Current through August 26, 2024
(1) ANNUAL LICENSE REQUIRED.
(a) No person may operate as a grease
processor without an annual license from the department. A grease processor
license expires on February 28 of each year and is not transferable.
(b) A grease processor license under par. (a)
does not authorize any of the following:
1.
The production, sale or distribution of food for human consumption.
2. The receipt, collection, transportation or
slaughter of live animals.
3. The
receipt, collection, transportation or processing of carcasses or carcass
materials.
Note: A grease processor is not authorized to
produce human food, or cooking oil or fat that may come in contact with human
food. Persons producing such cooking oil or fat must hold an appropriate
license under ch. ATCP 55 (meat and meat food products), ch. ATCP 70 (food
processing plants) or ch. ATCP 75 (retail food establishments).
(1m) LICENSE
EXEMPTIONS. Grease processing does not include any of the following:
(a) Rendering pursuant to a license under s.
ATCP 57.10.
(b)
Animal food processing pursuant to a license under s.
ATCP 57.12.
(c)
Meat processing pursuant to a license under s.
ATCP 55.03.
(d)
Food processing pursuant to a license under s.
ATCP 70.06.
(e)
Retail food processing pursuant to a license under s.
97.30 (2),
Stats.
(2) LICENSE
APPLICATION; FEES. To obtain a grease processor 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 grease processing plant that the applicant operates or proposes to
operate in this state.
(e) The
applicant's social security number if the applicant is an individual.
Note: See s.
93.135 (1) (im), Stats.
(f) Other relevant information required by
the department for licensing purposes.
(g) An annual license fee of $200 for each
grease processing plant that the applicant operates or proposes to operate in
this state.
Note: A person may obtain a grease processor
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
(h) A pre-license inspection fee of $25 for
each grease processor for which a pre-license inspection is required under sub.
(3).
(3) PRE-LICENSE
INSPECTION. Before the department issues a license for a new grease processing
plant, or issues a license to a new operator of an existing grease processing
plant, the department shall inspect that grease processing plant. The
department shall perform the inspection within 30 days after the grease
processor files a complete license application, unless the grease processor
agrees to a later inspection date.
Note: The department may inspect any grease
processing plant, 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) (g) for each additional location. The department shall
inspect each additional location before licensing that location.
(6) GREASE PROCESSING PLANT LOCATED NEAR
RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS.
(a) Except as provided
in par. (b) or (c), no person may establish a grease processing 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 grease processing 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 grease processing
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 (it may expand in the opposite direction).
(c) A person may establish or expand a grease
processing plant within one-eighth mile of a dwelling or a business building
with the approval of the city, village, or town in which the grease processing
plant would be located.
(7) FACILITIES. Facilities operated by a
grease processor 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 grease processor shall do all of the following:
(a) Collect, and safely dispose of, all solid
waste related to grease processing operations. The person shall collect
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 grease processing 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
waste.
(9) STORING
PROCESSED GREASE. A grease processor shall store processed grease in a manner
that effectively protects it from contamination by grease processing
ingredients.
(10) RECORDS.
(a) A grease processor shall keep complete
and accurate records related to the receipt and processing of grease
ingredients and the sale or distribution of processed grease. Records shall
identify all of the following:
1. The name and
address of each person from whom the grease processor receives ingredients for
processing, the date and location of each receipt, the types of ingredients
received, the weight or liquid volume of ingredients received, and the
disposition of any ingredients not processed into grease.
2. The types and daily amounts of grease
produced at each grease processing plant.
3. The name and address of each person to
whom the grease processor sells or distributes grease, the dates on which the
grease processor ships grease to each person, and the type and amount of grease
included in each shipment.
4. Lot
coding or other records that effectively track the receipt, processing and
distribution of grease processing ingredients and processed grease products, so
that it is possible to identify ingredient sources for each lot of processed
grease product and vice versa.
(b) A grease processor 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.
