Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 125 - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT › Subpart B - MEAT INSPECTION › Section 125.190 - Ante-Mortem Inspection

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
				Department incorporates by reference
				9
				CFR 309.1 through
				309.4(a),
				309.5
				through
				309.11, and
				309.13
				through
				309.18
				(2004; 69 FR 1862, effective January 12, 2004; 72 FR 38700, effective October
				1, 2007; 74 FR 11463, effective April 17, 2009; 81 FR 46570, effective
				September 16, 2016).
b) In cases of
				emergency slaughter (see
				9 CFR
				311.27) and where the inspector cannot be
				contacted or is unable to return to the establishment, the owner of the animal
				shall obtain the services of a licensed veterinarian who shall perform an
				ante-mortem examination on the animal. If upon examination the animal shows no
				symptoms of disease or abnormal conditions that would prohibit its intended use
				as human food in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the
				veterinarian shall prepare a written statement to the effect that the animal is
				in compliance with ante-mortem requirements of this Section and can be
				slaughtered at the official establishment. The veterinarian's statement shall
				be kept on file by the official establishment in accordance with Section
				125.100.
				The costs of the veterinary services shall be borne by the owner of the
				animal.
c) The Department shall
				approve treatment programs for diseased animals providing the licensee provides
				the necessary holding pens where such animals can be kept apart from the other
				livestock awaiting slaughter and the owner of the animal(s) agrees to the
				treatment and assumes the cost of such treatment. Following treatment, the
				animal shall be released from slaughter at the request of the owner or of the
				official establishment and permitted to be transported from the establishment
				provided the animal was not infected with a reportable disease (see Section
				125.130) .
d) An animal found in a comatose or
				semicomatose condition shall be set apart from the other livestock and held for
				further observation at the request of the owner or the official
				establishment.
e) "Other
				responsible official supervision" shall mean under the supervision of a
				licensed veterinarian or a program employee of the U.S. Department of
				Agriculture.
f) At the option of
				the owner of the animal, any animal identified as a suspect may be reinspected
				by a veterinarian as set forth in Section 9 of the Act or the animal shall be
				slaughtered and identified in accordance with the provisions of this
				Section.
g) An animal will be
				withheld from slaughter to permit biological residues to be reduced in
				accordance with
				9 CFR
				309.16 when the owner informs the inspector
				that the animal was taking chemicals or biologics or there is evidence to
				suggest that the animal was taking chemicals or biologics (e.g., injection
				marks, chemical odor). The time period for holding such animal shall depend on
				the withdrawal period of the chemical or biologic that was administered the
				animal. The inspector shall permit the slaughter of such animal (see 9 CFR
				309.16a) when requested by the official establishment or by the owner of the
				animal.
h) The inspector shall
				approve the use by any establishment of any skin tattoo that contains a number
				identifying the animal or lot. The identifying number for the skin tattoo shall
				be assigned by the inspector.
i)
				Reference to federal form FSIS 6150-1 shall mean Illinois form V-3. References
				in the incorporated language to 9 CFR 314 shall be interpreted to mean in
				accordance with Section
				125.230.