Food business operators operating slaughterhouses in which poultry or lagomorphs are slaughtered must ensure compliance with the following requirements.

• (a) Meat from animals other than those referred to in (b) must not be used for human consumption if they die otherwise than by being slaughtered in the slaughterhouse. (b) Only live animals intended for slaughter may be brought into the slaughter premises, with the exception of:
• (i) delayed eviscerated poultry, geese and ducks reared for the production of "foie gras" and birds that are not considered as domestic but which are farmed as domestic animals, if slaughtered at the farm in accordance with Chapter VI;
• (ii) farmed game slaughtered at the place of production in accordance with Section III; and
• (iii) small wild game in accordance with Section IV, Chapter III.

2. Slaughterhouse operators must follow the instructions of the competent authority to ensure that ante-mortem inspection is carried out under suitable conditions.
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This obligation does not apply in relation to: (a) primary production for private domestic use; (b) the domestic preparation, handling or storage of food for private domestic consumption; (c) the direct supply, by the producer, of sma...Log in to see the rest ...

Direction départementale de la cohésion sociale et de la protection des populations (DDCSPP)

Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry

Prefecture