ATCP 55.10(2)(g)
(g) One of the following statements if the meat or meat food product is being sold at retail and is perishable:
ATCP 55.10(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), a license holder under
s. ATCP 55.03 who processes meat or meat food products from meat inspected and passed by the department shall label that processed meat and those processed meat food products with a state inspection legend. The legend shall appear on all packages and containers of processed meat and meat food products, so that it is clearly visible to prospective purchasers.
ATCP 55.10(3)(b)
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to meat and meat food products processed at a retail establishment and sold only to individual consumers at that establishment.
ATCP 55.10(3)(c)
(c) Except as provided in
par. (d), the state inspection legend under
par. (a) shall consist of an outline map of Wisconsin enclosing the words "WIS. DEPT. AGR. INSPECTED" and the meat establishment number assigned under
s. ATCP 55.03 (10).
ATCP 55.10 Note
Note: Federal law prohibits the sale, in other states, of state-inspected meat that is required to bear the Wisconsin inspection under par. (c). The following is an illustration of the Wisconsin inspection legend described in par. (c):
ATCP 55.10(3)(d)
(d) The inspection legend under
par. (a) shall consist of an equilateral or isosceles triangle enclosing the words "WIS. DEPT. AGR. INSPECTED" and the meat establishment number assigned under
s. ATCP 55.03 (10) if all the following apply:
ATCP 55.10(3)(d)1.
1. The meat or meat food product contains meat from farm-raised deer, captive game animals or captive game birds.
ATCP 55.10(3)(d)2.
2. Meat from domesticated food animals and ratites constitutes less than 3% of the product by weight.
ATCP 55.10(3)(d)3.
3. Meat fat from domesticated food animals and ratites constitutes less than 30% of the product by weight.
ATCP 55.10 Note
Note: Federal law does not prohibit the sale, in other states, of state-inspected meat from farm-raised deer, captive game animals or captive game birds (meat required to bear a triangular inspection legend under par. (d)). The following is an illustration of the state inspection legend described in par. (d):
ATCP 55.10(3)(e)
(e) If space is limited, the word "INSPECTED" in the state inspection legend under
par. (c) or
(d) may be abbreviated as "INSP'D."
ATCP 55.10(4)
(4) Standards of identity. Labeling of meat and meat food products shall comply with applicable standards of identity in
9 CFR 319. No person may misrepresent the identity of any meat or meat food product.
ATCP 55.10(5)(a)(a) No person may manufacture any meat food product in a meat establishment licensed under
s. ATCP 55.03 unless the department first approves the product formula for compliance with applicable labeling and food safety requirements, including applicable standards of identity under
sub. (4).
ATCP 55.10(5)(b)
(b) To obtain the department's approval under
par. (a), a person shall submit the product formula on a form provided by the department. The form shall identify the meat, chemical and other ingredients in the product, and shall include any other information required by the department.
ATCP 55.10(5)(c)
(c) The department shall approve or disapprove a product formula within 30 days after the department receives a complete application under
par. (b). The department shall give the applicant written notice of its action. If the department does not approve the formula, the notice shall state the department's reasons.
ATCP 55.10(6)
(6) Label approval. No person may sell any of the following meat or meat food products unless the department first approves the labeling of that meat or those meat food products:
ATCP 55.10(6)(a)
(a) Meat or meat food products bearing labels that make health, quality or nutritional claims.
ATCP 55.10(6)(b)
(b) Meat from farm-raised deer, captive game animals or captive game birds, or meat food products made from that meat.
ATCP 55.10(6)(c)
(c) Meat or meat food products bearing labels that make claims related to organizational membership or organizational standards.
ATCP 55.10(7)(a)(a) No person may apply, to any meat or meat food product, any mark, legend or label that is false, deceptive or misleading.
ATCP 55.10(7)(b)
(b) No person may misrepresent that the department has inspected meat, or misrepresent the department's inspection findings related to meat.
ATCP 55.10(7)(c)
(c) No person may misrepresent that any meat or meat food product has been processed at a licensed meat establishment, or is derived from meat inspected and passed by the department.
ATCP 55.10(7)(d)
(d) No person may counterfeit or use without proper authority any inspection mark, label or marking device under this subsection.
ATCP 55.10(7)(e)
(e) No person may wrongfully alter or remove any mark or label applied under this section.
ATCP 55.10(7)(f)
(f) No person may sell, transport or store any meat or meat food product that is not marked, labeled or identified according to this chapter.
ATCP 55.10 History
History: CR 01-042: cr.
Register March 2002 No. 555, eff. 4-1-02.
ATCP 55.11(1)(1)
General. A person transporting meat for human consumption shall do so in a manner that keeps the meat wholesome and unadulterated. Meat and meat food products for human consumption shall be refrigerated during transport if they are perishable, or if they are labeled "Keep Refrigerated" or "Keep Frozen." The internal temperature of the refrigerated products may not exceed 5° C (41
° F) at the time of delivery.
ATCP 55.11(2)
(2) Vehicles and facilities. Vehicles and facilities used to transport meat and meat food products shall be constructed and maintained to ensure that the meat and meat food products arrive at their destination in a wholesome and unadulterated condition. Vehicles and facilities shall be adequately equipped to ensure compliance with
sub. (1).
ATCP 55.11(3)
(3) Unwrapped meat. Unwrapped meat and meat food products shall be transported in enclosed vehicles equipped with tight fitting doors, and shall be protected from contamination from the vehicle.
ATCP 55.11 History
History: CR 01-042: cr.
Register March 2002 No. 555, eff. 4-1-02.
ATCP 55.12
ATCP 55.12
Meat brokers and meat distributors; registration. ATCP 55.12(1)(1)
Annual registration certificate. No person may operate as a meat broker or meat distributor without an annual registration certificate from the department, except that no registration certificate is required for a meat broker or meat distributor who holds a current annual meat establishment license under
s. ATCP 55.03. A registration certificate expires on June 30 annually. No fee is required.
ATCP 55.12(2)
(2) Applying for a registration certificate. To obtain a registration certificate under
sub. (1), a person shall apply on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all the following:
ATCP 55.12(2)(a)
(a) The applicant's correct legal name, and any trade name under which the applicant does business.
ATCP 55.12(2)(c)
(c) The applicant's social security number if the applicant is an individual.
ATCP 55.12(3)
(3) Action on application. The department shall grant or deny an application under
sub. (2) within 30 days after the department receives a complete application.
ATCP 55.12(4)
(4) Denying, suspending or revoking a registration certificate. The department may deny, suspend or revoke a registration certificate under
sub. (1) for cause, as provided in s.
93.06 (7), Stats. Cause may include a violation of this chapter.
ATCP 55.12 Note
Note: 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.
ATCP 55.12(5)
(5) Conditional registration certificate. The department may issue a registration certificate under
sub. (1) subject to conditions, or may impose conditions on an existing registration certificate, as provided in s.
93.06 (8), Stats.
ATCP 55.12(6)(a)(a) A meat broker or meat distributor shall keep all of the following records related to transactions in which the meat broker or meat distributor is involved as a buyer, seller, or broker of meat or meat food products:
ATCP 55.12(6)(a)5.
5. If the meat broker or meat distributor takes physical custody of the meat or meat food products, complete records related to the receipt, storage, and disposition of that meat or those meat food products.
ATCP 55.12(6)(b)
(b) A meat broker or meat distributor 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.
ATCP 55.12 Note
Note: 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.
ATCP 55.13
ATCP 55.13
Prohibited practices. No person may do any of the following:
ATCP 55.13(1)
(1) Process or sell, for human consumption, any unwholesome, adulterated or misbranded meat.
ATCP 55.13(2)
(2) Slaughter any food animal, for human consumption, under unsanitary conditions.
ATCP 55.13(3)
(3) Process, store, handle, transport or sell, under unsanitary conditions, meat or meat food products for human consumption.
ATCP 55.13(4)
(4) Slaughter any food animal for human consumption, or process any meat or meat food products for human consumption, at a place other than a meat establishment licensed under
s. ATCP 55.03. This prohibition does not apply to slaughter or processing operations that are exempted from licensing under
s. ATCP 55.03 (2).
ATCP 55.13(5)
(5) Make any false, deceptive or misleading statement, when submitting a food animal for slaughter, related to any of the following:
ATCP 55.13(5)(a)
(a) The ownership, identity, origin or health status of the animal.
ATCP 55.13(6)
(6) Obstruct a department employee performing his or her duties. Obstruction includes any of the following:
ATCP 55.13(6)(e)
(e) Intentional acts that impede the full, effective and efficient performance of the employee's duties.
ATCP 55.13 Note
Note: See s.
97.42 (8), Stats.
ATCP 55.13(7)
(7) Wrongfully alter, deface or remove any department tag or mark applied under this chapter.
ATCP 55.13(9)
(9) Custom slaughter a food animal, or custom process the meat of a slaughtered food animal, if the person knows or has reason to know all the following:
ATCP 55.13(9)(a)
(a) That the slaughter was not inspected by the department or the United States department of agriculture.
ATCP 55.13(9)(b)
(b) That the recipient of the custom slaughter or processing service will sell the meat of that animal for human consumption, in violation of
s. ATCP 55.04 (1).
ATCP 55.13 History
History: CR 01-042: cr.
Register March 2002 No. 555, eff. 4-1-02.
ATCP 55.14(1)(1)
Investigations. The department may conduct inspections and other investigations to determine compliance with this chapter and
ch. 97, Stats. The department may exercise its authority under chs.
93 and
97, Stats., in support of its inspections and investigations.
ATCP 55.14 Note
Note: Under chs.
93 and
97, Stats., the department may inspect meat slaughtering, processing, selling and distributing facilities and practices, regardless of whether those practices occur at meat establishments licensed under s.
ATCP 55.03. The department will provide ante mortem and post mortem slaughter inspection only for persons licensed under s.
ATCP 55.03.
ATCP 55.14(2)(a)(a) The department may issue a holding order to prohibit the sale or movement of any meat or meat food product if the department has reasonable grounds to suspect that the meat or meat food product is unwholesome, adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise fails to meet the standards or requirements of this chapter or
ch. 97, Stats. The department may issue a holding order pending further examination or analysis to determine whether the meat or meat food product is unwholesome, adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise fails to meet the standards or requirements of this chapter or
ch. 97, Stats.
