[Section 11. (1)(a)]
Considering the requirements set out in Part II B (1), for an abattoir to be graded as a rural poultry abattoir-
| a) |
the throughput: may not exceed fifty units per day; |
| b) |
the premises must be fenced and provided with a gate to control access of people and animals; |
| c) |
a roofed offloading and holding area for live birds must be provided; |
| d) |
it must consist of at least one room, equipped with a dressing rail, in which all the functions regarding the slaughtering and dressing of poultry can be performed hygienically; |
| e) |
if windows are not glazed fly screens must be provided; |
| f) |
doors must be provided - |
| i) |
where birds enter the abattoir; |
| ii) |
where carcasses and offal are dispatched; and |
| iii) |
above mentioned may be the same door if the process is separated by time; |
| g) |
the abattoir must be provided with conveniently placed boot wash and hand wash facilities; |
| h) |
a sterilizer adjacent to a hand wash-basins must be provided; |
| i) |
toilet and hand wash facilities must be provided; |
| j) |
facilities to store items needed in the daily slaughter process must be provided; |
| k) |
the design of the abattoir must allow for future upgrading of the facility; and |
| l) |
chilling facilities to accommodate at least the daily throughput must be provided and the proximity of these facilities must be such as not to compromise hygiene standards and be acceptable to the provincial executive officer. |
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
