Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0003 - Medicine, Board of
Chapter 3 - FOOD CARE
Section 3-74 - Tagging Food Products, "Wyoming Retained"

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 3-74

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) Any food product suspected of being adulterated or in any way unfit for human food may be tagged with a "Wyoming Retain" tag by the regulatory authority.

(i) The regulatory authority shall:
(A) Record the tag number; and

(B) The kind and amount of the food product retained.

(ii) The retain tag shall:
(A) Accompany the food product to the room in which it is retained for final inspection; and

(B) Not be removed except under the following condition:
(I) When the final inspection is made, if the food product is an inspected meat product the disposition shall be determined by the regulatory authority.

(iii) The regulatory authority shall make a complete record of the transaction.

(iv) If, upon final inspection, the food product is passed for food, the regulatory authority shall remove the retain tag and record the transaction.

(b) No meat food product which does not meet the requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, or 9 CFR 300 to End, may be prepared or sold.

(i) Any meat food product found to violate subsection (b) may be tagged with a "Wyoming Retain" tag by the regulatory authority;

(ii) The retained product shall not be sold or disposed of until an investigation is performed by the regulatory authority; and

(iii) The "Wyoming Retain" tag shall only be removed by the regulatory authority.

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