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Slaughtering cattle outside butcheries will become illegal in Armenia

09.03.2017, 17:53
The Armenian government adopted a decision today making the slaughter of cattle outside butcheries illegal, agriculture minister Ignaty Arakelyan said at a Cabinet session.
Slaughtering cattle outside butcheries will become illegal in Armenia
YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. The Armenian government adopted a decision today making the slaughter of cattle outside butcheries illegal, agriculture minister Ignaty Arakelyan said at a Cabinet session. The minister said the decision will be made mandatory step by step.

He said beginning from May 1, 2017, the government will be buying meat from slaughterhouses only. The decision will become mandatory for meat products producing and exporting companies from November 1, 2017.

According to him, starting from April 1, 2018 all public catering facilities in Yerevan will have to buy meat exclusively from slaughterhouses.

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan added that the implementation of this decision should not create obstacles for business. -0-