Haryana Municipal (Regulation of Slaughter Houses) Bye-laws, 1977

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    "slug": "haryana-municipal-regulation-of-slaughter-houses-bye-laws-1977",
    "title": "Haryana Municipal (Regulation of Slaughter Houses) Bye-laws, 1977",
    "short_title": "Haryana Municipal (Regulation of Slaughter Houses) Bye-laws, 1977",
    "act_number": "Published vide Haryana Government Notification No.",
    "act_year": 1977,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Haryana",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Haryana Municipal (Regulation of Slaughter Houses) Bye-laws, 1977",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) \"animal\" means goat, sheep, pig, lamb or kid;\n(ii) \"carcass\" means the carcass of an animal which has been slaughtered in the prescribed manner;\n(iii) \"meat\" means the flesh or other edible parts of a carcass which is sold or intended for sale for human or animal consumption;\n(iv) \"butcher\" means the person preparing or dealing with meat intended for human or animal consumption;\n(v) \"slaughter man\" means the person who slaughters the animal and dresses the carcass;\n(vi) \"slaughter house\" means the slaughter house and the precincts thereof, licenced by the committee or owned and managed by the committee and includes the inspection-yard, the waiting-yard and the slaughter-year;\n(vii) \"inspection-yard\" means the place where the animals are presented to the Superintendent for ante-mortem inspection;\n(viii) \"waiting yard\" means the place where the animals are kept after the approval for slaughter and before being admitted to the slaughteryard;\n(ix) \"slaughteryard\" means the actual place where the animals are slaughtered;\n(x) \"Superintendent\" means the Superintendent of the slaughter house appointed by the committee as such and includes any person officiating or acting in his place.\nII - Slaughter-house\n3.\n4.\n(i) an adequate supply of wholesome water;\n(ii) disinfection and clearing of utensils, instruments and hands;\n(iii) ventilation;\n(iv) lighting;\n(v) cleaning;\n(vi) keeping the premises free from flies, carrion, rats, mice or other vermin;\n(vii) sufficient number of vessels or receptacles of galvanised iron or other non-absorbent material furnished with closely fitting covers for the purpose of receiving and conveying all refuse products of an animal;\n(viii) an adequate number of hangers or pulleys for hanging the car-cases;\n(ix) suitable drains to be connected with the city sewerage system, wherever it exists;\n(x) the disposal of refuse, fifth, blood and offals in a manner prescribed by the committee;\n(xi) paving of slaughteryard with cement, concrete or other smooth impervious material and for covering the internal surface of the surrounding walls with hard, smooth and impervious material to a height of at least six feet.\n5.\n6.\n7.\n(i) the hours of working of the slaughter house;\n(ii) the fees payable; and\n(iii) any other directions that the committee or other authorised officers, including the Medical Officer of Health may deem fit to issue.\n8.\n9.\n10.\n11.\n12.\n13.\n14.\n15.\n16.\nIII - Before the slaughter\n17.\n18.\n(i) it is less than eight months old;\n(ii) it is in a febrile or emaciated condition or is more than six years old;\n(iii) it is pregnant or is with unweaned young;\n(iv) it is diseased or in a dying condition :\n(v) it shows symptoms of having been treated cruelly by over strucking overdriving or by other acts.\n19.\n(i) an animal less than eight months old;\n(ii) an animal in a febrile condition, or which is excessively old;\n(iii) an animal which is pregnant or is with unweaned young;\n(iv) a diseased or dying or dead animal or any carcass or part thereof;\n(v) any animal showing symptoms of having been treated cruelly by over- trucking, over-driving or by other acts;\n(vi) a dog; or\n(vii) any animal not meant for slaughter or for the slaughter of which the slaughter house is not provided. Any animal brought into the slaughter house in contravention of this bye-law shall be summarily removed under orders of the Superintendent.\n20.\n21.\n(i) the age, class, sex and a brief description of each animal presented for slaughter;\n(ii) name and address of the owner of the animal;\n(iii) result of ante-mortem inspection;\n(iv) result of post-mortem inspection; and\n(v) fees recovered, if any.\n22.\n23.\n24.\n25.\n26.\nIV - The Slaughter\n27.\n28.\n29.\n30.\n31.\n32.\nV - After the Slaughter\n33.\n34.\n35.\n36.\n37.\n38.\n39.\n40.\n41.\n42.\n43.\n(i) G for goat flesh;\n(ii) M for mutton;\n(iii) P for pork.\n44.\n45.\n46.\n47.\n48.\nVI - Transport\n49.\n50.\n(i) shall cause to be kept clean the inside and covering of the vehicle, the receptacle in which the meat placed and such parts of any slings or other implements or apparatus used for loading or unloading as come into contact with the meat or its covering;\n(ii) shall not permit any live animal or any other article to be conveyed in this vehicle at the same time as meat.\n51.\nVII - Penalty\n52.\n53.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": true,
            "sort_order": 0
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "hl442",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Haryana Government Notification No. GSR 27/HA24/73Sections 170, 200 & 214/77, dated 3rd February, 1977",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1977",
        "Short Title": "Haryana Municipal (Regulation of Slaughter Houses) Bye-laws, 1977",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Haryana"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}