Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Permits.
A. A person may not operate a
slaughter-only handling facility in the state unless the person has
first obtained an annual permit from the board.
B. The board may only issue an
annual permit to operate a slaughter-only handling facility to a
person who is currently licensed by the Department of Agriculture as
a livestock dealer and after an inspection of the premises is
conducted by the board to determine compliance with this
part.
C. The board may
refuse to grant or may revoke a slaughter-only handling facility
permit when the applicant or permit holder has failed to meet the
requirements of this part.
Subp. 2.
Requirements for
operation.
A. The
slaughter-only handling facility must be separate and apart from
other livestock handling facilities.
B. All cattle leaving the facility
must be moved directly to a slaughtering establishment under federal
inspection.
C. Cattle may
only be held at the facility for a maximum of five business days
unless prior permission from the board is obtained in accordance with
the requirements in subpart
5.
D. The premises must be maintained
in a reasonably clean and sanitary condition at all times.
E. Regulatory officials shall be
granted access to the premises for the purpose of inspecting the
facility for compliance with laws and rules of the board.
Subp. 3.
Animal
identification.
All cattle must be identified with an official back
tag before being commingled at the site. Cattle held more than five
business days must be officially eartagged in accordance with subpart
5.
Subp. 4.
Records.
A person operating a slaughter-only handling
facility must maintain records in a manner approved by the board on
all livestock handled. Required records on each animal
include:
A. date of arrival
at the facility and date of departure from the facility;
B. sex, breed, and age of
animal;
C. name and
address of the person or entity from whom the animal was
acquired;
D. name of the
slaughter establishment to which the animal was moved;
E. back tag records as required in
part
1721.0140, subpart
4;
F. tagging records for any animal
to which official identification is applied in accordance with
subpart
5 and part
1721.0030, subpart
4; and
G. documentation of interstate
movement for any animal imported into Minnesota and entering the
facility.
Subp.
5.
Animals held for more than five business
days.
Permission may be granted by the board to hold
cattle for up to 60 days at a slaughter-only handling facility under
the following conditions:
A.
all cattle held for more than five days must be identified with an
official ear tag and the official ear tag number must be recorded and
correlated with the official back tag number; and
B. all cattle held for more than
five business days must be kept separate from other cattle at the
facility.
Statutory Authority: MS s
35.03
