Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Chapter 10 - RENDERING AND PET FEED MANUFACTURING
Section 23-10-003 - Definitions
Current through September 17, 2024
The definitions found at Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-1902 shall apply to the terms used in these regulations. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:
003.01 APPROVED VETERINARIAN
APPROVED VETERINARIAN shall mean a person who has received a doctor's degree in veterinary medicine from an accredited school of veterinary medicine and who is authorized by the State Veterinarian to perform duties pursuant to these regulations.
003.02 CONSIGNOR
CONSIGNOR shall mean the person named in a shipping document as the person from whom inedible meat and carcass parts have been received for shipment.
003.03 CONSIGNEE
CONSIGNEE shall mean the person named in a shipping document to whom delivery of inedible meat or carcass parts has been promised.
003.04 INEDIBLE MEAT and CARCASS PARTS
INEDIBLE MEAT and CARCASS PARTS shall mean any material in the raw or unprocessed state derived from slaughtered animals and not intended for human consumption and material derived from seriously distressed animals or animals dead or dying other than by slaughter, and capable of being processed into pet animal food by a process other than dry rendering.
003.05 METAL NUMBERED SEALS
METAL NUMBERED SEALS shall mean small individually numbered metal strips constructed in such a manner that the two ends permanently lock together and can only be separated by cutting or other physical breaking, such as those seals approved for this use by the Bureau of Animal Industry.
003.06 SEAL
SEAL shall mean the physical closing of all of the outer cargo openings of a carrier, by means of one or more metal numbered seals.
003.07 DECHARACTERIZATION
DECHARACTERIZATION shall mean the uniform application of sufficient quantities of dye, charcoal, malodorous fish oil, acid, or any other agent approved by the Bureau, upon and into freely slashed flesh of processed meat as to unequivocally preclude its use for human food.
003.08 APPROVED DECHARACTERIZATION AGENT
APPROVED DECHARACTERIZATION AGENT shall mean a decharacterization agent approved for use as such by the Bureau of Animal Industry.
003.09 DENATURE
DENATURE shall mean the process by which condemned inedible meat and carcass parts are rendered unfit for human consumption.
003.10 APPROVED DENATURING AGENT
APPROVED DENATURING AGENT shall mean a denaturing agent approved for use as such by the Bureau of Animal Industry.
003.11 PROCESSING
PROCESSING shall mean a method whereby meat or meat products, poultry or fish products are cut, boned, mixed, blended, canned, cooked, cured or otherwise prepared for purposes other than for human consumption.
003.12 RAW PRODUCT AREA
RAW PRODUCT AREA shall mean that area of a plant set aside to receive meat or meat products, poultry or fish products or carcasses of animals, poultry or fish brought or delivered to the plant to be prepared for processing.
003.13 PROCESSING AREA
PROCESSING AREA shall mean that area set aside for processing.
003.14 FINISHED PRODUCT AREA
FINISHED PRODUCT AREA shall mean that area to which the finished product is conveyed for storage in bulk, bags or other containers.
