Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 209 - Arkansas Agriculture Department
Division 01 - Livestock And Poultry Commission
Rule 209.01.21-002 - Garbage Feeding Rule (Swine)
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 209.01.21-002
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
I. GARBAGE FEEDING PROHIBITIONS
It is prohibited to
A.
Feed swine any of the following:
1. animal
carcasses or parts thereof;
2. meat
products or meat by-products;
3.
offal or contents thereof;
whether raw or resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of foods.
B. Allow swine access to a site where
ordinary household garbage is disposed of from two or more families.
II. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
A. Any authorized
representative of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture (Department) shall
have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private property for the
purpose of determining compliance with this rule.
B. The State Veterinarian is authorized to
quarantine for a period of forty-five (45) days any swine that have been fed in
violation of this rule. Swine may not be sold or removed from the premises
until the quarantine has been officially removed by a representative of the
Department.
C. It is not a
violation of this rule to feed swine as otherwise prohibited by Section I of
this rule that are:
1. considered pets;
or
2. for consumption only by the
immediate family of the owner of the swine.
Swine described in this Section (II.C) must be fed on grain or traditional swine feed for forty-five (45) days prior to being sold or removed from the premises.
III. PENALTIES AND AUTHORITY
A. Failure to comply with any of the
provision of this rule may result in administrative penalties as provided by
law.
1. First offense will result in a warning
letter.
2. Second or subsequent
offense will result in a Notice to Appear before the Arkansas Livestock and
Poultry Commission for a determination for proper administrative
penalties.
B. Authority.
A.C.A §§
2-32-501
et seq.;
2-33-107(a);
2-40-103.
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