Section 55.09. Mobile custom slaughter and processing.

 

(1)   General. A person engaged in mobile custom slaughter or mobile custom processing shall comply with ss. ATCP 55.07 and 55.08 and this section.

(2)   Annual registration certificate.

(a) No person may receive any compensation, other than bartered services, for providing mobile custom slaughter or mobile custom processing services unless that person holds a current annual registration certificate from the department. No registration certificate is required if the person holds a meat establishment license under s. ATCP 55.03 .

(b) A registration certificate under par. (a) expires on June 30 annually.

(c) A person shall apply for a registration certificate under par. (a) on a form provided by the department. No fee is required. The application shall include all the following:

1. The applicant's correct legal name, and any trade name under which the applicant does business.

2. The applicant's business address.

3. The applicant's social security number if the applicant is an individual.

4. Other relevant information required by the department.

(d) The department shall grant or deny an application under par. (c) within 30 days after the department receives a complete application.

(e) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a registration certificate under par. (a) for cause, as provided in s. 93.06 (7) , Stats. Cause may include a violation of this chapter.

(f) The department may issue a registration certificate under par. (a) subject to conditions, or may impose conditions on an existing registration certificate, as provided in s. 93.06 (8) , Stats.

(g) The department shall assign, to each person holding a registration certificate under par. (a) , a registration number that uniquely identifies that person.

(3)   Facilities and sanitation.

(a) Mobile custom slaughter and mobile custom processing operations shall be conducted under clean and sanitary conditions.

(b) Vehicles and facilities used in mobile custom slaughter and mobile custom processing operations shall be designed and constructed so they can be kept clean and sanitary.

(c) Facilities shall be available, at every mobile custom slaughter and mobile custom processing site, to clean and sanitize equipment and utensils.

(4)   Equipment and utensils. Equipment and utensils used in mobile custom slaughter and mobile custom processing operations shall be of sanitary design and construction, and shall be kept clean and sanitary. Meat contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use, and more frequently as necessary, to keep them clean and sanitary.

(5)   Personnel. Personnel engaged in mobile custom slaughter or mobile custom processing operations shall wear clean and washable outer clothing, and shall wash and rinse their hands sufficiently during the operations to prevent contamination of carcasses, meat, and meat food products.

(6)   Water supply. Potable water shall be available for all mobile custom slaughter and mobile custom processing operations. There shall be enough water for thorough cleaning of all carcasses, equipment, and utensils. Water shall be available during all slaughtering, processing, and cleanup operations.

(7)   Carcass transported to meat establishment for custom processing.

(a) A person performing a mobile custom slaughter service shall return the resulting meat to the service recipient at the slaughter site, except that the service provider may transport a carcass to a meat establishment licensed under s. ATCP 55.03 for custom processing. The custom processor shall return the resulting meat to the service recipient.

(b) Carcasses transported under par. (a) shall be transported according to s. ATCP 55.11 . Inedible slaughter products, if transported on the same vehicle with meat, shall be transported in tightly covered waterproof containers or in separate waterproof compartments to prevent spillage of inedible products and contamination of meat.

(8)   Mobile custom slaughter; monthly report. A person holding a registration certificate under sub. (2) or a license under s. ATCP 55.03 shall file a report with the department for each month in which that person performs any mobile custom slaughter. The person shall file the report by the 10 th day of the following month on a form provided by the department. The report shall include all the following information:

(a) The name and address of each individual for whom the person provided mobile custom slaughter services.

(b) The number and type of animals slaughtered for each service recipient.

(c) The date of each slaughter.

(d) The disposition of each carcass. The report shall indicate whether a carcass was transported to another location for processing and, if so, the location to which it was transported.

History: CR 01-042 : cr. Register March 2002 No. 555 , eff. 4-1-02; CR 07-116 : am. (1) Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08.

Note

See s. 93.135 (1) (nm) , Stats. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The procedure for suspending or revoking a registration certificate, or for contesting the denial of a registration certificate, is set forth in ch. ATCP 1 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The procedure for imposing conditions on an existing registration certificate, or for contesting conditions imposed by the department, is set forth in ch. ATCP 1 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See s. ATCP 55.07 (9) . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1