OVS, or an inspector or meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS, and no other person may seal that vehicle.
4
On arrival at licensed cutting premises a sealed vehicle must be unsealed by an OVS, or an inspector or meat technician acting under the responsibility of an OVS, and no other person may unseal that vehicle.
5
The Agency may, in relation to any slaughterhouse or licensed cutting premises, appoint as meat technicians such number of persons as are necessary to assist the OVS and inspectors in carrying out their functions under this regulation.