परिशूनमशिरःपादास्थि विगन्धं स्वयं मृतं च न विक्रीणीरन् ॥ कZ_०२.२६.१२ ॥
pariśūnam aśiraḥpādāsthi vigandhaṃ svayaṃ mṛtaṃ ca na vikrīṇīran
They shall not sell meat that is emaciated/defective, or lacking head/feet/bones, or foul-smelling, or from an animal that died on its own.
To prevent disease risk and to deter concealment of illegal killing by passing off carcasses as ‘found dead’.