Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
R 385
Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Poultry Regulations, 2006Part II : Requirements for the Registration of Poultry AbattoirsB. Structural requirements for abattoirs, cold storage units and export approved cutting plants20. Stunning and bleeding |
| 1) | Facilities for stunning birds must be provided - |
| a) | in case of hand lines, a manual electrical stunning apparatus; and |
| b) | in case of mechanical lines, a separate stunning and bleeding line which conveys the birds through an electrified water bath. |
| 2) | A bleeding tunnel in the case of mechanical lines, bleeding cones in the case of hand lines as well as containers, tanks for storage of blood prior to removal and disposal, must be provided. |
