ATCP 57.16(9)(a)(a) A dead animal collector shall keep complete and accurate records related to the receipt, transportation and delivery of carcasses. Records shall include all of the following:
ATCP 57.16(9)(a)1.
1. The name and address of each person from whom the dead animal collector collects carcasses, the date and location of each collection, the types of carcasses collected, and the number of carcasses of each type collected.
ATCP 57.16(9)(a)2.
2. The name and address of each person to whom the dead animal collector delivers carcasses, the date and location of each delivery, the types of carcasses delivered, and the number of carcasses of each type delivered.
ATCP 57.16(9)(b)
(b) A dead animal collector 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 57.16 History
History: CR 07-116: cr.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08;
CR 10-122: am. (2) (d), (e)
Register July 2011 No. 667, eff. 8-1-11.
ATCP 57.18(1)(1)
Registration required. No person may operate as a carcass dealer without an annual registration certificate from the department. An annual registration certificate expires on June 30 and is not transferable.
ATCP 57.18 Note
Note: A "carcass dealer" is a person engaged in the sale or distribution of carcasses or carcass material, or in brokering the sale of carcasses or carcass materials (see s.
ATCP 57.01 (6)). However, a "carcass dealer" does not include any of the following:
ATCP 57.18 Note
• A renderer, animal food processor or dead animal collector.
ATCP 57.18 Note
• A meat establishment operator, meat broker, meat distributor, or other person engaged solely in the sale or distribution of state-inspected or federally inspected meat or meat products.
ATCP 57.18(2)(a)(a) To obtain a registration certificate under
sub. (1), a carcass dealer shall register with the department on a form provided by the department. The completed registration form shall include all of the following information:
ATCP 57.18(2)(a)1.
1. The registrant's legal name and any trade names under which the registrant does business in this state.
ATCP 57.18(2)(a)2.
2. A statement indicating whether the registrant is an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity.
ATCP 57.18(2)(a)4.
4. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for registration purposes.
ATCP 57.18(2)(b)
(b) The department shall issue an annual registration certificate under
sub. (1) within 30 days after the department receives a complete registration form under
par. (a).
ATCP 57.18 Note
Note: A person may obtain a carcass dealer registration certificate application by calling (608) 224-4726 or by writing to the following address:
ATCP 57.18 Note
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53718
ATCP 57.18(3)(a)(a) A carcass dealer shall keep all of the following records related to transactions in which the carcass dealer is involved as a buyer, seller or broker of carcasses or carcass materials:
ATCP 57.18(3)(a)5.
5. The number of each type of carcass or the amount of each type of carcass material sold.
ATCP 57.18(3)(a)6.
6. If the carcass dealer takes physical custody of the carcasses or carcass materials, complete records related to the receipt, storage and disposition of those carcasses or carcass materials.
ATCP 57.18(3)(b)
(b) A carcass dealer 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 57.18 History
History: CR 07-116: cr.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.
ATCP 57.20
ATCP 57.20
Transporting carcasses and carcass materials. ATCP 57.20(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), no person may transport carcasses or carcass materials on a public road without a license from the department under
s. ATCP 57.10,
57.12 or
57.16.
ATCP 57.20(1)(b)2.
2. A farmer transporting carcasses of animals raised on his or her farm.
ATCP 57.20(1)(b)3.
3. Transportation solely for purposes of destruction, burial or landfill disposal.
ATCP 57.20(1)(b)5.
5. Transportation by a bona fide research institution, for purposes of scientific research.
ATCP 57.20(1)(b)8.
8. A fur farm operator's transportation of carcasses or carcass materials solely to feed fur-bearing animals on the operator's fur farm.
ATCP 57.20(1)(b)9.
9. The transportation of legally harvested wild animals by or on behalf of the person who harvested them.
ATCP 57.20(1)(b)10.
10. An employee of a license holder, acting within the scope of his or her employment.
ATCP 57.20(2)(a)(a) A person who is required under
sub. (1) (a) to hold a license under
s. ATCP 57.10,
57.12 or
57.16 shall also hold an annual permit from the department for each vehicle that the person uses to transport carcasses or carcass materials on a public road. A permit expires on February 28 of each year. There is no fee for a permit.
ATCP 57.20(2)(b)
(b) To obtain a vehicle permit under
par. (a), a person shall apply on a form provided by the department. The permit application may be included as part of a license application under
s. ATCP 57.10,
57.12 or
57.16. A complete permit application form shall include all of the following:
ATCP 57.20(2)(b)1.
1. The applicant's legal name, and any trade names under which the applicant operates the vehicle in this state.
ATCP 57.20(2)(b)2.
2. A statement indicating whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity.
ATCP 57.20(2)(b)5.
5. A statement indicating whether the applicant is licensed under
s. ATCP 57.10,
57.12 or
57.16. If the applicant is licensed under
s. ATCP 57.10,
57.12 or
57.16, the vehicle permit application shall include the license number. If the applicant is not yet licensed under
s. ATCP 57.10,
57.12 or
57.16, the applicant shall submit a license application with the vehicle permit application.
ATCP 57.20(2)(b)7.
7. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for purposes of issuing a vehicle permit.
ATCP 57.20(2)(c)
(c) The department shall grant or deny an application under
par. (b) within 30 days after the department receives a complete application.
ATCP 57.20 Note
Note: A person may obtain an application under sub. (2) by calling (608) 224-4726 or by writing to the following address:
ATCP 57.20 Note
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Animal Health
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53718
ATCP 57.20(3)
(3) Vehicle marking. Each vehicle for which a permit is required under
sub. (2) shall bear the following information on both sides of the vehicle:
ATCP 57.20(3)(a)
(a) The correct legal name of the vehicle permit holder, prominently printed in block lettering at least 3 inches high.
ATCP 57.20(3)(b)
(b) The principal business address of the permit holder, prominently printed below the permit holder's name in block lettering at least 2 inches high.
ATCP 57.20(4)
(4) Sanitary transport. A person who is required to hold a license under
sub. (1) shall do all of the following:
ATCP 57.20(4)(a)
(a) Transport carcasses or carcass materials in leakproof vehicles or containers that are closed or fully covered by a tarpaulin or other cleanable watertight covering.
ATCP 57.20(4)(b)
(b) Clean and sanitize, after each day's use and more often if necessary, vehicles and containers used to transport carcasses and carcass materials. The person shall clean and sanitize vehicles and containers immediately after transporting carcasses or carcass materials that may spread contagious or infectious diseases.
ATCP 57.20(5)
(5) Prohibited practices. No person who is required to hold a license under
sub. (1) may do any of the following:
ATCP 57.20(5)(b)
(b) Transport live animals in the same vehicle with carcasses or carcass materials.
ATCP 57.20(5)(c)
(c) Park a vehicle containing carcasses or carcass materials in any place where the parked vehicle may create a nuisance condition.
ATCP 57.20(6)
(6) Removing carcasses from truck transfer stations. A person who operates a truck transfer station shall remove carcasses and carcass materials from that truck transfer station within 24 hours after they are received, and sooner if necessary to prevent nuisance conditions. Carcasses and carcass materials received on a Saturday, or on a Sunday followed by a legal holiday, shall be removed within 48 hours and sooner if necessary to prevent nuisance conditions.
ATCP 57.20 History
History: CR 07-116: cr.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08;
CR 10-122: am. (6)
Register July 2011 No. 667, eff. 8-1-11.
ATCP 57.22
ATCP 57.22
Denaturing carcasses and carcass materials. ATCP 57.22(1)(1)
Denaturing required. No person may transport, freeze, or receive for processing any carcasses or carcass materials other than the following:
ATCP 57.22(1)(d)
(d) Carcasses or carcass materials that are naturally incapable of being consumed by humans.
ATCP 57.22(2)
(2) Denaturing. To denature carcasses or carcass materials, a person shall do one of the following:
ATCP 57.22(2)(a)
(a) Apply an approved denaturing agent under
sub. (3) so that the denatured carcass or carcass material has a distinctive color, texture, odor or taste and cannot be confused with human food. The person shall apply the denaturing agent in such a way that it cannot be readily removed from the carcass or carcass material. Before applying denaturant to a carcass part that is more than 4 inches square, the person shall deeply score the carcass part with cuts not more than 4 inches apart.
ATCP 57.22(2)(b)
(b) Use another denaturing method specifically approved by the department.
ATCP 57.22(3)
(3) Denaturing agents. The following denaturing agents, when used in the following specified ways and amounts, are approved for use under
sub. (2) (a):
ATCP 57.22(3)(a)
(a) FD&C Blue No. 2 coloring, in an amount sufficient to impart a definite blue color to all surfaces of the material.
ATCP 57.22(3)(b)
(b) FD&C Green No. 3 coloring, in an amount sufficient to impart a definite green color to all surfaces of the material.
ATCP 57.22(3)(c)
(c) Ground hard bone, No. 8 mesh, when uniformly incorporated into ground or emulsified material at a rate of 6% or more by weight.
ATCP 57.22(3)(d)
(d) Ground hard bone, No. 5 mesh, when uniformly incorporated into ground or emulsified material at a rate of 4% or more by weight.
ATCP 57.22(3)(e)
(e) Finely powdered charcoal, in an amount sufficient to impart a distinctive coloring to all surfaces of the material.
ATCP 57.22(3)(f)
(f) Course ground charcoal, No. 10 mesh, when uniformly incorporated into ground material in an amount that is adequate to impart a distinctive coloring to all surfaces of the material.
ATCP 57.22(3)(g)
(g) Low grade offal ground with the material so as to make the material readily distinguishable from any human food.
ATCP 57.22(3)(h)
(h) Other denaturants approved by the department, when used in ways and amounts approved by the department.
ATCP 57.22 History
History: CR 07-116: cr.
Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.
ATCP 57.24
ATCP 57.24
Labeling processed products.
