(1) GENERAL. Post mortem inspections shall
comply with applicable standards under s.
ATCP 55.07.
(2)
DOMESTICATED FOOD ANIMALS. Post mortem inspections of domesticated food
animals, other than poultry, shall comply with 9 CFR 310 . Post mortem
inspection procedures for farm-raised deer shall be the same as for
sheep.
(3) POULTRY AND CAPTIVE GAME
BIRDS. Post mortem inspections of poultry and captive game birds shall comply
with 9 CFR 381.
(4) CAPTIVE GAME
ANIMALS, RABBITS, ALPACAS, AND LLAMAS. The department may specify post mortem
inspection procedures for captive game animals, rabbits, alpacas, and llamas.
Post mortem inspections of captive game animals, rabbits, alpacas, and llamas
shall comply with 9 CFR 310, as applicable. Post mortem inspection procedures
for bison shall be the same as for cattle.
(5) SLAUGHTER INSPECTION MARKS.
(a) Except as provided under par. (k), the
department shall apply official inspection marks to each carcass that the
department finds, after post mortem inspection, to be unadulterated and fit for
human food. The department shall mark each primal part of the carcass, each
detached organ, and each detached part that the department finds to be
unadulterated and fit for use as human food.
(b) Except as provided in par. (c), an
official inspection mark under par. (a) shall consist of an outline map of
Wisconsin enclosing the words "WIS. INSPECTED & PASSED," the department
inspector number, and the meat establishment license number assigned under s.
ATCP 55.03(10). If space is limited, the
phrase "WIS. INSPECTED AND PASSED" may be abbreviated by the phrase "WIS.
INSP'D & P'S'D."
Note: The following is an illustration of the
official inspection mark under par. (b):
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(c) For
farm-raised deer, captive game animals, and captive game birds, an official
inspection mark under par. (a) shall consist of a triangle enclosing the words
"WIS. INSPECTED & PASSED" and the meat establishment license number
assigned under s.
ATCP 55.03(10). If space is limited, the
phrase "WIS. INSPECTED AND PASSED" may be abbreviated by the phrase "WIS.
INSP'D & P'S'D."
Note: The following is an illustration of the
official inspection mark under par. (c):
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(d) If the
department finds upon post mortem inspection that any part of a carcass is fit
for human food only after cooking, the department shall mark that part "PASSED
FOR COOKING." The department shall use applicable standards in
9
CFR 315.2 to determine if any part of a
carcass is fit for human consumption only after cooking. No person may process
or sell any of the affected meat for human consumption without cooking, as
required by the department.
(e) If
the department finds upon post mortem inspection that any part of a carcass is
adulterated or unfit for human food, the department shall mark that part "WIS.
INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED." If space is limited, the phrase may be abbreviated
"WIS. INSP'D AND CONDEMNED."
(f) If
the department finds that further inspection is needed to determine whether any
part of a carcass is unadulterated and fit for human food, the department may
tag that part "WIS. RETAINED." The tagged part is deemed to be covered by a
department holding order under s.
ATCP 55.14(2). The department may specify
retention conditions, including refrigeration requirements. No person may
discard a tagged part unless the part is released by the department, and no
person may process or sell any of the affected meat for human consumption
unless and until the department completes its inspection and passes the
meat.
(g) The department may stamp
carcass parts with the appropriate marks under pars. (a) to (e). If an organ or
other carcass part is not suitable for stamping, the department may apply the
mark by other means such as tagging.
(h) An authorized department inspector may
apply inspection marks under this subsection on behalf of the department. No
non-department personnel may apply inspection marks, except under the direct
personal supervision of an authorized department inspector. When a department
inspector is not using or personally supervising the use of a marking device at
a licensed meat establishment, the inspector shall keep the device in a secure
locked compartment or in the inspector's possession. A marking device kept in a
locked compartment shall be accessible only by the inspector and other
authorized department personnel.
(i) The department shall order all of the
marking devices that the department uses to apply inspection marks under this
subsection. A meat establishment operator shall pay for the marking devices
that the department uses at the operator's meat establishment. A meat
establishment operator may not order or create any marking device used to apply
department inspection marks under this subsection.
(j) The official inspection mark at a
licensed establishment selected for participation in the cooperative interstate
shipment program shall comply with the requirements of 9 CFR 332 or 9 CFR 381, Subpart Z as applicable.
(k) The
official inspection mark shall be applied to the label of packages containing
rabbit carcasses or rabbit meat processed under required or voluntary
inspection.
Par. (k) is created eff. 9-1-19 by CR
17-072.
