Slaughter and Meat Supply (No. 17 of 2015).

This Act provides rules for the slaughtering of livestock animals and the placing on the market of meat and meat products. The purpose of this Act is to, recognising certain principles: support and promote the agriculture industry in Samoa through an efficient, effective and appropriate livestock slaughter, meat inspection and meat distribution system providing consumers with safe and wholesome locally produced meat and meat products. The veterinary service responsible for animal health and veterinary public health under the Ministry responsible for Agriculture shall be the Competent Authority for purposes of this Act and shall be responsible for enforcing this Act. The Chief Executive Officer may appoint specified authorised officers. Duties and powers of authorised officers are defined. A Meat Advisory Committee is established.
Slaughterhouses shall be approved by the Competent Authority and shall be inspected before approval by a veterinary officer. The meat industry and the Competent Authority are jointly responsible for the production and distribution of safe and wholesome meat. The Act further provides, among other things for: notification by operators of his or her intention to carry out any procedure which requires the presence of any authorised officer at that establishment; general hygiene and hygiene process control including HACCP; record-keeping and traceability; humane slaughter; inspection and health marking; enforcement; offences; regulation-making by the Head of State.