Decree No. 382 / 2004 Coll.
Ordinance on the protection of livestock at the time of slaughter, spent or otherwise killed
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382
DECLARATION
of 15 June 2004
on the protection of livestock at the time of slaughter, slaughter or other killing
According to Article 29 (1) of Act No. 246 / 1992 Coll., for the protection of animals against abuse, as amended by Act No. 77 / 2004 Coll., ("the Act '), the Ministry of Agriculture provides for the implementation of § 5a (6), § 5c, 5f, 5g and 5h of the Act:
Subject matter
(1) This decree, in accordance with the law of the European Communities (1), provides for the competence of persons who carry out slaughter of animals for slaughter at slaughterhouses, and also provides for unloading, overloading, housing, including possession of fish, fixation, stunning, bleeding, slaughter, spending or other killing of livestock.
(2) This decree does not apply to experimental animals (2) and wild animal species (3).
Definition of terms
For the purposes of this decree:
(a) slaughterhouses - all undertakings or establishments used in the course of business for the slaughter of livestock, including establishments for exaggeration or housing of animals,
(b) exaggeration - the process of unloading or removing the animal from the unloading ramp, from the slaughterhouse fences or housing places at the slaughterhouse to the places or places of slaughter,
(c) housing - holding an animal for the purpose of providing care under Article 5c (6) and (7) of the Act, in particular by watering, feeding and resting before being slaughtered in the stables used by slaughterhouses;
(d) keeping fish - keeping fish in tanks during transport or between the end of transport and killing;
(e) fixation - a procedure whose application to an animal is intended to facilitate effective stunning or killing and which complies with the law and this decree;
(f) stunning - any procedure the application of which immediately puts the animal in a state of unconsciousness in which it is kept until death and which guarantees loss of sensitivity and perception throughout the period of bleeding and complies with the law and this decree.
Specially qualified persons for slaughter of slaughter animals at slaughterhouses
(K § 5a (6) of the Act)
(1) Specially eligible persons for slaughter of animals for slaughter, including their necessary slaughter, in slaughterhouses by bleeding after stunning are:
(a) persons who have achieved secondary vocational training in the field of meat technology and processing;
(b) persons who have achieved complete secondary education in the field of meat technology and processing;
(c) persons who have obtained complete secondary education in veterinary prevention or higher vocational education in veterinary medicine;
(d) graduates of universities carrying out study programmes in the field of veterinary medicine and hygiene and agriculture, focusing on the veterinary field;
(e) persons preparing to obtain the professional qualifications referred to in points (a) to (d) where they carry out slaughter of animals under the professional supervision of the person referred to in points (b), (c) or (d).
(2) In the course of teaching to obtain professional qualifications in accordance with § 5a (6) of the Act, persons preparing to obtain such qualifications may carry out slaughter of animals only in slaughterhouses and under the professional supervision of a person who is competent in accordance with paragraph 1 (b), (c) or (d), who shall ensure that the abuse of animals is prevented and ensure that, in the event of incorrect stunning, the animal is rectified immediately.
(3) The recognition of professional qualifications or other competences acquired by nationals of the Czech Republic or of other Member States of the European Union or by their family members in another Member State of the European Union shall be governed by a special legislature4).
Requirements for unloading and overloading animals in slaughterhouses
(K § 5c (1), (2), (3) of the Act)
(1) The animals must be unloaded as soon as possible and within one hour at the latest and in the case of poultry, rabbits and other animals transported in containers no later than six hours after arrival at the slaughterhouse. If the delay is unavoidable, the animals must be protected from adverse climatic effects in protected, well-ventilated areas. The time of acceptance of each consignment of animals into the slaughterhouse and the time of unloading shall be recorded by the slaughterhouse operator and kept for a period of three years from its acquisition.
(2) Only places and equipment intended for loading and unloading an animal from a means of transport are used, bridges, ramps, gangways or moving loading and unloading platforms whose inclination does not exceed 20 degrees, height inequalities do not exceed 20 cm, and gaps in the floor or between two floors make it impossible to insert a limb; These devices shall be fitted with an anti-slip floor and a lateral barrier to prevent the fall of the animal or animal container.
(3) Animals suffering from distress or painful conditions and unweaned pups must be slaughtered immediately during transport or overtaking to a slaughterhouse. If immediate slaughter is not possible, these animals shall be placed separately and slaughtered as soon as possible, within two hours of completion of their transport or exaggeration. Animals which are unable to move shall not be dragged to the place of slaughter, but shall necessarily be slaughtered or killed where they lie, or, if possible and does not cause unnecessary suffering, shall be transported on a cart or moved on a moving platform to the place of necessary slaughter.
Care of animals before slaughter
(K § 5c (6), 7 of the Act)
(1) Animals which are at risk of mutual injury by reason of their species, sex, age or origin must be kept and kept separately.
(2) Animals must be kept in slaughterhouses in such a way that they are not affected by adverse weather effects. If animals are exposed to high temperatures during the summer days, they shall be cooled by appropriate means.
(3) Control of the fitness and health of animals must be ensured by the slaughterhouse operator at least twice a day, morning and evening.
(4) If the animals are not slaughtered within 12 hours of completion of their transfer to a slaughterhouse, they shall be treated as animals in breeding and treated according to the law, its implementing regulations and special legislation5).
(5) All animals which are not slaughtered within 12 hours of completion of their transfer to the slaughterhouse and must spend the night in housing places must have sufficient amount of suitable bedding.
Fish care before killing
(K § 5c (6), 7 of the Act)
(1) Live market fish in an establishment used in business activities are kept in vats and hand tanks prior to killing for continuous replacement and supply of water which does not endanger their health or, where appropriate, other effective means of aerating or oxygenating water.
(2) The ratio of the mass of live market fish and the amount of water (the density of the stock) in the vats and hand tanks, including the lowest amount of oxygen in the water depending on the water temperature, is given in Annex 1.
Animal stunning procedures
(K § 5f of the Act)
(1) The following conditions shall be complied with when a projectile is fitted:
(a) the apparatus shall be so located that the projectile penetrates the cerebral cortex. It is prohibited to stun cattle with the application of instruments in the landscape of the neck; in ovine and caprine animals, this method is permitted when the corners make the frontal position impossible; in such cases, the perfecting device must be placed immediately behind the base of the corners and placed in the oral cavity, after the impact must start bleeding within 15 seconds,
(b) the competent person responsible for slaughter must verify that the projectile is actually returned to its initial position after each shot; if this is not the case, the apparatus may be reused after repair,
(c) the animals may be placed in a stunning box only if the competent person responsible for the slaughter is prepared to start the action immediately after the animal has been placed in the box; the animal must not have its head immobilized until the competent person responsible for the slaughter is ready for stunning.
(2) When using a mechanical impact inducer, the following conditions shall be complied with:
(a) this method is only permitted when a mechanical instrument is used to strike the skull; the competent person responsible for the slaughter must ensure that the apparatus is used only in the required position and that the correct force of the charge or spring is used in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer to achieve effective stunning without skull fracture;
(b) in the case of small groups of rabbits or poultry for which the cranial wounds are used by means of a tool without using a mechanical instrument to be struck, this action shall be carried out in such a way that the animal immediately falls unconscious, in which it will remain until death.
(3) The following conditions shall be complied with when an electrical stunning device is used:
(a) if electrodes are used
1. electrodes shall be placed on the head of the animal so as to allow the electrical current through the brain; appropriate measures must be taken to ensure good electrical conductivity, in particular to moisten the skin or feathers, or to remove excess hair or wool,
2. the person carrying out stunning of individual animals must, during slaughter, check and keep the contact surfaces of the electrodes clean in such a way that they are in a state that ensures maximum conductivity;
3. if the animals are stunned individually, the apparatus shall be fitted with an impedance measuring device and preventing the operation of the apparatus, if the required minimum current does not pass through it, shall also be fitted with a sound or visual device indicating the length of its use in one animal, and shall be connected to a device indicating the voltage and intensity of the current which must be placed so that the competent person responsible for the slaughter can clearly see them;
4. for stunning, an alternating current of 50 Hz frequency of 2,5 A for cattle, 1,0 A for calves, 1,25 A for pigs, 1,0 And for sheep or goats, 0,3 A for rabbits, or select the voltage values at which the same stunning effect is achieved when changing electrical resistance and current,
5. the required current value shall be achieved within one second and shall be maintained for at least one to three seconds;
(b) if the water bath is used
1. where a water bath is used for the stunning of poultry, the water level must be regulated in such a way as to allow good contact with the head of the bird; the current values and the duration of its use must ensure that the animal immediately falls unconscious in which it remains until death;
2. if the poultry are stunned in water baths by groups, the tension of the apparatus sufficient to produce a current that has an effective intensity to ensure that each piece is stunned; an alternating current of 50 Hz at a frequency of 4 seconds of 120 mA / piece for broilers, 120 mA / piece for chickens, 150 mA / piece for turkeys and 130 mA / piece for ducks or geese, or select the voltage values at which the same stunning effect is achieved when the electrical resistance and current change,
3. appropriate measures must be taken to ensure good current flow, in particular good electrical contact and humidification of contact points between limbs and hanging hooks,
4. the water-bath tank intended for poultry must have a size and depth corresponding to the type of poultry slaughtered and the water must not overflow at the entrance; the immersed electrode shall be of a length corresponding to the length of the water bath,
5. where necessary, it shall be possible to perform manual intervention.
(4) In the case of the use of carbon dioxide (hereinafter referred to as "CO2 gas') or a mixture of gases in accordance with a specific legislation (5) for stunning pigs, the following conditions shall be complied with:
(a) the concentration of the CO2 gas to stun pigs shall be at least 70 volume percent;
(b) the chambers in which the pigs are exposed to CO2 gas, as well as the equipment used for the movement of pigs by such chambers, shall be designed, constructed and maintained in such a way as to prevent injury to the animals and the compression of their chest and so that the pigs can stand upright until the time of loss of consciousness; the displacement mechanism and chambers shall be provided with adequate lighting to enable pigs to see other pigs and surrounding areas;
(c) the chambers shall be equipped with a device which measures the concentration of the gas at the maximum exposure point; for this device, an alarm system shall be capable of clearly recognizable visual and audible signals indicating a reduction in the CO2 gas concentration below the required level;
(d) pigs must be placed in fences or containers in such a way that they can be seen and moved to the gas chambers within 30 seconds of entering the establishment; shall be moved as quickly as possible from the entrance to the maximum concentration point of CO2 gas and shall be exposed for a sufficient period of time to ensure that the state of unconsciousness is maintained until their death.
(5) In the case of the use of CO2 gas or a mixture of gases in accordance with a specific legislation (5) for stunning poultry, the following conditions shall be complied with:
(a) the concentration of the CO2 gas to stun poultry shall be at least 70% by volume;
(b) the chambers in which the poultry is exposed to CO2 gas and the equipment used for the movement of poultry by such chambers must be designed, constructed and maintained in such a way as to avoid injury to the poultry;
(c) the chambers shall be equipped with a device measuring the concentration of the CO2 gas at the maximum exposure point; for this device, an alarm system shall be capable of clearly recognizable visual and audible signals indicating a reduction in the CO2 gas concentration below the required level;
(d) after calming down, the poultry must be moved as quickly as possible to the maximum concentration of CO2 and exposed to it for a sufficient period of time to ensure that the state of unconsciousness is maintained until death.
(6) Fish from industrial processing can be stunned by equipment using an alternating current of 220 V, a CO2 gas or other gas or a mixture of gases approved under a specific legislation5).
(7) The drawings and descriptions of the designated positions on the head of the animal for the stunning blow and the location of the mechanical stunning instrument are set out in Annex 2.
Bleeding of slaughter animals
(K § 5g of the Act)
When the poultry are bled by automatic neck incision, it shall be possible to carry out manual incision so that in the event of failure of the apparatus, immediate bleeding and subsequent killing of the poultry.
Procedures for the killing of animals
(K § 5h of the Act)
(1) When animals are killed or killed, they must always be treated in such a way as to minimise the suffering of animals.
(2) If the animals need to be moved or exaggerated before killing or culling, they must:
(a) persons carrying out activities relating to the movement of animals in containers or their transport and to the overloading or fixation of animals prior to their killing or culling shall be instructed by the slaughterhouse operator, veterinarian or person competent in accordance with Article 17 (1) of the Act on the biological characteristics, characteristics and needs of animals according to their sex, age and origin, so that such activities are carried out in a qualified manner;
1. the proper handling of animals and, where carried out, the appropriate means of transport and the organisational procedures laid down;
2. the way in which care for the protection and well-being of animals is ensured;
3. the equipment and use of premises and operations intended for live animals;
4. the correct use of animal-driving tools and tools;
(b) for animals, where only the places and equipment designated for this purpose are used before killing or culling, with the parameters referred to in Article 4 (3);
(c) the animals moved as soon as possible, no later than one hour and, in the case of poultry, rabbits and other animals transported in containers, no later than six hours after arrival at the specified place, landed, killed or killed, unless otherwise provided for by the veterinarian; if the delay is unavoidable, the animals must be protected against adverse climatic effects;
(d) animals, if suffering or painful conditions and unweaned pups have occurred during transport or exaggeration, immediately killed; where immediate killing is not possible, these animals shall be kept separate and killed as soon as possible within two hours of the completion of their transport or exaggeration,
(e) animals, if they are unable to move, killed where they lie, or if it is possible and does not cause unnecessary suffering, must be transported on a cart or moved on a moving platform to the place of death; shall not be dragged to the place of death;
(f) animals, where there is a risk of mutual injury by reason of their species, sex, age or origin, shall be kept separately.
(3) A firearm, in particular a hunting weapon, may be used to kill different species of animals, in particular farmed deer. Use is subject to authorisation by the competent authority5), 6). The shooting must be carried out by qualified persons and the provisions of the law, decree and special legislature5), 7).
(4) The separation of the head from the torso and the break of the neck may only be used for the slaughter of poultry, provided that the provisions of special legislation5 are complied with.
(5) When using electricity and CO2 gas, the competent authority of the veterinary administration shall determine the value and duration of the current, as well as the concentration and duration of the operation of the CO2 gas, for the purpose of the application of Article 7 (3) and (4).
(6) The vacuum chamber, which is a device where the state of the air-vacuum is reached quickly by means of a powerful electric pump, is reserved for killing without bleeding in animals belonging to farmed animal species (quails, partridges, pheasants). Its exceptional use shall be subject to the approval of the competent authority of the veterinary administration, which shall ensure that:
(a) the vacuum chamber air-void is maintained until the animals are dead;
(b) the animals are transported group in transport containers which may be placed in vacuum chambers the dimensions of which are pre-adapted for this purpose.
(7) For the slaughter of livestock pursuant to § 5 (2) (e) of the Act
(a) the culling of bovine animals, horses, donkeys and their cross-breeds or their weights of similar species takes place in two stages
1. when stunned, the animal shall be fixed in the fixation area and stunned by a stunning instrument with a projectile attached;
2. after release from the fixation space, the animal is electrocuted (electrical current value 1.8 - 2.8 A / 250 V voltage) by introducing electrodes on the heart landscape and back to complete reflex clearance, for at least 25 seconds; to improve the conductivity of the current, the heart landscape and the back of the cattle are humidified with 5% sodium chloride solution,
(b) the culling of pigs, sheep, goats or similar animal species takes place in two stages
1. when stunned, the animal in the fixation area is showered with water and stunned with electricity (electrical current value 1,5 - 2,5 A / 250 V voltage) by introducing electrodes per head for at least 2 seconds;
2. at the time of killing, the animal in the fixation area is electrocuted (electrical current value 1,4 - 2,1 A / 250 V) by attaching electrodes to the chest and by applying the electric current to complete reflex clearance, for at least 10 to 25 seconds. Special killing pliers with spikes on contact electrodes are used for sheep, the place of contact of electrodes with the skin of the animal must be humidified, or the wool in these places should be removed by cutting,
(c) the killing of piglets, rabbits, rodents, poultry, pigeons or similar animal species shall be carried out by a CO2 concentration of at least 70% in an installation consisting of an impermeable chamber equipped with a gas distribution and a pressure vessel with a reduction valve; the chamber used shall be fitted with a control device indicating the saturation of the space by gas CO2; the space of the impermeable chamber is flooded with CO2 at the bottom of the pressure vessel for at least four minutes after release of the pressure vessel manifold, then the animals are placed in it for at least four minutes and must remain in the environment until they are dead;
(d) flocks of poultry in large farms are killed by electric current (50 Hz, 180 V, 140 mA) in a water bath for at least four seconds on a facility functioning as a shortened slaughter line; it is also possible to proceed in accordance with (c) using a capacity adapted to an impermeable CO2 chamber.
Procedures for killing excess chickens and embryos of chickens in hatcheries
(K § 5h (2) of the Act)
(1) When using a mechanical device that causes immediate death,
(a) the chickens are spent by a mechanical device with rapidly rotating blades or with a flexible material outlet;
(b) the capacity of the apparatus sufficient for all chickens to be killed immediately, irrespective of their quantity.
(2) When using a CO2-based killing apparatus,
(a) be placed in the atmosphere with the strongest available concentration of CO2 from a 100% CO2 source;
(b) remain in the atmosphere referred to in (a) until they are dead.
(3) For the immediate killing of chickens' embryos in hatcheries after the hatching period, all unhatched eggs with embryos shall be placed in the mechanical apparatus referred to in paragraph 1.
Procedures for the killing of farmed fur animals
(K § 5h (3) of the Act)
(1) The mechanical device for perfecting the brain must be positioned so that the projectile penetrates the cortex. The use of this method is only permitted provided that the bleeding is carried out immediately thereafter.
(2) When administering a lethal dose of anaesthetic medicinal product, only approved anaesthetica7 should be used), doses and injection methods that immediately induce a state of consciousness followed by death.
(3) When using an electrical killing device that causes cardiac arrest by current, electrodes shall be placed so that the brain and heart are heated, and the minimum current value shall immediately trigger a state of unconsciousness and cardiac arrest. In the case of foxes when electrodes are applied to the mouth and rectum, at least a three-second application of a current with an average value of 0,3 A is required.
(4) When using a carbon monoxide killing device (CO gas)
(a) the chamber in which the animals are exposed to CO gas must be designed, constructed and maintained in such a way as to avoid injury to the animals and at the same time to enable them to be monitored;
(b) the animals must not be introduced into the chamber before the concentration of CO gas supplied from the source of the 100% CO gas reaches at least one percentage by volume;
(c) CO gas developed by an engine specially designed for this purpose may be used to spend lasicrous animals and act provided that the CO gas used tests have shown that:
1. has been refrigerated appropriately,
2. has been sufficiently filtered;
3. is free from any irritant substances or gases;
4. animals are placed in chambers only when the concentration of CO gas in them reaches at least one volume percentage;
(d) if CO gas is inhaled, it must first cause total deep numbness and then cause death,
(e) the animals must remain in the chamber until they are dead.
(5) A chloroform-based killing device may be used to spend chinchilla provided that:
(a) the chamber in which the animals are exposed to gas is designed, constructed and maintained in such a way as to prevent injury to the animals and at the same time to enable them to be monitored;
(b) the animals are placed in a chamber only when the chamber contains a saturated mixture of chloroform and air;
(c) if the gas is inhaled, it must first cause total deep numbness and then cause death,
(d) the animals remain in the chamber until they are dead.
(6) A die-extinguisher using CO2 gas may be used to spend lasicose animals and mints if:
(a) the chambers in which the animals are exposed to CO2 gas are designed, constructed and maintained in such a way as to avoid injury to the animals and at the same time to be able to be monitored, and are equipped with a control device which shows the saturation of the space of CO2 gas;
(b) the animals are placed in chambers only when their atmosphere reaches the strongest possible concentration of CO2 gas supplied from a 100% CO2 source;
(c) when the CO2 gas is inhaled, it first causes a total deep numbness and then causes death,
(d) the animals remain in the chamber until they are dead.
Repeal
Decree No. 245 / 1996 Coll., implementing § 5 (3) of the Czech National Council Act No. 246 / 1992 Coll., for the protection of animals against abuse, as amended by Act No. 162 / 1993 Coll.
Efficacy
This Decree shall take effect on 1 August 2004.
Minister: Ing. Palas v. r.
Příloha č. 1
Annex No 1 to Decree No 382 / 2004 Coll.
Conditions for keeping live fish in vats and hand tanks
1. Filling density
Carp per kg per 1000 litres of water
| Teplota vody ve °C | Hmotnost ryb v kg |
| 0 - 5 | 1200 |
| 5 - 10 | 1000 |
| 10 - 15 | 700 |
Salmonidae in kg per 1000 litres of water
| Teplota vody ve °C | Hmotnost ryb v kg | |
| při provzdušňování vody | při prokysličování vody | |
| 0 - 5 | 50 - 70 | 200 |
| 5 - 10 | 40 - 60 | 150 |
| 10 - 15 | do 25 | do 100 |
When cooling water with ice, the weight of salmon fish may increase by up to 50% (by adding 25 kg ice per 1000 l of water).
2. Water quality requirements
| Kaprovité ryby | Lososovité ryby | |||
| léto | zima | léto | zima | |
| Teplota vody ve °C | 10 - 15 | 0 - 10 | 10 - 12 | 0 - 10 |
| Nejnižší % nasycení kyslíkem | 70 | 40 | 80 | 60 |
Příloha č. 2
Annex No 2 to Decree No 382 / 2004 Coll.
Drawings and description of the specified positions on the head of the animal for conducting the stunning blow and placing of the mechanical stunning instrument
Cattle (except bulls and calves)
The mouth shall be placed at a right angle to the frontal bone at a point halfway between the upper point of the skull and the eye coupling.
Bulls
The mouth shall be placed at a right angle to the frontal bone at a point half the distance between the top of the skull and the eye coupling, attaching very firmly to the forehead, not more than 1 cm from the edge of the wall running through the centre of the skull.
Calves
Place the mouth at a right angle to the frontal bone closer to the eye coupling than in bovine animals.
Side view (cattle)
Side view (calves)
Front view (cattle)
Front view (calves)
Pigs (excluding boars)
Place the mouth at a right angle to the frontal bone, about 2.5 cm above the eye coupling.
Boars
Place the mouth at a right angle to the frontal bone, about 5 cm above the eye link to one side of the wall running through the centre of the skull.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree No. 382 / 2004 Coll., on the protection of livestock at the time of slaughter, killing or other killing |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 25.06.2004 |
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| Effective from | 01.08.2004 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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