Leviticus 17:3-4
ג) אִישׁ אִישׁ מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחַט שׁוֹר אוֹ כֶשֶׂב אוֹ עֵז בַּמַּחֲנֶה אוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁחָט מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה: ד) וְאֶל פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֹא הֱבִיאוֹ לְהַקְרִיב קָרְבָּן לַה' לִפְנֵי מִשְׁכַּן ה' דָּם יֵחָשֵׁב לָאִישׁ הַהוּא דָּם שָׁפָךְ וְנִכְרַת הָאִישׁ הַהוּא מִקֶּרֶב עַמּוֹ:
3) Any man of the House of Israel, who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat inside the camp, or who slaughters outside the camp, 4) but does not bring it to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting to offer up as a sacrifice to Adonai before the Mishkan of Adonai, this [act] shall be counted for that man as blood he has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people; [Translation by Judaica Press, edited for gender neutrality]

Suggested Discussion Questions:

Why do you think meat was only allowed as a ritual sacrifice in the desert?

Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)