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Animal By-Products

Volume 402: debated on Tuesday 1 April 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions are taking place with unrelated organisations in advance of the introduction of the Animal By-Products Order. [105893]

Discussions are continuing with a wide range of stakeholders prior to the introduction of the Animal By-Products Regulation on 1 May.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what penalties will ensue for those who continue to use on-farm burial after the introduction of the Animal By-Products Order. [105894]

Penalties for failure to comply with the Animal By-Products Regulation when it comes into effect from 1 May range from a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both.