Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 221 - MEAT SAFETY ASSURANCE
Subchapter B - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
Section 221.11 - Federal Regulations on Meat and Poultry Inspection

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code § 221.11

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) The department adopts by reference the following federal regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), as amended.

(1) 9 CFR Part 301, Terminology; Adulteration and Misbranding Standards;

(2) 9 CFR Part 303, Exemptions, except §303.1(a)(2)(i);

(3) 9 CFR Part 304, Application for Inspection; Grant of Inspection;

(4) 9 CFR Part 305, Official Numbers; Inauguration of Inspection; Withdrawal of Inspection; Reports of Violation;

(5) 9 CFR Part 306, Assignment and Authorities of Program Employees;

(6) 9 CFR Part 307, Facilities for Inspection;

(7) 9 CFR Part 309, Ante-Mortem Inspection;

(8) 9 CFR Part 310, Post-Mortem Inspection;

(9) 9 CFR Part 311, Disposal of Diseased or Otherwise Adulterated Carcasses and Parts;

(10) 9 CFR Part 312, Official Marks, Devices and Certificates;

(11) 9 CFR Part 313, Humane Slaughter of Livestock;

(12) 9 CFR Part 314, Handling and Disposal of Condemned or Other Inedible Products at Official Establishments;

(13) 9 CFR Part 315, Rendering or Other Disposal of Carcasses and Parts Passed for Cooking;

(14) 9 CFR Part 316, Marking Products and Their Containers;

(15) 9 CFR Part 317, Labeling, Marking Devices, and Containers;

(16) 9 CFR Part 318, Entry into Official Establishments; Reinspection and Preparation of Products;

(17) 9 CFR Part 319, Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition, with the following requirements applying, except in the case of restaurant menus and signs:
(A) the label of products prepared from bison meat must contain the words "bison meat," "North American bison meat," or "Native American bison meat"; and

(B) the label of products prepared from buffalo meat must contain the words "water buffalo meat," or "Asian buffalo meat";

(18) 9 CFR Part 320, Records, Registration, and Reports;

(19) 9 CFR Part 321, Cooperation with States and Territories;

(20) 9 CFR Part 322, Exports;

(21) 9 CFR Part 325, Transportation;

(22) 9 CFR Part 327, Imported Products;

(23) 9 CFR Part 329, Detention; Seizure and Condemnation; Criminal Offenses;

(24) 9 CFR Part 331, Special Provisions for Designated States and Territories; and for Designation of Establishments Which Endanger Public Health and for Such Designated Establishments;

(25) 9 CFR Part 335, Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act;

(26) 9 CFR Part 350, Special Services Relating to Meat and Other Products;

(27) 9 CFR Part 352, Exotic Animals and Horses; Voluntary Inspection, except 9 CFR §352, Subpart B;

(28) 9 CFR Part 354, Voluntary Inspection of Rabbits and Edible Products Thereof;

(29) 9 CFR Part 362, Voluntary Poultry Inspection Regulations;

(30) 9 CFR Part 381, Poultry Products Inspection Regulations, except §381.10(a)(3) through §381.10(c);

(31) 9 CFR Part 416, Sanitation;

(32) 9 CFR Part 417, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Systems;

(33) 9 CFR Part 418, Recalls;

(34) 9 CFR Part 424, Preparation and Processing Operations;

(35) 9 CFR Part 430, Requirements for Specific Classes of Product;

(36) 9 CFR Part 441, Consumer Protection Standards: Raw Products;

(37) 9 CFR Part 442, Quantity of Contents Labeling and Procedures and Requirements for Accurate Weights; and

(38) 9 CFR Part 500, Rules of Practice.

(b) Copies of these regulations are available via the Internet at www.dshs.texas.gov/meat-safety.

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