Current through February 26, 2024
(1) ANNUAL LICENSE REQUIRED.
(a) No person may do any of the following
without an annual renderer license from the department:
1. Operate a rendering plant in this
state.
2. Collect, receive or
transport, in this state, carcasses or carcass materials for rendering by that
person in this state.
3. Slaughter
animals in this state for rendering by that person in this state.
(b) A license under par. (a)
expires on February 28 of each year and is not transferable. A license does not
authorize the license holder to produce, sell, or distribute food for human
consumption.
Note: A renderer licensed under sub. (1) must
also hold a commercial feed license under s.
ATCP
42.02 if the renderer produces animal feed. A renderer
license does not authorize a person to process food for human consumption. Food
processing is subject to other license requirements. See ch. ATCP 55 (meat and
meat food products), ch. ATCP 70 (food processing plants), and ch. ATCP 75
(retail food establishments).
(1m) LICENSE EXEMPTIONS. Rendering does not
include any of the following:
(a) Grease
processing pursuant to a license under s.
ATCP
57.14.
(b)
The processing of hides.
(c) The
manufacture of glue, pharmaceuticals, or gelatin.
(d) Animal food processing by a person who
does not render the processed materials.
Note: Persons who produce gelatin or other food
for human consumption are subject to state licensing requirements under ch.
ATCP 55 (meat and poultry products), ch. ATCP 70 (wholesale food
manufacturing), and ch. ATCP 75 (retail food establishments). Animal food
processors are subject to licensing under s.
ATCP
57.12. Commercial feed manufacturers are subject to
licensing under ch. ATCP 42. The United States food and drug administration
regulates pharmaceutical manufacturers.
(2) LICENSE APPLICATION; FEES. To obtain a
license under sub. (1), a person shall apply on a form provided by the
department. The application shall include all of the following:
(a) The applicant's correct legal name, and
any trade names under which the applicant engages in activities for which a
license is required under sub. (1).
(b) Whether the applicant is an individual,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business
entity.
(c) The applicant's primary
business address.
(d) The address
of each rendering plant and truck transfer station that the applicant operates
or proposes to operate in this state.
(e) The livestock premises registration
number assigned under ch. ATCP 17 to each location identified under par. (d).
If the applicant has not yet registered a location under ch. ATCP 17, the
applicant may register that location as part of the license application under
this subsection.
(f) The
applicant's social security number if the applicant is an individual.
Note: See s.
93.135 (1)
(im), Stats.
(g) A permit application for each vehicle for
which a permit is required under s.
ATCP
57.20 (2).
(h) Other relevant information required by
the department for licensing purposes.
(i) An annual license fee of $200 for each
rendering plant that the person operates or proposes to operate in this state.
No fee is required for a truck transfer station.
(j) A pre-license inspection fee of $25 for
each rendering plant for which a pre-license inspection is required under sub.
(3). No fee is required for pre-license inspection of a truck transfer station.
Note: A person may obtain an annual renderer
license application by calling (608) 224-4694, sending an email to
datcpmeatpoultrylicensing@wi.gov or by writing to the following address:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection
Division of Food Safety
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
(3) PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION. Before the
department issues a license covering a new rendering plant, or issues a license
to a new operator of an existing rendering plant, the department shall inspect
that rendering plant. The department may also inspect separate truck transfer
stations operated by the renderer. The department shall perform the inspection
within 30 days after the operator files a complete license application, unless
the applicant agrees to a later inspection date.
Note: The department may inspect any rendering
plant or transfer station, regardless of whether an inspection is required
under sub. (3).
(4) ACTION
ON LICENSE APPLICATION. The department shall grant or deny an annual license
application under sub. (2) within 30 days after the department receives a
complete application except that, if a pre-license inspection is required under
sub. (3), the department shall grant or deny the application within 30 days
after completing the pre-license inspection.
(5) ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. A license under
sub. (1) covers only the locations identified in the license application. A
license holder may, at any time during the license year, supplement the
application to include additional locations. The applicant shall pay the fee
required under sub. (2) (i) for each additional location. The department shall
inspect each additional location before licensing that location.
(6) RENDERING PLANT LOCATED NEAR RESIDENCE OR
BUSINESS.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b)
or (c), no person may establish a rendering plant within one-eighth mile of any
existing building used as a residential dwelling or as a public or private
place of business.
(b) Paragraph
(a) does not prohibit the continued operation or expansion of a rendering plant
that was originally established prior to November 26, 1981, or that was
originally established at least one-eighth mile from other buildings under par.
(a), except that it prohibits an expansion that moves any portion of the plant
closer to any other building under par. (a) that is located within one-eighth
mile of the plant.
Note: For example, an existing rendering plant
does not violate par. (a) merely because a new residence or business facility
is constructed within 1/8 mile of the existing plant. But once the new
residence or business facility is constructed, the plant may not expand closer
to it (the plant may expand in the opposite direction).
(c) A person may establish or expand a
rendering plant within one-eighth mile of a dwelling or a business building
with the approval of the city, village, or town in which the rendering plant
would be located if animals will not be slaughtered in the rendering plant and
only carcasses will be processed in the rendering plant.
(7) FACILITIES. Facilities operated by a
renderer shall be all of the following:
(a)
Designed, constructed, equipped, and maintained for safe, sanitary, orderly
operation, and for easy cleaning.
(c) Fully enclosed to prevent access by dogs,
cats, wild animals, rodents, birds and insects.
(d) Constructed with self-draining floors and
smooth interior walls and ceilings that can be easily cleaned.
(e) Equipped with effective ventilation and
vapor control systems to minimize offensive odors.
(g) Kept clean, orderly, and free of nuisance
conditions.
(h) Served by hot and
cold running water that is adequate for processing, cleaning, waste disposal,
drinking and employee sanitation needs. Water shall be obtained from a source
that complies with chs.
NR
811 or
812. Water outlets shall be
conveniently designed and located.
(i) Equipped with drinking water, toilet and
hand washing fixtures for persons who work at the facilities.
(8) WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL.
A renderer shall do all of the following:
(a)
Collect, and safely dispose of, all solid waste related to that person's
operations. The person shall collect manure, offal, processing waste and other
solid waste at least daily, and more often as necessary to keep facilities
clean and orderly.
(b) Promptly
collect, and safely dispose of, all liquid waste related to that person's
operations. Liquid waste shall be discharged to a public sewer system, or to an
effluent disposal system that complies with chs.
NR
108 and
258.
(c) Comply with applicable federal, state and
local law related to waste disposal.
(d) Keep solid waste storage areas clean and
orderly.
(e) Keep waste collection
and disposal systems in good working order.
(f) Prevent unconfined accumulations of
carcasses, carcass materials or waste.
(10) TRANSPORTING AND HANDLING ANIMAL
CARCASSES. A renderer shall transport and handle carcasses and carcass
materials according to s.
ATCP
57.20 and
57.22.
(11) SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS. If a renderer
slaughters animals for rendering, the renderer shall use one of the humane
methods listed in s. 95.80 (1),
Stats. Animals slaughtered at a rendering plant shall be slaughtered in an area
that is designed and equipped for safe and humane slaughtering. Live animals
may not be unloaded, kept or slaughtered in processing or storage areas.
Note: A renderer may not transport live animals
unless licensed to do so under ch. ATCP 12. See s.
ATCP
57.20 (5) (a).
Note: Animal markets, dealers and truckers that
handle live animals are regulated under ch. ATCP 12. Live animal movements are
also governed by ch. ATCP 10. No person may transport carcasses or carcass
materials in the same vehicle used to transport live animals, except that if a
live animal dies in transit the animal trucker may deliver the carcass directly
to a renderer or animal food processor licensed under s.
ATCP
57.10 or
57.12.
See s.
ATCP
57.20 (1) (b) 6.
(12) RECORDS.
(a) A renderer shall keep complete and
accurate records related to the renderer's operations. Records shall include
all of the following:
1. The name and address
of each person from whom the renderer receives carcasses or carcass materials,
the date and location of each receipt, the types of carcasses or carcass
materials received, the number or weight of carcasses received, the weight or
liquid volume of carcass materials received, and the disposition of any
carcasses or carcass materials received but not rendered.
2. The name and address of each person from
whom the renderer receives live animals, the date and location of each receipt,
the numbers and types of live animals received, and the disposition of each
animal. If the renderer slaughters an animal, the renderer shall record the
date and location of slaughter, and the disposition of the carcass.
3. The types of rendered product, and the
daily amounts of each type of rendered product, produced at each rendering
plant.
4. The name and address of
each person to whom the renderer sells or distributes rendered product, the
dates on which the renderer ships rendered product to each person, and the type
and amount of rendered product included in each shipment.
5. Lot coding or other records that
effectively track the receipt, processing and distribution of ingredients and
rendered products, so that it is possible to identify ingredient sources for
each lot of rendered product and vice versa.
(b) A renderer shall retain each record under
par. (a) for at least 3 years after the record is made, and shall make records
available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.
