The Animal By-Products Regulations 2005

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Title, extent and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Approvals, etc.

  3. PART 2 Collection, transportation, storage, handling, processing and disposal of animal by-products

    1. 4.Category 1 material

    2. 5.Category 2 material

    3. 6.Category 3 material

    4. 7.Mixing mammalian and non-mammalian by-products

    5. 8.Collection, transportation and storage

  4. PART 3 Restrictions on access to animal by-products and their use

    1. 9.Restrictions on feeding catering waste and other animal by-products

    2. 10.Intra-species recycling

    3. 11.Access to catering waste and other animal by-products

    4. 12.Pasture land

  5. PART 4 Approved premises and the competent authority

    1. 13.The competent authority

    2. 14.Approval of premises

    3. 15.Biogas and composting plants

    4. 16.Composting catering waste on the premises on which it originates

    5. 17.Processing and intermediate plants' own checks

    6. 18.Sampling at processing plants

    7. 19.Sampling at biogas and composting plants

    8. 20.Samples sent to laboratories

    9. 21.Laboratories

  6. PART 5 Placing animal by-products and processed products on the market

    1. 22.Placing on the market of processed animal protein and other processed products that could be used as feed material

    2. 23.Placing on the market of petfood, dogchews and technical products

    3. 24.Placing on the market of compost or digestion residues for use on agricultural land

  7. PART 6 Derogations

    1. 25.Competent authority for Chapter V of the Community Regulation

    2. 26.Derogations regarding the use of animal by-products

    3. 27.Collection centres

    4. 28.Burial of pet animals

    5. 29.Remote areas

    6. 30.Burial in the event of a disease outbreak

    7. 31.Burning and burial of bees and apiculture products

  8. PART 7 Records

    1. 32.Records

    2. 33.Records for consigning, transporting or receiving animal by-products

    3. 34.Records for burying or burning of animal by-products

    4. 35.Records for disposal or use on premises

    5. 36.Delivery records to be kept by operators of biogas and composting plants

    6. 37.Treatment records for biogas and composting plants

    7. 38.Records for approved laboratories

    8. 39.Records to be kept for consignments of compost or digestion residue

  9. PART 8 Administration and enforcement

    1. 40.Grant of approvals, etc.

    2. 41.Suspension, amendment and revocation of approvals, etc.

    3. 42.Representations to an appointed person

    4. 43.Notice requiring the disposal of animal by-products or catering waste

    5. 44.Cleansing and disinfection

    6. 45.Compliance with notices

    7. 46.Powers of entry

    8. 47.Obstruction

    9. 48.Penalties

    10. 49.Enforcement

    11. 50.Transitional measures: technical products

    12. 51.Transitional measures: photographic products from gelatine

    13. 52.Transitional measures: milk

    14. 53.Transitional measures with expiry dates

    15. 54.Repeals and revocation

  10. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Additional requirements for biogas and composting plants

      1. PART I Premises

        1. 1.(1) There shall be— (a) a reception area in which...

        2. 2.The animal by-products shall be unloaded in the reception area...

        3. 3.The plant shall be operated in such a way that—...

        4. 4.The operator shall identify, control and monitor suitable critical points...

        5. 5.Containers, receptacles and vehicles used for transporting untreated animal by-products...

      2. PART II Treatment systems and parameters for catering waste

        1. 1.Unless an approval specifically permits a different system, catering waste...

        2. 2.The approval shall normally specify one of the methods in...

        3. 3.Composting plants

        4. 4.Biogas plants

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Ruminant derived fluid

      1. 1.Treatment or discharge of fluid from processing ruminant by-products

      2. 2.Measurement of treated fluid

      3. 3.Records

      4. 4.Records of consignment

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Testing Methods

      1. PART I METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS

        1. 1.Time of testing

        2. 2.Samples

        3. 3.Inoculations

        4. 4.Once the agar has set, each agar plate shall be...

        5. 5.Samples with colonies of Clostridium perfringens

        6. 6.In the case of each plate, 10 characteristic colonies of...

        7. 7.If the surface area of the plates is overgrown and...

        8. 8.One characteristic colony from each plate shall be subcultured on...

        9. 9.Subcultured colonies

        10. 10.Motility

        11. 11.Reduction of nitrate to nitrite

        12. 12.Production of gas and acid from lactose and liquefaction of gelatin

        13. 13.The lactose gelatin medium shall be examined for colour. A...

        14. 14.The lactose gelatin medium shall be chilled for one hour...

        15. 15.The presence of Clostridium perfringens shall be determined on the...

        16. 16.Control Tests

        17. 17.10 gram portions of the rendered animal protein shall be...

        18. 18.One colony of Clostridium perfringens shall be placed in 10...

        19. 19.These are then treated and examined in the same way...

      2. PART II METHODS FOR THE ISOLATION OF SALMONELLA

        1. 1.A. BACTERIOLOGICAL METHOD

        2. 2.Day one

        3. 3.Day two

        4. 4.Day three

        5. 5.The residual RV broth shall be reincubated at 41.5°C±0.5°C for...

        6. 6.Day four

        7. 7.The reincubated both shall be plated out as described in...

        8. 8.Day five

        9. 9.The plates referred to in paragraph 7 shall be examined...

        10. 10.B. ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE METHOD

        11. 11.Day one

        12. 12.Day two

        13. 13.Day three

        14. 14.Day four

        15. 15.Day five

      3. PART III METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE

        1. 1.Tests shall be begun on receipt of the sample or...

        2. 2.Samples

        3. 3.Inoculations

        4. 4.Once the agar has set, each agar plate shall be...

        5. 5.Samples with colonies of Enterobacteriaceae

        6. 6.After counting the colonies, characteristic colonies shall be taken at...

        7. 7.Examination of subcultures

        8. 8.If not all of the colonies prove to be Enterobacteriaceae,...

        9. 9.Controls

        10. 10.A 10 gram portion of the rendered animal protein shall...

        11. 11.One colony of Escherichia coli shall be placed in 10...

        12. 12.This is then treated and examined in the same way...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Transitional Measures

      1. PART I THE COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF FORMER FOODSTUFFS

        1. 1.(1) The Secretary of State is the competent authority for...

        2. 2.Collection, transport and disposal of former foodstuffs

        3. 3.Where former foodstuffs are mixed with Category 1 or Category...

        4. 4.Where former foodstuffs are sent for disposal in an approved...

        5. 5.Any person who fails to comply with any instructions given...

        6. 6.In this Part “former foodstuffs” does not include waste from...

      2. PART II OLEOCHEMICAL PLANTS USING RENDERED FATS FROM CATEGORY 2 AND CATEGORY 3 MATERIALS

        1. 1.General obligations

        2. 2.(1) Approval shall be suspended immediately if the conditions under...

        3. 3.The approval shall only be granted to premises and facilities...

        4. 4.Specific requirements

  12. Explanatory Note