• 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.
• Lot coding or other records that effectively track the receipt, processing and distribution of ingredients and processed grease, so that it is possible to identify ingredient sources for each lot of processed grease (and vice versa).
A grease processor must retain required records for at least 3 years, and must make the records available for inspection and copying by DATCP upon request.
Dead Animal Collectors
General.
This rule clarifies current licensing and regulation of dead animal collectors under s.
95.72, Stats. Under this rule, a “dead animal collector" means a person who collects and transports whole carcasses, with hide or feathers intact, for delivery to a renderer, animal food processor or fur farm operator. “Dead animal collector" does not include any of the following:
• A person who is solely engaged in collecting or transporting hides or feathers.
• A licensed renderer (see above).
• A licensed animal food processor (see above).
• A fur farm operator who collects and transports carcasses solely for feeding to fur bearing animals on that person's fur farm farm (fur farmers must register with DATCP under s.
97.44(2), Stats.).
Dead Animal Collector License
Under this rule, no person may operate as a dead animal collector without an annual license from DATCP. This license requirement does not apply to a licensed renderer or animal food processor (see above) who collects or transports carcasses or carcass materials solely for processing by that renderer or animal food processor. A dead animal collector license does not authorize a license holder to do any of the following:
• Process carcasses or carcass materials.
• Collect or transport anything other than whole carcasses with hide or feathers intact.
• Collect, transport or deliver carcasses for processing or use as human food.
• Collect, transport or deliver carcasses for processing or use as animal feed, other than for processing by a licensed renderer or animal food processor.
An annual license expires on February 28 of each year and is not transferable. An annual license application must identify each transfer station operated by the dead animal collector, and must include other information required under this rule. The application must include an annual fee of $100 for the applicant's principal business location and for each of transfer station (this rule does not change the current fee). DATCP must grant or deny a license application within 30 days after DATCP receives a complete application.
Dead Animal Collector; Facilities and Operations
Facilities operated by a dead animal collector must comply with basic sanitation standards, including basic ventilation standards, specified in this rule. Facilities must be designed for easy cleaning, and must be kept free of nuisance conditions.
A dead animal collector must collect and safely dispose of all solid and liquid waste related to that person's operations. Liquid waste must be discharged to a public sewer system, or to an effluent disposal system that complies with DNR rules. A dead animal collector must comply with applicable waste disposal laws, keep waste storage areas clean and orderly, and keep waste collection and disposal systems in good working order.
A dead animal collector must transport and handle carcasses and carcass materials according to this rule (see below). If a dead animal collector slaughters an animal before collecting its carcass, the dead animal collector must use humane methods.
Dead Animal Collector Records
Under this rule, a dead animal collector must keep all of the following records:
• The name and address of each person from whom the dead animal collector receives carcasses, the date and location of each receipt, the types of carcasses received, and the number of carcasses of each type received.
• 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.
A dead animal collector must retain required records for at least 3 years, and must make the records available for inspection and copying by DATCP upon request.
Carcass Dealers
Under current DATCP rules, a person engaged in the business of buying, selling or distributing inedible animal carcasses or carcass materials must register annually with DATCP (unless that person is licensed as a rendering plant operator, animal food processor or dead animal collector). A registrant must keep records related to carcass transactions. This rule clarifies, but does not substantially alter, current rules. Under this rule, registrants are called “carcass dealers." There is no fee to register as a carcass dealer.
Transporting Carcasses and Carcass Materials
Licensing
Under this rule, no person may transport carcasses or carcass materials on a public road unless the person is licensed as a renderer, animal food processor or dead animal collector. This license requirement does not apply to any of the following:
• The transportation of meat according to ATCP 55.
• A farmer transporting carcasses of animals raised on his or her farm.
• Transportation solely for purposes of destruction, burial or landfill disposal.
• Transportation by a government agency.
• Transportation by a bona fide research institution, for purposes of scientific research.
• An animal trucker licensed under ch.
ATCP 12 who transports, for direct delivery to a licensed renderer, animal food processor or dead animal collector, the carcass of an animal that died while being transported by the animal trucker.
• The transportation of hides, feathers, or fully rendered products.
• A fur farm operator's transportation of carcasses or carcass materials solely to feed fur-bearing animals on the operator's fur farm.
• The transportation of legally harvested wild animals by or on behalf of the person who harvested them.
• An employee of a license holder, acting within the scope of his or her employment.
Vehicle Permit
A person who transports carcasses and carcass materials under this rule must hold a DATCP permit 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.
To obtain a vehicle permit, a person must apply on a form provided by DATCP. An application must identify the applicant and vehicle and must show that the applicant is licensed (or applying for a license) as a renderer, animal food processor or dead animal collector. DATCP must grant or deny an application within 30 days after DATCP receives a complete application.
Vehicle Marking
Each transport vehicle must bear the following information on both sides of the vehicle:
• The correct legal name of the vehicle permit holder, prominently printed in block lettering at least 3 inches high.
• The principal business address of the permit holder, prominently printed below the permit holder's name in block lettering at least 2 inches high.
Sanitary Transport
A person who transports carcasses or carcass materials under this rule must do all of the following:
• Transport carcasses or carcass materials in leakproof vehicles or containers that are closed or fully covered by a tarpaulin or other watertight covering.
• Clean and sanitize, after each day's use and more often if necessary, vehicles and containers used to transport carcasses and carcass materials.
Prohibited Practices
No person covered by this rule may do any of the following:
• Transport live animals without an appropriate license under ch.
ATCP 12 (Livestock Markets, Dealers and Truckers).
• Transport live animals in the same vehicle with carcasses or carcass materials.
• Park a vehicle containing carcasses or carcass materials in any place where the parked vehicle may create a nuisance condition.
Removing Carcasses from Transfer Stations
A person who operates a transfer station must remove carcasses and carcass materials from that 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, must be removed within 48 hours and sooner if necessary to prevent nuisance conditions.
Denaturing Carcasses and Carcass Materials
Under this rule, no renderer or animal food processor may transport, freeze, or receive for processing any carcasses or carcass materials other than the following:
• Complete carcasses with hide or feathers intact.
• Carcasses or carcass materials that are denatured according to this rule.
• Fully rendered products.
• Carcasses or carcass materials that are naturally incapable of being consumed by humans.
• Lungs and lung lobes originating from a licensed meat establishment.
To denature carcasses or carcass materials, a person must apply an approved denaturing agent according to this rule, so that the denatured carcass or carcass material has a distinctive color, texture, odor or taste and cannot be confused with human food. This rule identifies approved denaturing agents (the department may approve additional denaturing agents).
Labeling Processed Products
Under this rule, no person may sell or distribute any rendered product, animal feed or grease unless that product is clearly and conspicuously labeled with all of the following:
• The name and address of the renderer, animal food processor or grease processor.
• A clear identification of the product.
• The net quantity of product included in any package or bulk shipment.
• The clear and conspicuous statement “
INEDIBLE (SPECIES) NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN FOOD" if the product is capable of being consumed by humans.
• The clear and conspicuous statement
“
DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE OR OTHER RUMINANTS" if required by current FDA rules under
21 CFR 589.2000.
Prohibitions
Under this rule, no person may do any of the following:
• Process, sell or distribute any carcass or carcass material as feed for food animals unless the material has been fully rendered.
• Do any of the following contrary to current FDA rules under
21 CFR 589.200 (some exemptions apply under current FDA rules):
Feed protein derived from animal tissues to cattle or other ruminant animals.
• Manufacture, label, sell or distribute, as feed for ruminant animals, any protein derived from mammalian tissues.
• Produce, sell or distribute food for human consumption pursuant to a renderer license, animal food processor license or grease processor license.
• Process food in the same facilities used for a rendering plant, animal food processing plant or grease processing plant.
Meat and Poultry for Human Consumption
DATCP administers Wisconsin's meat inspection program (includes poultry). DATCP licenses and inspects approximately 360 meat slaughter and processing establishments, and regulates the sale and distribution of meat. Wisconsin's program must be at least “equal to" the federal program administered by USDA. This rule modifies current DATCP meat inspection rules to incorporate recent federal regulatory changes.
Downer Animals
This rule prohibits, without exception, the slaughter of “downer" animals for human consumption (DATCP is already enforcing this federal prohibition).
Listeria Control Plans
Under federal regulations, meat establishments producing “ready-to-eat" meat products (such as bologna and frankfurters) must have written operating plans to minimize potential consumer health risks from Listeria monocytogenes. DATCP has already implemented this federal requirement in state-inspected meat establishments. This rule incorporates the federal regulations by reference.
Water Retained in Meat Products
