Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
Chapter 1 - MEAT HYGIENE
Subchapter D - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED OR OTHERWISE ADULTERATED CARCASSES
Section 1.167 - Emaciation

Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 1.167

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Carcasses of livestock too emaciated to produce wholesome meat, and carcasses which show a serious infiltration of muscle tissues or a serous or mucoid degeneration of the fatty tissue shall be condemned.

(b) A gelatinous change of the fat of the heart and kidneys of well-nourished carcasses and mere leanness shall not be classed as emaciation.

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