Section 57.14. Grease processors.

 

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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 and equipped for safe, sanitary and 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.

(f) Maintained for safe, sanitary and orderly operation, and for easy cleaning.

(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.

CR 07-116 : cr. Register November 2008 No. 635 , eff. 12-1-08; CR 10-122 : am. (6) (a), cr. (6) (c) Register July 2011 No. 667 , eff. 8-1-11.

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). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See s. 93.135 (1) (im) , Stats. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 A person may obtain a grease processor license application by calling [phone] or by writing to the following address: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Food Safety
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The department may inspect any grease processing plant, regardless of whether an inspection is required under sub. (3). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 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). Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1