New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Agr - Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
Chapter Agr 400 - FEEDING GARBAGE TO SWINE
Part Agr 403 - PERMITS
Section Agr 403.01 - Obtaining a Permit
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) No person shall feed garbage to swine on any premises unless the person has been issued a permit from the department for such premises.
(b) Upon receipt of an application for permit on "VS Form 13-15 Application for Licensing of Garbage Treatment Facility, Sep. 88", which application shall be accompanied by the permit fee set in RSA 435:34, the department shall send an authorized representative familiar with equipment and processes used to cook garbage on swine farms to inspect the premises where the applicant desires to conduct garbage cooking.
(c) If said representative finds that such premises cannot be approved pursuant to this section and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Federal Swine Health Protection Act, 7 U.S.C. sections 3802, 3803, 3804, 3808, 3809, and 3811, and 9 CFR part 166 , the representative shall notify the applicant wherein the applicant fails to comply.
(d) If, within 30 days thereafter, the specified defects are remedied and the applicant notifies the department in writing of the corrections, the department shall make a second inspection and proceed as in the case of the original inspection.
(e) No permit granted under this section shall be transferable by the permit holder and each permit shall apply to only one premises, which shall be specified in the application and on the permit.
(f) No permit shall be issued by the department to conduct garbage-feeding, nor shall any place be used for that purpose, unless the department is satisfied that all regulations of the department will be complied with and that all garbage fed to swine will be satisfactorily treated as required by Agr 402.
(g) The entire swine operation of the permit holder at the location shall comply with Agr 400 during the term of the permit.
