National Agricultural Products (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (GN No. 181 of 2016)

National Agricultural Products (Amendment) Regulations 2016 GN No. 181 of 2016 Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 77 of 1 September 2016 THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS REGULATORY OFFICE ACT Regulations made by the Minister under section 24 of the National Agricultural Products Regulatory Office Act 1. These regulations may be cited as the National Agricultural Products (Amendment) Regulations 2016. 2. In these regulations “principal regulations” means the National Agricultural Products Regulations 2013; 3. Regulation 2 of the principal regulations is amended by deleting the definition of “milch cattle” and by replacing it by the following definition “milch cattle” means cattle reared for milk production and includes local and imported cattle reared for breeding purposes. 4. Regulation 11 of the principal regulations is amended by revoking paragraphs (2) and (3) and replacing them by the following paaragraphs (2) No person shall slaughter any — (a) calf weighing less than 125 kilogrammes; (b) milch cattle: (c) goal or sheep weighing less than 7 kilogrammes, without the prior authorization, in writing, of a veterinary officer. (3) Where the carcass or (a) a slaughtered mulch cattle weighs less than 25 kilogrammes (b) a slaughtered goat or sheep weighs less than 7 kilogrammes, the owner of the cattle, goat or sheep, as the case may be, shall, at his cost, keep the carcass in a cold store approved by the Authority for a period of not less than 15 days after the slaughter. 5. The principal regulations are amended by inserting, after regulation 11, the following new regulation 11A. (1) No person shall slaughter a pregnant doe or ewe. (2) Where a pregnant doe or ewe is slaughtered, the carcass shall be seized and disposed of in such manner the veterinary officer may direct. 6. The principal regulations are amended by inserting, after regulation 52 the following new regulation 52A. Any person who contravenes these regulations shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10.000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. 7. These regulations shall come into operation on 1 September 2016. Made by the Minister on 22 August 2016.