Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40-10 - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
Subject 40-10-2 - POULTRY INSPECTION - POULTRY PROCESSING
Rule 40-10-2-.13 - Official Marks, Devices, and Certificates
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The marks, devices, and certificates prescribed or referenced in this part shall be official marks, devices, and certificates for purposes of the Act, and shall be used in accordance with the provisions of this part and the Code of Federal Regulations, 9 CFR, Chapter 3, Part 381
(2) Official marks and devices to identify inspected and passed products of poultry. The official inspection legend, or abbreviation thereof, shall be in the appropriate form as specified and approved by the Commissioner. The official inspection legend, or abbreviation thereof, is required to be applied to containers of inspected and passed carcasses and parts of carcasses of domestic poultry as deemed necessary by the Commissioner.
(3) The official inspection legend required to be used with respect to inspected and passed poultry products shall include wording as follows: "Inspected for wholesomeness by Georgia Department of Agriculture." This wording shall be contained within an outline of the state of Georgia. The form and arrangement of such wording shall be exactly as approved by the Commissioner. The appropriate official establishment number shall be shown, unless the establishment number appears elsewhere on the labeling material in the manner prescribed in this section and the Code of Federal Regulations, 9 CFR, Chapter 3, Part 381.123(b), it may be omitted from the inspection mark. The Commissioner may approve the use of abbreviations of such inspection mark; and such approved abbreviations shall have the same force and effect as the inspection mark. The official inspection legend, or the approved abbreviation thereof, shall be printed on consumer packages and other immediate containers of inspected and passed poultry products, or on labels to be securely affixed to such containers. Further, such legend or approved abbreviation thereof, shall be applied to shipping containers of such products and may be printed or stenciled thereon, but shall not be applied by rubber stamping. When applied by a stencil, the legend shall be not less than 4 inches in diameter.
O.C.G.A. Sec. 26-2-205.
