Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-10 - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION › Subject 40-10-2 - POULTRY INSPECTION - POULTRY PROCESSING › Rule 40-10-2-.02 - Incorporation by Reference: Code of Federal Regulations, 9 CFR Part 381 - Federal Poultry Inspection Regulations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The current mandatory Poultry Products
				Inspection Regulations (Code of Federal Regulations, 9 CFR, Part 381) and
				Regulatory Requirements under the Poultry Products Inspection Act (Code of
				Federal Regulations, 9 CFR, Parts 416 and 417) of the United States Department
				of Agriculture, are hereby adopted in their entirety with the exception of the
				deleted regulations specified in
				40-10-2-.03 of this chapter and
				amended regulations as specified in
				40-10-2-.04 of this
				chapter.
(2) Definitions in the
				incorporated parts of the Federal regulations on mandatory poultry products
				inspection (Code of Federal Regulations, 9 CFR, Parts 381, 416, and 417) of the
				United States Department of Agriculture are amended to read as follows when
				used in this chapter. Unless otherwise required by the context, the following
				terms shall be construed, respectively to mean:
(a) "The Act" means the Georgia Code
				Annotated 26-2-200 through 26-2-214.
(b) "The Administrator", "Regional Director",
				"Area Supervisor", "District Manager", or "District Office" means the Director
				of Meat Inspection, Georgia Department of Agriculture.
(c) "Circuit Supervisor" or "Inspection
				Service Supervisor" means the Assistant District Supervisor of the Poultry
				Inspection Program of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Meat Inspection
				Section.
(d) "The Compliance
				Program, Regulatory Programs, FSIS" means the Georgia Department of
				Agriculture, Meat Inspection Compliance Program.
(e) "The Department", "United States
				Department of Agriculture", "USDA", or the "U.S. Department of Agriculture"
				means the Georgia Department of Agriculture. For brevity the acronym GDA is
				also used in this rule.
(i) "U.S. Condemned"
				means GDA Condemned.
(ii) "U.S.
				Detained" means GDA Detained.
(iii)
				"U.S. Inspected and Condemned" means GDA Inspected and Condemned.
(iv) "U.S. Inspected and Passed" means GDA
				Inspected and Passed.
(v) "U.S.
				Passed for Cooking" means GDA Passed for Cooking.
(vi) "U.S. Passed for Refrigeration" means
				GDA Passed for Refrigeration.
(vii)
				"U.S. Retained" means GDA Retained.
(viii) "U.S. Rejected" means GDA
				Rejected.
(ix) "U.S. Suspect" means
				GDA Suspect. "U.S. Government Seals" means GDA Seals.
(f) "Federal" means State.
(g) "Federally Inspected and Passed", "U.S.
				Inspected and Passed", "U.S. Inspected for Wholesomeness", and "Federally
				Inspected for Wholesomeness", means GDA Inspected and Passed.
(h) "Food Inspector", "Inspector",
				"Inspection Service Employee", "USDA Inspector", "USDA Program Official", or
				"Program Inspector" means an inspector of the Poultry Inspection Program of the
				Georgia Department of Agriculture, Meat Inspection Section.
(i) "Food Labeling Division, Regulatory
				Programs, FSIS" means the office of the Director, Georgia Department of
				Agriculture, Meat Inspection Section.
(j) "The Program", "Federal Inspection",
				"Federal Poultry Inspection", "Meat and Poultry Inspection", "Meat and Poultry
				Inspection Program", "Inspection Service", "Food Safety and Inspection
				Service", "Food Safety and Quality Service", "Technical Services", "Technical
				Service Center", "Standards and Labeling Division", and "Agency" mean the
				Poultry Inspection Program of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Meat
				Inspection Section.
(k) "The
				Secretary" means the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of
				Agriculture.
(l) "Veterinary
				Supervisor" means Statewide Veterinary Supervisor, District Supervisor, or the
				Director of the Poultry Inspection Program of the Georgia Department of
				Agriculture, Meat Inspection Section.
(m) "Veterinary Inspector" means Public
				Health Veterinarians of the Poultry Inspection Program of the Georgia
				Department of Agriculture, Meat Inspection Section.
(n) "USDA Inspection Legend" and "Official
				Inspection Legend" mean the Inspection Legend of the Poultry Inspection Program
				of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Meat Inspection Section as outlined
				in this chapter of the regulations.