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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Buildings, facilities, and equipment › Section 2-1-4-07-02-202.05 - Lavatory, toilets, and other sanitary facilities

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
						Adequate lavatory and toilet accommodations, including, but not being limited
						to, running hot water and cold water, soap, and approved sanitary towels shall
						be provided. Such accommodations shall be in, or near toilet and locker rooms
						and also at such other place in the plant as may be essential to the
						cleanliness of all personnel handling products.
2. Adequate lockers or other facilities shall
						be provided for employees' wearing apparel, and for the storing and changing of
						clothing. Wearing apparel shall not be stored in rooms where processing
						operations are conducted.
3.
						Suitable covered containers shall be provided, in sufficient numbers, for
						storing used towels and other waste.
4. An adequate number of hand washing
						facilities shall be located in areas where edible products are prepared and
						shall be operated by other than hand-operated controls, or shall be of a
						continuous flow type that provides an adequate flow of water for washing hands.
						All persons employed in preparation handling of food shall use this facility
						when reporting back to work regardless of previous washing.
5. Durable signs, with letters of not less
						than one inch in height, shall be posted conspicuously in each toilet room and
						locker room directing employees to wash their hands before returning to
						work.
6. Adequate toilet facilities
						shall be provided and the following formula shall serve as a basis for
						determining the number required:
PERSONS OF SAME SEX
TOILET BOWLS REQUIRED
1 to 15 inclusive
1
16 to 35 inclusive
2
36 to 55 inclusive
*3
56 to 80 inclusive
*4
Each 30 persons in excess of 80
1
*Urinals may be substituted for toilet bowls but only
						  to the extent of one-third of the total number of bowls stated.
7. All toilets, lavatories, rest
						rooms and other sanitary facilities shall be kept clean and in good repair.
8. Suitable sanitary drinking
						water facilities shall be provided.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Buildings, facilities, and equipment › Section 2-1-4-07-02-202.06 - Lighting

Current through June 25, 2024
1. All rooms and areas in the establishment
						shall be well lighted by natural and artificial methods according to commercial
						practices.
2. The following
						requirements shall be met, and the meeting of such requirements shall be deemed
						to be in compliance with this section.: At least 50-foot candles of light
						intensity shall be provided in areas where products are examined for
						cleanliness or wholesomeness; at least 30-foot candles of light intensity on
						all other working surfaces, and at least 5-foot candles of light at a distance
						of 30 inches above the floor in all other areas of the establishment
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Buildings, facilities, and equipment › Section 2-1-4-07-02-202.07 - Ventilation

Current through June 25, 2024
1. All rooms and areas in the establishment
						shall be well ventilated.
2. The
						following requirements shall be met and the meeting of such requirements shall
						be deemed to be in compliance with this section.
a. Sufficient ventilation shall be provided
						in the establishment to dispel disagreeing odors, condensate, and vapor. For
						this purpose, ventilating equipment, such as individual fans, hoods, and
						windows shall be provided where needed.
b. Employee toilet rooms and dressing rooms
						shall be adequately vented to the outside air.
c. Space heaters, gas stoves, water heaters,
						and any other equipment giving off noxious odors, fumes, or vapors shall be
						vented to the outside air.
d. Any
						mechanical ventilating equipment shall be so located and controlled so as to
						minimize conditions in which products or processing equipment may be subjected
						to airborne contamination from nearby or preceding operations or from other
						sources.
e. All exhaust outlets
						from mechanical ventilating devices shall be conducted to the outside air, and
						shall be so arranged, placed, and extended as to avoid creating a nuisance to
						adjacent areas.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Buildings, facilities, and equipment › Section 2-1-4-07-02-202.08 - Water Supply

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The water supply
						shall be ample, clean, and potable with adequate pressure and facilities for
						its distribution in the plant, and its protection against contamination and
						pollution. A water analysis report, issued under authority of the State Board
						of Health Department, certifying to the potability of the water supply, shall
						be obtained by the plant owner or operator, and furnished to the Commissioner
						of Agriculture when deemed necessary or as required by the
						Commissioner.
2. Hose connections
						with steam and water mixing valves or hot water hose connections shall be
						provided at convenient locations throughout the plant for cleaning purposes and
						the temperature of the hot water shall be maintained at not less than 180
						degrees F.
3. The refuse rooms
						shall be provided with adequate facilities for washing refuse cans and other
						equipment and shall be thoroughly cleaned and scalded or steamed after each
						day's use.
4. Non-potable water is
						permitted only in those parts of official plants where no product is handled or
						prepared, and then only for limited purposes such as on condensers not
						connected with the potable water supply, in vapor lines serving inedible
						products rendering tanks, and in sewer lines for moving heavy solids in the
						sewage. Nonportable water is not permitted for washing floors, areas, or
						equipment, nor is it permitted in boilers, scalders, chill vats, or ice making
						machines. Non-potable water lines shall be clearly identified and shall not be
						cross connected with the potable supply line. Any untested water supply in an
						official establishment shall be treated as a non-potable supply.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Equipment and Utensils › Section 2-1-4-07-02-203

Current through June 25, 2024
Equipment and utensils used for the preparation,
						  processing or otherwise handling of any product in the plant, shall be suitable
						  for the purpose intended and shall be of such material and construction as will
						  facilitate their thorough cleaning and insure cleanliness in the preparation
						  and handling of products. In addition, surfaces which contact poultry and/or
						  meat products shall be nontoxic, corrosive-resistant, smooth, free from breaks,
						  open seams, cracks, and chipped places. Stainless steel may be required where
						  continued use and heavy corrosion occur. All equipment and utensils shall be
						  maintained in a clean and sanitary condition; adequate washing vats, cleaning
						  facilities and storage space shall be provided for this purpose. Trucks and
						  receptacles used for handling inedible products shall be of similar
						  construction and shall be conspicuously and distinctly marked and shall not be
						  used in handling any edible products. Equipment and utensils used in the plant
						  shall not be used outside the plant except under the conditions as may be
						  approved by the Commissioner.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Personnel - cleanliness and hygiene › Section 2-1-4-07-02-204.01

Current through June 25, 2024
All employees coming in contact with meat and/or
						  poultry, exposed edible products, or edible products, handling or wrapping
						  items, shall wear clean garments and keep their hands clean at all times while
						  thus engaged. Acceptable head coverings shall be worn by employees handling
						  edible products. Such persons shall conform to all other hygiene practices
						  while on duty.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Personnel - cleanliness and hygiene › Section 2-1-4-07-02-204.02

Current through June 25, 2024
No person who has a discharging or infected wound,
						  sore, or lesion on hands, arms, or any exposed portion of the body shall work
						  in any capacity of the plant which may bring him into contact with edible
						  products. Simple cuts and abrasions or minor injuries shall receive immediate
						  and adequate attention to assure complete protection of the food
						  products.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Personnel - cleanliness and hygiene › Section 2-1-4-07-02-204.03

Current through June 25, 2024
The use of tobacco in any form and the practice of any
						  other objectionable personal habit shall not be permitted where exposed edible
						  products are prepared, processed, or otherwise handled.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Personnel - cleanliness and hygiene › Section 2-1-4-07-02-204.04

Current through June 25, 2024
Every person after each use of toilet or change of
						  garments shall wash his hands thoroughly before returning to
						  duties.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Personnel - cleanliness and hygiene › Section 2-1-4-07-02-204.05

Current through June 25, 2024
All employees shall secure a certificate of health
						  from a qualified health authority (County Health Department or Company
						  Physician, etc.). Each establishment is responsible and shall keep on file
						  evidence supporting the freedom from communicable disease of all employees.
						  When the owner, manager, or personnel supervisor has reasonable cause to
						  suspect that any person employed in the establishment has contacted any disease
						  in a communicable form, or has become a carrier of such disease he shall notify
						  the healthy authority immediately.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Housekeeping › Section 2-1-4-07-02-205.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Every practicable precaution shall be taken to exclude
						  vermin, flies, rats, mice, and insects from the establishment. Each
						  establishment shall have an approved continuous extermination program in
						  effect. Dogs, cats, and other pets shall be excluded from processing and
						  storage rooms.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Housekeeping › Section 2-1-4-07-02-205.02

Current through June 25, 2024
Only such germicides, insecticides, rodenticides,
						  detergents, or wetting agents, or other similar material may be used as will
						  not contaminate or deleteriously affect the edible product.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Housekeeping › Section 2-1-4-07-02-205.03

Current through June 25, 2024
All wastes including inedible by-products, liquid,
						  semi-solid, hard-solid, which are encountered in any and all phases of
						  operation of the establishment shall be promptly disposed of by recognized and
						  accepted means and shall not create a hazard to public health, or unsanitary
						  situation as to be a nuisance.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Samples of Products › Section 2-1-4-07-02-206

Current through June 25, 2024
Samples of meat and/or poultry and poultry meat-food
						  products, water, chemicals, spices, or other articles in any establishment, may
						  be taken for laboratory examination by an authorized inspector of the Meat
						  Inspection Division. In such events, samples may be taken as often as necessary
						  but only in quantities sufficient for that particular sample. The establishment
						  management may request and shall be given receipt of same.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Labeling and Identification of Products › Section 2-1-4-07-02-207

Current through June 25, 2024
Each shipping container, carcass, or individual
						  package prepared under the authority of these regulations shall bear in
						  distinct legible form the identification of the contents and the name and
						  address of the processor, or distributor, together with such other necessary
						  information as the Commissioner may require. Labels and stamp markings shall
						  not contain information which is false or misleading and shall be approved as
						  provided by law, regulations, or under uniform inspection
						  procedures.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Poultry and Poultry Products Inspection › Section 2-1-4-07-02-208

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be understood that in all inspection and
						  plant procedures, including ante-mortem, post-mortem, processing, marking,
						  branding, labeling, and identifying and handling of poultry and poultry
						  products, the decision as to the disposition of all carcasses, parts of
						  carcasses, and products regulated by the "Meat, Meat-Food, and Poultry
						  Regulation and Inspection Act of 1960" and as subsequently amended shall be
						  done in accordance with these regulations and the applicable portions of the
						  regulations and inspection procedures promulgated under Public Law 90 - 492,
						  90th Congress H.R. 16363, August 18, 1968, which is
						  cited as the "Wholesome Poultry Products Act."
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Inspection Procurement › Section 2-1-4-07-02-209

Current through June 25, 2024
Any slaughtering and/or processing establishment to
						  which these laws and regulations apply shall qualify and have the approval of
						  the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Meat Inspection Division prior to
						  the construction and operation of the establishment.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Adoption of Code of Federal Regulations › Section 2-1-4-07-02-210.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Selected portions of the meat inspection regulations
						  of the United State Department of Agriculture ("U.S.D.A.") for the
						  administration and enforcement of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ("F. M. I.
						  A."), 21
U. S. C
Sec. 601, et seq. and the Poultry
						  Products Inspection Act ("P.P.I.A."), 21
U. S. C.
Sec.
						  451, et seq., which regulations are published in the Code of Federal
						  Regulations, Title 9, Chapter III, Subchapters A and E, entitled Meat and
						  Poultry Inspection Regulations, are hereby adopted by the Mississippi
						  Department of Agriculture and Commerce ("M. D.A. C") and incorporated herein by
						  reference thereto, as if the same were fully set out herein, as the procedures
						  and requirements which shall be followed by the M.D.A.C. for the
						  implementation, administration and enforcement of the Mississippi meat and
						  poultry inspection statutes. The specific regulations adopted by reference are
						  as follows: 9
C. F. R.
Parts 301, 302, 303, 304, 305,
						  306, 307, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 325, 329,
						  352, 354, 355, 362, 381, 416, 417, 418, 424, 430, 441, 442, 500 and all future
						  amendments thereof; provided, however, in said regulations the Food Safety and
						  Inspection Service ("F. S. I. S."), an agency of the U.S.D.A. shall be
						  construed to mean the M.D.A.C, the U.S.D.A. mark of inspection under 9
C.F.R.
Part 312 shall be construed to mean the
						  M.D.A.C. mark of inspection, the term "Administrator" shall be construed to
						  mean the Commissioner of the M.D.A.C, the term "federally inspected
						  establishment" shall be construed to mean "state inspected establishment" and
						  all references to the Uniform Rules of Practice, 7
C F.
						  R.
Subtitle A, part 1, subpart H shall be construed to mean
Miss. Code Ann.
Sec. 75-35-325. "Copies of C.F.R. sections
						  available upon request."
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-33-5
						  & Miss. Code Ann. §
													75-33-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Adoption of Code of Federal Regulations › Section 2-1-4-07-02-210.02

Current through June 25, 2024
It is hereby intended that the above described rules
						  and regulations of the U. S. D. A., F.S. I. S. for meat and poultry inspection
						  pursuant to the F. M. I. A. and the P. P. I. A. shall be followed by the M. D.
						  A. C. in conducting meat and poultry inspections and in carrying out the other
						  requirements of the meat and poultry inspection statutes of the State of
						  Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-33-5,
						  Miss. Code Ann. §
													75-35-17,
						  Miss. Code Ann. §
													75-35-33
						  & Miss. Code Ann. §
													75-35-201.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Poultry Inspection Exemptions provided by Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-33-3(4) › Section 2-1-4-07-02-211.01

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of this section is to clarify how the
						  Department applies the poultry exemptions in the Law. To qualify for any one of
						  the poultry exemptions in the Law, poultry grower must slaughter poultry or
						  process poultry products under sanitary conditions using procedures that
						  produce sound, clean poultry products fit for human food.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Poultry Inspection Exemptions provided by Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-33-3(4) › Section 2-1-4-07-02-211.02

Current through June 25, 2024
For purposes of this section:
1. "Home-deliver" means the delivery by the
						grower of poultry produced under the exemptions to the private home of a
						customer. It does not include delivery to a customer on public
						property.
2. "Poultry" means:
a. Any domesticated bird (chickens, turkeys,
						ducks, geese, guineas, ratites, or squabs), whether live or dead, as defined in
						9 CFR
						381.1 Poultry Products Inspection Regulations
						Definitions, Poultry; and
b. Any
						migratory waterfowl or game bird, pheasant, partridge, quail, grouse or pigeon,
						whether live or dead, as defined in
						9 CFR
						362.1 Voluntary Poultry Inspection
						Regulations, Definitions.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Poultry Inspection Exemptions provided by Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-33-3(4) › Section 2-1-4-07-02-211.03

Current through June 25, 2024
All growers claiming an exemption for producing 1,000
						  or less poultry per calendar year must register with MDAC annually, and comply
						  with the following:
1. Limitations.
						The poultry grower slaughters no more than 1,000 healthy birds of his/her own
						raising in a calendar year; and the poultry grower does not engage in buying or
						selling poultry products other than those produced from poultry raised on
						his/her own farm.
2. Records. The
						grower must keep accurate and legible records necessary for the effective
						enforcement of the Law. Records include slaughter records and records covering
						the sales of poultry products to customers. These records are subject to review
						by Department employees to determine compliance with 1) the requirement for
						sales not to exceed 1,000 poultry in a calendar year and 2) the requirement
						that poultry be pre-ordered for home delivery.
3. Labeling. The poultry must be labeled as
						provided in paragraph five, below.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Poultry Inspection Exemptions provided by Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-33-3(4) › Section 2-1-4-07-02-211.04

Current through June 25, 2024
All growers claiming an exemption for producing more
						  than 1,000 and up to 20,000 poultry per calendar year must be licensed by MDAC
						  annually and meet the following requirements in addition to those provided in
						  9 CFR
						  381.10:
1. Limitations. A person may slaughter and
						process on his/her farm poultry that he/she raised without mandatory,
						continuous inspection, as long as the number of poultry produced is between
						1,000-20,000 per calendar year, and the poultry are healthy when slaughtered.
2. Records. The grower must keep
						accurate and legible records necessary for the effective enforcement of the
						Law. Records include slaughter records and records covering the sales of
						poultry products to customers. These records are subject to review by
						Department employees to determine compliance with 1) the requirement for sales
						not to exceed 20,000 poultry in a calendar year and 2) the requirement of
						pre-ordered poultry for home-delivery.
3. Sanitation requirements. The slaughter and
						processing at the Grower's premises is conducted under sanitary standards,
						practices, and procedures that produce products that are sound, clean, fit for
						human food and not adulterated. Sanitation requirements are the same as those
						found in
						9
						CFR 416.1 to
						416.6,
						with the exception of § 416.2(g)(2)-(6).
4. Buildings, Facilities & Equipment. The
						Department adopts by reference sections 202.01 -.08, 203, and 205.01 for the
						buildings, facilities and equipment requirements.
5. Labeling. The poultry must be labeled as
						provided in paragraph five, below.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Poultry Inspection Exemptions provided by Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-33-3(4) › Section 2-1-4-07-02-211.05

Current through June 25, 2024
Poultry processed under an exemption must be labeled
						  with all of the following:
1. "Exempt
						from Inspection".
2. The Grower's
						Name.
3. The Name of the farm,
						address and zip code of the farm.
4. Safe Handling Instructions.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 02 - Rules and Regulations promulgated to carry out provision of Senate Bill No. 1973, Regular Session, Mississippi Legislature 1971 › Poultry Inspection Exemptions provided by Miss. Code Ann. Section 75-33-3(4) › Section 2-1-4-07-02-211.06

Current through June 25, 2024
Farm to Customer Delivery. A grower meeting the
						  requirements of the exemption adopted in
						  9 CFR
						  381.10 and the requirements above, may home
						  deliver poultry products within the State; provided that 1) the poultry
						  products are preordered by the customer from the grower, and 2) the grower
						  transports them to the customer's home and delivers them to that customer only.
						  To facilitate delivery, a customer who preorders poultry may go to another
						  customer's home to pick up his/her pre-ordered poultry, provided the homeowner
						  agrees.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-33-5.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Section 2-1-4-07-3-300

Current through June 25, 2024
The Commissioner of Agriculture or his duly authorized
						deputies as provided by law are designated to administer and enforce the
						provisions of the Animal and Poultry By Products Disposal Act of 1964 and all
						rules and regulations and requirements thereunder.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												75-33-5,
						Miss. Code Ann. §
												75-35-17,
						Miss. Code Ann. §
												75-35-33
						& Miss. Code Ann. §
												75-35-201.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Responsibility of owners, managers, and operators › Section 2-1-4-07-3-301.01

Current through June 25, 2024
All persons operating establishments are required by
						  law to construct, arrange, equip, manage, and maintain such establishments
						  according to prescribed sanitary and safety standards in order that human and
						  animal public health dangers, and public annoyances and nuisances which may
						  occur from said rendering or disposal operation shall be prevented or
						  eliminated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Responsibility of owners, managers, and operators › Section 2-1-4-07-3-301.02

Current through June 25, 2024
Each establishment shall be inspected by the
						  Department of Agriculture according to prescribed standards for all
						  establishments. No establishment shall be used for any other purpose than that
						  for which it is specifically approved.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Responsibility of owners, managers, and operators › Section 2-1-4-07-3-301.03

Current through June 25, 2024
No animal which has died of a contagious and
						  communicable disease shall be removed from any quarantined premises, or
						  transported over the highways of this State or received into a disposal plant
						  or rendering plant except under the specific supervision and with the expressed
						  consent of the Animal Public Health Authorities.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Responsibility of owners, managers, and operators › Section 2-1-4-07-3-301.04

Current through June 25, 2024
The owner, manager, or operator of each establishment
						  shall make, maintain, and produce such records and information necessary for
						  the Department of Agriculture as the Commissioner may
						  require.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Buildings, Rooms and Compartments › Section 2-1-4-07-3-302.01 - Buildings

Current through June 25, 2024
1. All buildings shall be of sound
						construction and kept in good repair and shall be of such construction as to
						prevent the entrance of harboring of vermin. All remodeling of buildings or new
						construction must be of concrete, concrete blocks, tile, or brick or other
						impervious material. Any remodeling or new construction must have the prior
						approval of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
2. Outside Openings: The doors, windows,
						skylights, and other outside openings of the plant shall be protected by
						properly fitted screens or other suitable devices against the entrance of files
						and other insects. Doors shall be provided with self-closing devices where
						necessary to prevent the entry of animals, birds, rodents, and vermin into
						processing and storage rooms.
3.
						Sewage, drainage, or waste water of any kind shall be disposed of according to
						recognized and accepted sanitary engineering methods which will not create a
						public health or unsanitary situation so as to be a nuisance.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Buildings, Rooms and Compartments › Section 2-1-4-07-3-302.02 - Rooms and compartments

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Rooms and
						compartments or receptacles used for processing products shall be separate and
						distinct from the unprocessed raw materials. Separate rooms shall be provided,
						when required, for conducting processing operations in a sanitary manner
						according to good commercial practice. Storage rooms and bins must be
						constructed and maintained so that the finished product shall not be
						contaminated.
2. All equipment
						installed for use in disposal or rendering plants shall be constructed and
						maintained according to recognized and approved engineering methods as to
						prevent any avoidable escape of odors into the air.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-35-33.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Vehicles › Section 2-1-4-07-3-303.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Each truck body, trailer body, semi-trailer body or
						  other equipment so used in transportation of said rendering operation shall be
						  of all metal construction, water-tight, and which can be readily cleaned and
						  maintained in a sanitary condition. Cleaning and disinfection of each unit
						  shall be conducted according to methods and procedures as approved or as
						  prescribed by the Department of Agriculture.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Vehicles › Section 2-1-4-07-3-303.02

Current through June 25, 2024
Each vehicle unit, when operated upon the public roads
						  and streets shall be completely and securely covered to repel rain, insects,
						  and to prevent exposure of the cargo to view.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Vehicles › Section 2-1-4-07-3-303.03

Current through June 25, 2024
Any leakage, spillage, or loss of the rendering
						  material or of any fluid content therewith upon the public roads and streets
						  shall be strictly prohibited.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 07 - Meat and Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 3 - Rules and regulations promulgated to carry out provisions of the Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Act of 1964 and as amended › Vehicles › Section 2-1-4-07-3-303.04

Current through June 25, 2024
Each unit shall be presented for inspection by
						  arrangement with the inspector for the Department of Agriculture. Each unit so
						  inspected and approved will be issued a metal identification plate which shall
						  be secured to the front left corner of the unit. The attachment and prevention
						  of its loss or being removed is the responsibility of the owner or responsible
						  agent. The identification plate when issued shall remain the property of the
						  Department of Agriculture and shall be surrendered when the unit ceases to be
						  registered or approved for in the Law and in these regulations. No unit shall
						  be used without the Department of Agriculture identification plate attached
						  thereon. The identification plate shall not be transferred from one unit to
						  another except by registration, inspection and transfer by the Commissioner of
						  Agriculture, or his duly authorized deputies.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													75-33-5,
						  Miss. Code Ann. §
													75-35-17,
						  Miss. Code Ann. §
													75-35-33
						  & Miss. Code Ann. §
													75-35-201.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 08 - Petroleum Products Inspection Law › Specifications Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements For Liquid Measuring Devices › Section 2-1-4-08-100.01

Current through June 25, 2024
The Commissioner or his agent or employee shall have the
						authority to test with instruments, devices, standards or provers with
						calibration traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology all
						devices used in the delivery and sale of petroleum products volume or
						weight.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 08 - Petroleum Products Inspection Law › Notice of Violations and Compliance Measures › Section 2-1-4-08-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The following compliance measures may be used under the
						terms of the Petroleum Products Inspection Law and Regulations:
1. Notice of violations may be issued for
					 defects in equipment having minor impact on quality, quantity, nature, price,
					 display of products sold. Corrective action must be performed within time
					 specified. A stop sale order may result when corrections are not made and/or
					 deficiencies still occur. The Commissioner and State Chemist, upon notification
					 of correction, may permit the resale of said petroleum product prior to
					 subsequent inspection, testing and/or analysis.
2. Stop sale orders are normally issued for
					 violations of product quality. Corrections must be made prior to resumption of
					 sales. The Commissioner and State Chemist, upon notification of correction, may
					 permit the resale of material prior to subsequent inspection, testing and/or
					 analysis.
3. Stop sale orders may
					 be issued for equipment or devices that fail to meet requirements of the
					 Petroleum Testing Law and/or Regulations adopted thereunder. After entry of a
					 stop sale order, the equipment or device must be repaired prior to the
					 resumption of sales of petroleum products. The equipment or device should be
					 inspected again and resealed once adjustments or repairs are made.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												75-55-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 08 - Petroleum Products Inspection Law › Tests: Fill Pipes › Section 2-1-4-08-102.01

Current through June 25, 2024
In testing measuring devices, the Inspector shall have
						authority to draw from each pump sufficient product to determine the accuracy
						of the dispensing device.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 08 - Petroleum Products Inspection Law › Tests: Fill Pipes › Section 2-1-4-08-102.02

Current through June 25, 2024
For this purpose, official and approved test measuring
						cans or provers shall be used. In order that the Inspector may dispose of the
						product in the test measure it is hereby made an obligation of the owner or
						operator of the station to provide containers of sufficient quantity into which
						the Inspector may empty the product from his test measure in the event that
						ground level storage tank fill pipes are not present.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 08 - Petroleum Products Inspection Law › Tests: Fill Pipes › Section 2-1-4-08-102.03

Current through June 25, 2024
If the design, construction, or location of any device
						is such as to require a testing procedure involving special equipment, or
						accessories or an abnormal amount of labor, such equipment, accessories and
						labor shall be supplied by the owner or operator of the device as required by
						the Department of Agriculture and Commerce Inspector.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 08 - Petroleum Products Inspection Law › Tests: Fill Pipes › Section 2-1-4-08-102.04 - Product Storage Identification

Current through June 25, 2024
NIST Handbook 130, including subsequent amendments and
						editions, "Uniform Engine Fuels and Automotive Lubricants Regulation," Section
						4.4, is adopted and incorporated by reference. Copies of this document may be
						obtained from the NIST website or by contacting the Department's Petroleum
						Division.
Miss. Code
						Ann. §
												75-55-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 4 - Bureau of Regulatory Services › Chapter 08 - Petroleum Products Inspection Law › Water in Retail Tanks › Section 2-1-4-08-103.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Water in Gasoline, Diesel, Gasoline-Ether, and Other
						Fuels. NIST Handbook 130, including subsequent amendments and editions,
						"Uniform Engine Fuels and Automotive Lubricants Regulation," Section 4.2, is
						adopted and incorporated by reference as the requirements pertaining to water
						in gasoline, diesel, gasoline-ether, and other fuels. Copies of this document
						may be obtained from the NIST website or by contacting the Department's
						Petroleum Division. A stop sale order issued on any product in violation of
						this regulation will not be lifted until the water is removed from the tank
						containing said product.