AB644,38 4Section 38. 97.42 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB644,39 5Section 39. 97.42 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,13,96 97.42 (4) (d) The seizure, retention, and destruction for human consumption
7of any animal livestock or poultry , carcasses, parts thereof, or meat food or poultry
8products which have not been inspected or passed or are unwholesome or
9adulterated or misbranded, for the purpose of preventing human consumption.
AB644,40 10Section 40. 97.42 (4) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,13,1211 97.42 (4) (e) 2. The rate of slaughter for the different classes of animals
12livestock and poultry conform to reasonable minimums minimum levels per hour;
AB644,41 13Section 41. 97.42 (4) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,13,1814 97.42 (4) (e) 3. Inspection of animals livestock and poultry slaughtered as a
15custom service be restricted to the time of the regular slaughter schedule fixed for
16the establishment. When inspection is provided for custom slaughtering and custom
17processing the inspection shall be conducted in accordance with sub. (3) (a) to (c) and
18rules prescribed under this subsection; and
AB644,42 19Section 42. 97.42 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,14,620 97.42 (4) (f) Overtime agreements with the department whereby the operator
21of any establishment subject to a license under sub. (2), agrees to pay the cost for
22salaries, at overtime rates, and other expenses of department inspectors whenever
23slaughtering, carcass preparation, or the processing of meat or poultry products or
24meat food products
is conducted beyond hours or days limited under par. (e), or on
25Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays for state employees under s. 230.35 (4), or before 6

1a.m. or after 6 p.m., or in excess of 40 hours in any week. Overtime charges for
2periodic inspections under sub. (3) (e) shall, insofar as possible, be limited to the
3minimum number of hours reasonably required for the conduct of such conducting
4those
inspections. The department may assess overtime charges under this
5paragraph even though the department provides compensatory time in lieu of
6overtime compensation under s. 103.025.
AB644,43 7Section 43. 97.42 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,14,128 97.42 (4) (g) Specifications and standards for location, construction, operation,
9facilities, equipment, and sanitation for any premises, establishment, or mobile
10facility where slaughter or processing is carried on, including custom slaughtering
11of animals livestock or poultry and custom or retail processing of meat and or poultry
12products.
AB644,44 13Section 44. 97.42 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,14,1714 97.42 (4) (h) Conditions of sanitation under which carcasses, parts of carcasses,
15poultry and
meat and or poultry products shall be stored, transported, or otherwise
16handled by any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing,
17transporting, or processing such meat or poultry products.
AB644,45 18Section 45. 97.42 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,14,2219 97.42 (4) (i) Record-keeping requirements for persons engaged in slaughtering
20or processing operations, or in the storage or transportation of meat , or poultry, or
21meat food
products, including record-keeping requirements for meat brokers and
22the registration of meat brokers with the department.
AB644,46 23Section 46. 97.42 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,15,424 97.42 (4m) Federal requirements. Except as provided in rules promulgated
25under sub. (4), the
The operator of an establishment that is required to be licensed

1under this section shall comply with 9 CFR parts 307 to 311, 313 to 315, 317 to 319,
2416 and 417 and part 381 subparts G, H, I, J, K, L, O and P as they apply to federally
3licensed establishments
federal requirements as provided in rules promulgated by
4the department
.
AB644,47 5Section 47. 97.42 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB644,48 6Section 48. 97.42 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,15,127 97.42 (6) (a) (intro.) No person shall may slaughter any animals livestock or
8poultry for the purpose of selling the meat products or poultry products thereof for
9human food, or sell, offer for sale, or have in his or her possession with intent to sell
10such any meat products or poultry products for human food, unless such animals and
11the livestock or poultry and the carcasses meat or poultry products thereof have been
12first inspected and approved as provided by any of the following:
AB644,49 13Section 49. 97.42 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB644,50 14Section 50. 97.42 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,15,1915 97.42 (6) (b) No person shall may sell, offer for sale, or have in his or her
16possession with intent to sell any meat or poultry products, or meat food products
17unless they those products have been processed in accordance with this section, or
18the federal meat inspection act, or county or municipal ordinances approved by the
19department
.
AB644,51 20Section 51. 97.42 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,15,2321 97.42 (6) (c) No person shall may slaughter horses, mules, or other equines or
22process equine carcasses or meat at establishments where other animals livestock
23or poultry are slaughtered or where other meat or poultry products are processed.
AB644,52 24Section 52. 97.42 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,16,6
197.42 (6) (d) No county or municipality shall may prohibit the sale of any meat
2products or poultry products if such the meat products or poultry products are
3inspected and passed by the department, or by the U.S. federal department of
4agriculture, or by a county or municipal inspection service approved by the
5department
, provided such the meat products and or poultry products are wholesome
6and
not adulterated or misbranded at the time of sale.
AB644,53 7Section 53. 97.42 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,16,158 97.42 (7) Right of access. No person shall may prevent or attempt to prevent
9an inspector or other officer or agent of the department from entering, at any time,
10any establishment or any other place where meat products or poultry products, or
11foods derived therefrom,
are processed, sold, or held for sale, for the purpose of any
12examination, inquiry, or inspection in connection with the administration and
13enforcement of this section. The examination, inquiry, or inspection may include
14taking samples, pictures, and documentary and physical evidence pertinent to
15enforcement of this section.
AB644,54 16Section 54. 97.42 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,16,2417 97.42 (9) (a) When in the opinion of the department, the use of any equipment,
18utensil, container, compartment, room, or facilities facility which is unclean or
19unsanitary or improperly constructed could lead to contamination of the a meat or
20poultry
product, the department may attach a "Rejected" tag to it the item, room, or
21facility
. No equipment, utensil, container, compartment, room , or facility so tagged
22may be used until made acceptable and released by a department representative, or
23until such equipment that item, room, or facility is replaced with an acceptable
24equipment item, room, or facility.
AB644,55 25Section 55. 97.42 (9) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,17,11
197.42 (9) (b) 1. When in the opinion of the department any carcass, meat or
2poultry product, meat food product, or supplies or ingredients used in the processing
3thereof, may be unwholesome, adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise fail to meet
4standards or requirements of this section or rules adopted under this section, the
5department may tag them the product, supplies, or ingredients with a "Retained" tag
6to hold them for further inspection, analysis, or examination. No carcass, meat or
7poultry product, meat food product, or supplies, or ingredients so tagged may be
8used, removed from the premises, or otherwise disposed of unless released by a
9department representative. Such products A tagged item may not be retained for
10more than 30 days without prior notice to the owner or custodian and the right to an
11immediate hearing.
AB644,56 12Section 56. 97.42 (9) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,17,2213 97.42 (9) (b) 2. When in the opinion of the department any carcass, meat or
14poultry product, or supplies or ingredients used in the processing thereof, is
15unwholesome, adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise fail fails to meet standards
16or requirements of this section or rules adopted under this section, the department
17may tag them the product, supplies, or ingredients with a "Detained" tag to hold
18them for destruction or other disposition. No carcass, meat or poultry product, meat
19food product, or
supplies, or ingredients so tagged may be used, removed from the
20premises, or otherwise disposed of unless released by a department representative.
21Such products A tagged item may not be destroyed or detained for more than 30 days
22without prior notice to the owner or custodian and the right to an immediate hearing.
AB644,57 23Section 57. 97.42 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,18,1024 97.42 (10) Suspension. The department may, upon written notice, summarily
25suspend the operations in whole or in part at any establishment for substantial

1violations of this section or rules issued hereunder when, in the opinion of the
2department, a continuation of the operation would constitute an imminent danger
3to public health. The department may, upon written notice, summarily suspend
4inspection at any establishment for acts punishable under sub. (8) where such those
5acts substantially impair an inspector's ability to conduct an orderly inspection.
6Upon suspension of operations or inspection, the operator of the establishment may
7demand a hearing to determine whether the suspension should be vacated. The
8department shall, within 5 days after receipt of such the demand, hold a hearing and
9adjudicate the issues as provided in ch. 227. A demand for hearing shall does not,
10however,
operate to stay the suspension pending the hearing.
AB644,58 11Section 58. 97.42 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB644,18,2212 97.42 (11) Exemption. This section shall does not apply to owners of poultry
13with respect to poultry produced on the owner's farm, provided his or her sales do not
14exceed 1,000 fowl birds annually, and the birds are labeled and tagged to identify the
15name and address of the producer and are marked "NOT INSPECTED". Persons
16processing more than 1,000 fowl birds but less than 20,000 fowl birds shall be fully
17subject to the provisions of this section relating to licensing, sanitation, facilities, and
18wholesomeness of practices for ensuring product. If is not adulterated, except that,
19if
the department determines that the protection of consumers from unwholesome
20adulterated poultry products will not be impaired, it may exempt such these persons
21from sub. (3) (a) and (b) provided the birds are labeled or tagged to identify the name
22and address of the producer and are marked "NOT INSPECTED".
AB644,59 23Section 59. 97.45 of the statutes is repealed.
AB644,60 24Section 60. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
25except as follows:
AB644,19,2
1(1) The treatment of section 97.42 (2) (a) (by Section 24) and (4m) of the
2statutes takes effect on the first day of the 25th month beginning after publication.
AB644,19,33 (End)
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