Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 211 - RULES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL CARCASSES
Section 001-211-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Summary

This Rule supersedes Chapter 211 Disposal of Animal Carcasses (1996) of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources Rules and Regulations. It expands the disposal rules to include siting and operating standards for current technologies for disposing of animal carcasses. It also adds an enforcement section that cites penalties for failure to comply with the rules.

2. Legal Authority

7 MRSA §1752; 7 MRSA §1706; and 17 M RSA § 1818

3. Applicability of Rules

These Rules apply to the disposal of all domestic animal carcasses and body parts including but not limited to those resulting from normal operation of a commercial farm or as a result of a farming disaster such as fire, disease, suffocation, etc. Reportable disease requirements in Chapter 206, Prevention, Control and Eradication of Diseases of Domestic Animals and Poultry, must also be met. Animal carcasses mixed with potentially hazardous or toxic substances must meet the requirements of these rules and applicable Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) rules, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rules and other applicable requirements.

For the purposes of these rules, non-native or exotic animals in captivity in zoos, animal parks, game shooting areas and farms shall be considered to be domestic and their disposal must be in accordance with these rules.

These rules do not apply to wildlife or marine mammals. Methods and standards outlined in these rules may be used as guidance when disposing of wildlife or marine mammals, where applicable.