Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, December 1, 2023
RELATES TO:
KRS 257.030,
257.160,
Chapter 263
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
257.160 authorizes the Board of Agriculture
to promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements for the
disposition of livestock, fish, and poultry carcasses. This administrative
regulation establishes requirements for carcass movement and other disposition
details.
Section 1. Carcass
Transportation.
(1) In fulfilling the
requirements of
KRS
257.160, a carcass shall only be transported
if:
(a) The carcass is covered with a
tarpaulin or other heavy material so that no portion of the dead carcass can be
exposed; and
(b) The bottom and
sides of the truck or trailer used for transport are made of solid material
that will not allow for leaks.
(2) The carcass shall not be transported in a
truck or trailer with no sides or with sides made of slat material with
openings between slats.
(3)
Commercial collection services shall follow the requirements found in KRS
Chapter 263.
Section 2.
Composting Site Registration.
(1) Commercial
or regional composting facilities, not on an agriculture operation, shall
register with the State Veterinarian by submitting in writing the name and
address of the composting facility owner, the location of the composting
facility, and a description of the facility.
(2) Registration of composting facilities
shall not be required for an agriculture operation, if composting is not for a
commercial purpose.
Section
3. Composting Facilities.
(1) All
composting facilities shall be constructed to meet:
(a) Guidelines established by the University
of Kentucky College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service publication
"On-Farm Composting of Animal Mortalities: ID-166"; and
(b) The requirements of the Kentucky
Agriculture Water Quality Plan.
(2) All processing of dead livestock, fish,
and poultry shall be done within the composting facility.
(3) Hazardous materials shall not be used in
the composting procedure.
(4)
Reasonable and cost-effective efforts shall be taken to prevent odor, insects,
and pests. All carcasses shall be inaccessible to scavengers, livestock, and
poultry.
(5) Ruminant livestock may
have the rumen vented prior to composting.
(6) Any carcasses not completely composted
shall be disposed of in a manner consistent with
KRS
257.160.
(7) All composting facilities shall be
subject to inspection by the State Veterinarian or his
representative.
Section
4. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) University of Kentucky College
of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service publication "On-Farm Composting of
Animal Mortalities: ID-166", 5-2013; and
(b) "Kentucky Agriculture Water Quality
Plan", December 2018.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Department of
Agriculture, Division of Animal Health, 111 Corporate Drive, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
46 Ky.R. 1381,
2628; eff. 6-30-2020.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS 257.030,
257.160
