Just as once they were brought up they are not taken down, so too once they were taken down they may not be brought up. [If] any of them ascended to the top of the Altar while alive, they should be taken down. An olah which ascended to the top of the Altar while alive should be taken down. [If] he slaughtered it atop the Altar, he may skin and dismember [it] in place.

The following must be taken down [from the Altar even] if they were brought up: the meat of the most holy [offerings], the meat of the offerings of lesser holiness, the remainder of the omer [-offering], the two loaves [-offering], the panim breads, the remainders of minchah-offerings, and the incense. The wool on the heads of lambs, and the hair in the beards of he-goats, and the bones, gidim, horns, and hooves — as long as they are attached, they are brought up, as it is said: And the Kohen shall burn everything upon the Altar. [If] they separated [from the offering], they should not be brought up; as it is said (Deut. 12:27): And you shall make your olah-offerings, the meat and the blood.