A. It is unlawful to slaughter horses, mules or asses in the same slaughtering establishment as cattle, sheep, swine or goats, or to bring horse meat or inedible meat or meat products into establishments where meat or meat food products are prepared for human consumption from the meat of cattle, sheep, goats or swine.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-2053

  • Establishment: means a mobile or stationary building, plant, vehicle or structure where meat or meat food products are slaughtered or processed or offered for sale. See Arizona Laws 3-2001
  • Meat: means the edible part of the muscle of cattle, sheep, swine, goats or equines which is skeletal or which is found in the tongue, in the diaphragm, in the heart or in the esophagus, with or without the accompanying and overlying fat, and the portions of bone, skin, sinew, nerve and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and which are not separated from it in the process of dressing. See Arizona Laws 3-2001
  • Slaughter: means to kill cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines and to prepare the carcasses or parts of carcasses for human consumption. See Arizona Laws 3-2001

B. It is unlawful to add horse meat to meat or meat food products prepared from the meat of cattle, sheep, goats or swine.

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