Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 105 - Agriculture Department
Chapter 1545 - MEAT, FISH, AND POULTRY INDUSTRY
FISH PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS
Part 1545.2840 - DEFINITIONS

Subpart 1. Applicability.

For the purposes of parts 1545.2840 to 1545.3120 the following words, phrases, names, and terms shall be construed respectively to mean.

Subp. 2. Commissioner.

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Subp. 3. Department.

"Department" means the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Subp. 4. Fish.

"Fish" means any completely aquatic, water-breathing craniate vertebrates having the limbs (when present) developed as fins with a body commonly covered with scales or plates.

Subp. 5. Fish processing establishment.

"Fish processing establishment" means the premises, buildings, structures, and equipment (including, but not limited to, machines, utensils, and fixtures) employed or used with respect to the processing of fish or fish products.

Subp. 6. Fish processing or processing.

"Fish processing" or "processing" means any operation or combination of operations in an establishment whereby fish or fish products are cut, fabricated, cured, salted, heat treated, packed, repacked, dried, smoked, or reprocessed for sale at wholesale as food for human consumption.

Subp. 7. Fish product.

"Fish product" means any article of food or any article intended for or capable of being used as human food which is derived or prepared in whole or in substantial and definite part from any portion of any fish.

Subp. 8. Inspector.

"Inspector" means an inspector of the department.

Subp. 9. Minnesota condemned or any authorized abbreviations.

"Minnesota condemned" or any authorized abbreviations thereof means the fish or fish product so marked or so identified is unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food.

Subp. 10. Minnesota rejected or any authorized abbreviation.

"Minnesota rejected" or any authorized abbreviation thereof means equipment, utensil, room, or compartment so marked or so identified has been declared unclean or otherwise unsatisfactory for use by an inspector and shall not be used in any fish processing operation while so marked or so identified.

Subp. 11. Minnesota retained or any authorized abbreviations.

"Minnesota retained" or any authorized abbreviations thereof means the fish or fish product or any other article so marked or so identified is held for further examination by an inspector to determine its disposal.