[Disposal of carcasses from the point of view of Austrian veterinary services (author's transl)].

Abstract

In Austria five carcass rendering plants are at present in operation, having the following geographical distribution: Unterfrauenhaid-Raiding (Burgenland), Tulln (Lower Austria), Regau (Upper Austria), Lantscha (Styria) and Vienna. Moreover, there are two carcass incincerators in operation, one at Zell am See (Salzburg) and another in St. Johann in Tyrol. In addition, so-called carcass burying lots still exist to some extent. Implementation of carcass disposal and pertinent regulation fall within the responsibility of the federal states (Bundesländer). For the collection and disposal of the carcasses and waste, subject to compulsory handing over, the federal state or the respective carcass-processing institution levies duties or receives some form of recompense. So far, these payments have been primarily made by the communities, or also partly by the private person or body claiming this service. According to the new regulation, the Prime Minster of a Land establishes a cost-covering tariff to disburse the costs of collection, transport and disposal, as well as to provide for the formation of reserves and the amortization. These duties now have to be paid by the owners of the material subject to compulsory delivery (principle of causation).