Section 55.06. Post mortem inspection.

 

(1)   General. Post mortem inspections shall comply with applicable standards under s. ATCP 55.07 .

(2)   Domesticated food animals. Post mortem inspections of domesticated food animals, other than poultry, shall comply with 9 CFR 310 . Post mortem procedures for farm-raised deer shall be the same as for sheep.

(3)   Poultry and captive game birds. Post mortem inspections of poultry and captive game birds shall comply with 9 CFR 381 .

(4)   Captive game animals. The department may specify post mortem inspection procedures for captive game animals. Post mortem inspections of captive game animals shall comply with 9 CFR 310 , as applicable. Post mortem inspection procedures for bison shall be the same as for cattle.

(5)   Slaughter inspection marks.

(a) The department shall apply official inspection marks to each carcass that the department finds, after post mortem inspection, to be wholesome and fit for human food. The department shall mark each primal part of the carcass, each detached organ and each detached part that the department finds to be wholesome and fit for use as human food.

(b) Except as provided in par. (c) , an official inspection mark under par. (a) shall consist of an outline map of Wisconsin enclosing the words " WIS. INSPECTED & PASSED ," the department inspector number, and the meat establishment license number assigned under s. ATCP 55.03 (10) . If space is limited, the phrase "WIS. INSPECTED AND PASSED" may be abbreviated by the phrase "WIS. INSP'D & P'S'D."

(c) For farm-raised deer, captive game animals, and captive game birds, an official inspection mark under par. (a) shall consist of a triangle enclosing the words "WIS. INSPECTED & PASSED" and the meat establishment license number assigned under s. ATCP 55.03 (10) . If space is limited, the phrase "WIS. INSPECTED AND PASSED" may be abbreviated by the phrase "WIS. INSP'D & P'S'D."

(d) If the department finds upon post mortem inspection that any part of a carcass is fit for human food only after cooking, the department shall mark that part "PASSED FOR COOKING." The department shall use applicable standards in 9 CFR 315.2 to determine if any part of a carcass is fit for human consumption only after cooking. No person may process or sell any of the affected meat for human consumption without cooking, as required by the department.

(e) If the department finds upon post mortem inspection that any part of a carcass is unwholesome or unfit for human food, the department shall mark that part "WIS. INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED." If space is limited, the phrase may be abbreviated "WIS. INSP'D AND CONDEMNED."

(f) If the department finds that further inspection is needed to determine whether any part of a carcass is wholesome and fit for human food, the department may tag that part "WIS. RETAINED." The tagged part is deemed to be covered by a department holding order under s. ATCP 55.14 (2) . The department may specify retention conditions, including refrigeration requirements. No person may process or sell any of the affected meat for human consumption unless the department completes its inspection and passes the meat.

(g) The department may stamp carcass parts with the appropriate marks under pars. (a) to (e) . If an organ or other carcass part is not susceptible to stamping, the department may apply the mark by other means such as tagging.

(h) An authorized department inspector may apply inspection marks under this subsection on behalf of the department. No non-department personnel may apply inspection marks, except under the direct personal supervision of an authorized department inspector. When a department inspector is not using or personally supervising the use of a marking device at a licensed meat establishment, the inspector shall keep the device in a secure locked compartment or in the inspector's possession. A marking device kept in a locked compartment shall be accessible only by the inspector and other authorized department personnel.

(i) The department shall order all of the marking devices that the department uses to apply inspection marks under this subsection. A meat establishment operator shall pay for the marking devices that the department uses at the operator's meat establishment. A meat establishment operator may not order or create any marking device used to apply department inspection marks under this subsection.

(j) The official inspection mark at a licensed establishment selected for participation in the cooperative interstate shipment program shall comply with the requirements of 9 CFR 332 or 9 CFR 381 , Subpart Z as applicable.

History: CR 01-042 : cr. Register March 2002 No. 555 , eff. 4-1-02; correction in (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1. , Stats., Register July 2011 No. 667 ; EmR1213 : emerg. cr. (5) (j), eff. 9-13-12; CR 12-040 : cr. (5) (j) Register May 2013 No. 689 , eff. 6-1-13.

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