Veterinary food and commodity inspection 1981 (By-law No. 6)

32 By-law No. 6 : Veterinary food and commodity: inspection Preamble : The purpose of this By-law is to protect the health of con sumers and food handlers, to prevent the spread of animal diseases through animal products and through establishments where animal products or feed are collected and distributed. It's purpose is also to raise the sanitti.ry am.l 4uality level of animal products and related establishments, and thus to avoid losses from spoilage and make animal production more remunera.tivc, ra.ioing the income lovel of farm@rs and enabling the country to move towards the National objective of self reliance. With regard to meat, it is the objective of this Ry .. law to prevent that the provision of By .. Iaw No. 5 are evaded by the illegal marketting af uninspected meat. I. The DAHO/DVO shall establish and maintain a register of all establish m,mti:. in the area of his jurisdiction where edible animal products are commercially processed, handled, packed, stored, transported or marketted. He or his authorized representative is authorized to en ter any such establishment or place at any time, in order to inspect the facilities, commodities. methods of operation and relevant documents, ledgers or other records, and to confiocate provisionally any produce which constitutes a hazard to human or animal health. 2. The DAHO/DVO or his representative shall advise the owners and managers of the establishments referred to under the preceding para graph about: a) Hygienic practices in operation and maintenance. b) Repairs or reconstruction of premises; installations and equipme:lt, and repair or substitution of utensils, if so required for hygi)nic operation; c) legal requirements concerning the movement, handling packing and storage of animal products and particularly temporary restrictions to the movement of animal products in times of disease outbre,1ks. dJ safe methods of vermin control, cleaning and disinfection. 3. The owner 01' m:1nager sh:tll foll,1w the advice of the DAHO/;)V."l. If he finds himself unable to do so, and if no alternative solutions are practical, or if he persistantty refuses to follow the advk~ given, the DAHO/DVO shall refer the matter to the competent civil c1·.11ho rity, with the official recommendation that part or all of the 33 establishment's operations shot1ld be suspended. The Dzongkhag Admi nistration is empowered to implement such measures. 4. E:stablbhmt:nt:s where.:: fn::slt meat h, hamllcd :;hall be regularly in.'ii pected by the DAHO/DVO or bis respresentative, The DAHO/DVO or his representative are empowered to provisionally confiscate any meat which ia unfit for humun consumption, whioh is known or reasonably suspected to originate from the restricted animal disease outbreak area, or which under the provisions of By-law No. 3 or 5 was per mitted to be marketted. 5, Dairy establishments, premises where cheese, butter or ghee are prepared, milk collecting and sales points shall be regularly inspected by the DAHO/DVO or his representative. The tests for quality payment of milk shall be conducted by representatives of the DAHO/DVO or under their supervision. Milk which is found to be adulterated or spoiled or product;; which are a hazard to human or animal health shall be provisionally confiscated, 6. The Minister of Development may make orders from time to time wi (h a view 10 gradually rahing lhe sanitary aml industrial level of dairy establishments and other establishments concerned with animal products. 7. Commercial feed mixing and feed trading establishments sball be regularly inspected to ensure the sanitary inocuity and the nutritional value of products concerned. Any product which is found to be adulterated or ,vhich is a nazard to human or animal health shall be provisionally confiscated. 8. Products destined for diagnosis, preventjon or treatment of animal d-i5cascs ore not ullowed to be kept und bundled in uny place, except in the veterinary dispensaries of the Ministry of Development, Ani mal Husbandry Department and for limited purposes in specially licensed farma~if':s 1:rnd other f':-:tahlishmenti., whir.h ~hn11 be strictly supervised by the DAHO/DVO. 9, The proiuc\s provisionally confiscated under the provision of para!, 4, 5, and 7 'i(hrdl }'I<'; hanrlf':rl over to thr. cnmpP-tent civil authority who shall confirm the confiscation and provide for the safe destruction of the products concerned, under the supervision of the DAHO/ DVO or his representative. 34 IO. The DAHO/DVO and his authorized representative are empowered to collect samples for laboratory examination, if so required for the purpo.:ies of the inspection concerned. 11. The Minister of Development may make orders from time to time to establish and operate official quality control and grading schemes for meat, meat products, milk, dairy product3, poultry, 1,;ggs, hidet'i and skins, wool, silk or any other edible or non-edible animal pro ducts. 12. Peualtics: The pcna.lt)' for violation of the Uy-law shall be a fine of Nu. 100/- and confiscation of the products concerned with out compensation; in case of repeated violation suspension of the establishment's operation for a period of upto 10 days. The penalty for falsification of meat inspection stamps shall be prison upto 3 months. 13. Fees: No fee shall be charged for any inspection made under this By-law. Fees may be charged, however, in the frame ework of the official quality control and grading schemes stahlished· under the provisions of para 11 of this By law, as may be specified in the relevant orders.