New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

FOOD REGULATION 2015 - REG 99

99 Positions and manner in which brands are to be applied

(1) Subject to subclauses (2) and (3), a brand applied for the purposes of clause 98 must be applied at the following positions--

(a) in the case of a carcase of a bovine, deer, sheep or goat--on each quarter, or

(b) in the case of a carcase of a swine--on the shoulder, middle and hind leg on each side of the carcase,

(c) in the case of a carcase of a rabbit--on the rump,

(d) in the case of a carcase of a lamb or a carcase of a hogget--on the lateral aspect of each side of the carcase from--

(i) the stifle along the leg and chump, and

(ii) parallel with the mid-line of the back over the loins and ribs to the top of the shoulder, and

(iii) over the shoulder to the elbow,

(e) in any other case--on each quarter.

(2) If the carcase has been broken into pieces, the brand must be applied to each of the pieces.

(3) If the carcase has been broken into pieces and those pieces are packed in a covering or container, the brand must be applied to the covering or container and need not be applied to the pieces themselves.

(4) A brand must be legible when applied and affixed in a reasonably permanent manner.

(5) Despite the other provisions of this clause, if a meat safety inspector is of the opinion that a brand would not be sufficiently visible on meat or a covering of meat if applied in accordance with those provisions, the meat safety inspector must cause the brand to be applied in such manner as he or she thinks fit.

(6) In this clause--

"bovine" includes bull, ox, steer, cow, heifer, calf and buffalo.

"goat" includes kid.

"sheep" includes ram, ewe and wether.