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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 821 - Thoroughbred Sire Stake Races and Awards Program › Section R. 285.821.8 - Michigan-sired horse owner awards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8.
(1) An award
				of up to 30% of the earned purse shall be paid to the owner of a Michigan-sired
				horse that wins an eligible race which is not restricted to Michigan-sired
				horses at a state-licensed pari-mutuel track in Michigan. An award may also be
				paid of up to 30% of the earned purse to the owner of a Michigan-sired horse
				that finished second or third in a race which was not restricted to
				Michigan-sired horses at a state-licensed pari-mutuel track in
				Michigan.
(2) An award is limited
				to $10,000.00 for any 1 race.
(3)
				Michigan-sired horse owner awards shall be paid in the same manner as state
				purse supplements under R 285.810.6.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 821 - Thoroughbred Sire Stake Races and Awards Program › Section R. 285.821.9 - Stallion owner awards

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Rule 9.
(1) An award
				of up to 5% of the gross purse shall be paid to the owner of a Michigan
				stallion whose progeny wins a race at a state-licensed pari-mutuel track in
				Michigan.
(2) An award is limited
				to $10,000.00 for any 1 race.
(3)
				Payment of stallion owner awards shall be determined and processed at the end
				of each fiscal year. Stallion owner awards will not be paid if total award is
				less than $250.00 per year.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 821 - Thoroughbred Sire Stake Races and Awards Program › Section R. 285.821.10 - Ineligibility o f person or entity to participate in future sire stakes program

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10. A person who willfully falsifies a document required
				  by these rules or who willfully accepts and retains any purse monies contrary
				  to these rules is ineligible to participate in any future sire stakes program
				  under the provisions of these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 822 - Arabian Breeders' Awards And State Supplements › Section R. 285.822.1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Breeder" means an individual,
				partnership, association, or corporation owning an Arabian mare at the time of
				breeding. Each individual, including those in a partnership, association, or
				corporation, shall be domiciled in the state of Michigan. The lessee of a mare
				which is registered with the Arabian horse registry of America, inc., at the
				time of breeding is deemed the owner of the mare.
(b) "Conditions" means a specification of the
				terms under which a race is conducted, such as the distance, weight, purse,
				stakes, trials, finals, and money won.
(c) "Department" means the Michigan
				department of agriculture.
(d)
				"Director" means the director of the department.
(e) "Domicile" means the fixed, permanent,
				and principal home to which a person intends to return.
(f) "Fairs and racing division" means the
				fairs and racing division of the department.
(g) "Gross purse" means the track purse plus
				the state supplement.
(h) "Licensed
				Arabian horse racing association" means an association licensed by the Michigan
				racing commissioner to conduct Arabian horse races in Michigan.
(i) "Michigan-bred horse" means a horse which
				is from a mare owned or leased by a person who is domiciled in Michigan at the
				time of breeding. Each mare shall be registered with the director.
(j) "Michigan-bred race" means a race
				conducted exclusively for Michigan-bred horses.
(k) "Owner" means the person listed on the
				Arabian horse registry of America, inc., as the most current owner of the
				horse.
(l) "State supplement" means
				money allocated by the director from the state fund for a race conducted
				exclusively for Michigan-bred horses.
(m) "Track purse" means the money offered by
				a licensed Arabian horse racing association for 1 race, not including a state
				supplement.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 822 - Arabian Breeders' Awards And State Supplements › Section R. 285.822.2 - Determination of domicile

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Rule 2. The factors to be considered in determining domicile
				  are as follows:
(a) Voting
				registration or alien registration showing a Michigan address.
(b) Federal income tax return showing a
				Michigan address.
(c) State income
				tax return showing a Michigan address.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 822 - Arabian Breeders' Awards And State Supplements › Section R. 285.822.3 - Eligibility of horses for breeders' awards and state supplements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1)
				Eligibility of horses for breeders' awards and state supplements is established
				upon compliance with both of the following provisions:
(a) An Arabian mare and stallion shall be
				registered with the department, on forms provided by the fairs and racing
				division, before a department certificate of foal eligibility will be
				issued.
(b) A certificate of
				eligibility shall be issued by the director for a Michigan-bred horse. This
				certificate shall accompany the Arabian horse club registration certificate at
				the time of entry in a race. Such certification shall be issued 48 hours or
				more before post time.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 822 - Arabian Breeders' Awards And State Supplements › Section R. 285.822.4 - Eligibility of races for state supplements

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Rule 4.
(1) State
				supplements shall be allocated for the following Arabian races:
(a) Michigan-bred, 3-year-old handicaps and
				stakes.
(b) Michigan-bred,
				4-year-old and older handicaps and stakes.
(c) Races approved by the director.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 822 - Arabian Breeders' Awards And State Supplements › Section R. 285.822.5 - Conditions and purses for races; allocation of state supplements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) The
				licensed Arabian horse racing association of the track where races of
				Michigan-bred horses are to be conducted shall propose conditions and purses
				for the races of Michigan-bred horses. The conditions of all races of
				Michigan-bred horses are subject to the approval of the director. These
				conditions shall be submitted to the director not less than 18 calendar days
				before the first race is conducted for each race program.
(2) The allocation of state supplements shall
				be determined by the director with the advice of any Arabian horse racing
				association or any Arabian horse breeder or owner.
(3) The director shall announce, not later
				than 4 calendar days before the start of the race program, his or her
				allocation of state supplements to purses for each approved Michigan-bred race
				in the race program. If proposed conditions for those races are not submitted
				to the director within the time fixed by subrule (1) of this rule, the director
				may determine conditions and allocate state supplements for those races at his
				or her discretion, but state supplements shall not be allocated later than 24
				hours before post time of the race. A state supplement shall not be allocated
				to a Michigan-bred race after the race has been run.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 822 - Arabian Breeders' Awards And State Supplements › Section R. 285.822.6 - Payment of breeder's award

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Rule 6.
(1) The
				director shall pay a breeder's award to the breeder of a Michigan-bred horse
				for each time the horse wins a race at a fair or licensed racetrack in this
				state. The total award shall be in the amount of 10% of the gross purse. If
				more than 1 winner is declared, each breeder is entitled to a full breeder's
				award. Breeders' awards shall only be payable for wins after the date that the
				department certificate of foal eligibility is issued.
(2) Rights to breeders' awards are not
				assignable. Breeders' awards are not inheritable. There is no obligation upon
				the director to pay a breeder's award in excess of available funds or other
				than as provided in these rules. A breeder's award shall not be paid for a race
				won after the date of death of the breeder who would otherwise be entitled to
				the award.
(3) If monies are not
				available for full payment of both breeders' awards and state supplements,
				payments shall be made in full for supplements as provided in R 285.822.4 and
				remaining monies shall be prorated for breeders' awards.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 822 - Arabian Breeders' Awards And State Supplements › Section R. 285.822.7 - Certification of racing results; burden of proof; processing of payment

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Rule 7.
(1) At the
				completion of each condition book or weekly race program at a pari-mutuel
				racetrack, the racing commissioner shall certify to the director the results of
				all races, including the names of the owner and breeder of each
				horse.
(2) The secretary of a fair
				shall provide the director with a copy of each day's race program for the
				fair's races within 15 days, with the placings checked on the program and
				certified by the race secretary.
(3) When the eligibility of a breeder to
				receive a breeder's award is questioned, the burden of proving that a horse is
				a Michigan-bred horse or is in compliance with these rules is on the
				breeder.
(4) State supplements
				shall be processed for payment to the owners of winning horses at least once
				each month.
(5) Payment of
				breeders' awards shall be processed at least once each month.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.823.1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Breeder" means an individual,
				partnership, association, or corporation who is domiciled in the state of
				Michigan and who owns the mare at the time of breeding. The lawful lessee of a
				mare at the time of breeding is deemed the owner of the mare.
(b) "Conditions" means a specification of the
				terms under which a race is conducted such as the distance, weight, purse,
				stakes, trials, finals, and money won.
(c) "Department" means the Michigan
				department of agriculture.
(d)
				"Director" means the director of the department or his or her
				designee.
(e) "Domicile" means the
				fixed, permanent and principal home to which a breeder intends to
				return.
(f) "Fairs exhibitions and
				racing division" means the fairs, exhibitions and racing division of the
				department.
(g) "First-time owner
				or breeder" is an individual, partnership, association, or corporation that has
				never registered as an owner or a breeder with the department. Any partnership,
				association, or corporation of which any part of the ownership has registered
				as an owner or a breeder with the department is not eligible as a first-time
				breeder.
(h) "Foaling year" means
				the calendar year in which the foal is born.
(i) "Gross purse" means the total value of
				the track purse.
(j) "Licensed
				paint horse racing association" means associations licensed by the Michigan
				racing commissioner to conduct paint horse races in Michigan.
(k) "Michigan-bred paint horse" means a horse
				which is from a mare owned exclusively by an individual, partnership,
				association, or corporation who is domiciled in Michigan at the time of
				breeding and:
(i) the horse has an American
				paint horse association, incorporated, certificate of foal stating "foaled in
				Michigan" USA;
(ii) the mare is
				registered with the director by February 15 of the foaling year;
(iii) the mare is in Michigan on or before
				February 15 of the foaling year, and
(iv) the mare remains in this state until
				foaling and for not less than seven consecutive months of the foaling
				year.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.8231a - Determination of domicile

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1a. Factors to be considered in determining domicile are
				  as follows:
(a) Voting registration or
				alien registration showing a Michigan address.
(b) Federal income tax return showing a
				Michigan address.
(c) State income
				tax return showing a Michigan address.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.823.2 - Eligibility of horses for breeders' awards, owners' awards, and state supplements

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Rule 2.
(1) To be
				eligible for breeders' awards owners' awards, and state supplements:
(a) The horse must be a certified
				Michigan-bred American paint horse;
(b) The mare and stallion shall be
				registered, with the department on forms provided by the director, once per
				ownership, when the ownership is transferred with the American paint horse
				association.
(c) A certificate of
				eligibility shall be issued by the director for a Michigan-bred horse after
				proper registration of the mare and stallion and after the department receives
				a completed foal application. This certificate shall accompany the American
				paint horse association registration certificate at the time of entry in a
				race.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.823.3 - Eligibility of races for state supplements

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Rule 3.
(1) State
				supplements shall be allocated for the following races:
(a) Michigan-bred paint horse overnight
				races.
(b) The Michigan
				futurities.
(c) Michigan-bred
				2-year-old championships, handicaps, and stakes.
(d) Michigan-bred 3-year-old handicaps and
				stakes.
(e) Michigan-bred
				4-year-old and older handicaps and stakes.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.823.4 - Conditions and purses for races; allocation of state supplements

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Rule 4.
(1) The
				racing association of the track where races of Michigan-bred horses are to be
				conducted shall propose conditions and purses for the races of Michigan-bred
				horses. The conditions of all races of Michigan-bred horses are subject to the
				approval of the director. These conditions shall be submitted to the director
				not less than 18 calendar days before the first race is conducted for each race
				program.
(2) The allocation of
				state supplements shall be determined by the director or his or her designee
				with the advice of the racing commissioner, a representative of the licensed
				paint horse racing associations, and a representative of the paint horse racing
				association of Michigan.
(3) The
				director shall announce, no later than 14 calendar days before the start of the
				race meet, allocation of state supplements to purses for each of the approved
				races of Michigan-bred horses in the race program. If proposed conditions for
				those races are not submitted to the director, alone with a substitute race
				list, within the time fixed by subrule (1), the director may determine
				conditions and allocate state supplements for those races at his or her
				discretion, but state supplements shall not be allocated later than 96 hours
				before the first race scheduled in each condition book. A state supplement
				shall not be allocated to a race of Michigan-bred horses after the race has
				been run.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.823.5 - Breeders' Awards

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Rule 5.
(1) The
				director or his or her designee shall pay a breeders' award, to the breeder of
				a Michigan-bred horse for each time the horse runs first, second, or third in a
				race, including approved fair races. The combined total award of the gross
				purse shall not exceed the percentage allowed under the racing law. If more
				than 1 winner, place, or show is declared, each breeder is entitled to a
				breeders' award.
(2) If 3 breeders
				are eligible for a breeders' award, breeder awards may be paid as outlined
				under the racing law.
(3) Rights to
				breeders' awards are not assignable or inheritable. The director is under no
				obligation to pay a breeders' award in excess of available funds or other than
				as provided in these rules. In the case of a death of a breeder, breeders'
				awards shall only be paid for a race won prior to the date of death recorded on
				the breeders' certified death certificate. Such certificate shall be submitted
				to the department when requesting payment of breeders' awards after the death
				of a breeder.
(4) If monies are not
				available for full payment of breeders' awards breeders' awards may be
				prorated.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.823.5a - Owners' Awards

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Rule 5a.
(1) An
				award of up to 30% of the earned track purse shall be paid to the purse account
				of the owner of a Michigan-bred horse that finishes first, second, or third in
				an eligible race that was not restricted to Michigan-bred or sired horses at a
				state-licensed pari-mutuel track in Michigan.
(2) The director, with advice from the
				certified paint horse association, the paint horse racing association of
				Michigan, and the paint horse breeders' and owners' association, shall
				determine the allocation of owners' award percentages.
(3) A single owners' award is limited to not
				more than $10,000.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.823.6 - Certification of racing results; burden of proof; processing of payment

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Rule 6.
(1) In each
				condition book, the racing commissioner shall certify to the director at the
				completion of racing, the results of all races in which a Michigan-bred horse
				placed first, second, or third along with the names of the owner and breeder of
				the horse.
(2) The secretary of a
				fair shall provide the director with a copy of each day's race program for the
				fair's races within 15 days, showing the first 4 places or a complete filmstrip
				of each race, with placings checked on the program and certified by the race
				secretary.
(3) When the eligibility
				of a breeder to receive a breeders' award is questioned, the burden of proving
				that a horse is a Michigan-bred horse, or is in compliance with these rules, is
				on the breeder.
(4) When the
				eligibility of an owner to receive an owners' award is questioned, the burden
				of proving that a horse is a Michigan-bred horse, or is in compliance with
				these rules, is on the owner.
(5)
				When the eligibility of an owner to receive a state supplement is questioned,
				the burden of proving that a horse is a Michigan-bred horse, or is in
				compliance with these rules, is on the owner.
(6) Payment of breeders' awards shall be
				processed not less than once each month.
(7) Payment of owners' awards shall be
				processed not less than once each month.
(8) Payment of state supplements shall be
				processed not less than once each month.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 823 - American Paint Horse Breeders' Awards and State Supplements › Section R. 285.823.7 - Ineligibility for future breeders' awards owners' awards, and state supplements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7. A person or entity willfully accepting and retaining
				  a breeders' award, owners' award, or state supplement contrary to these rules
				  is ineligible for a future breeders' award, owners' award, or supplement in
				  this state.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Executive Division › RegulationNo 900 - Hearing Procedures - Rescinded

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
REGULATION NO. 900. HEARING PROCEDURES
By authority of Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, being
				  S24.101 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled
				  Laws
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 505 - Honey › Section R. 285.505.1 - Sale of honey

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(1) No
				person shall offer or expose for sale, have in possession with intent to sell,
				or sell, extracted honey in retail packages that does not conform to the
				standards of the United States department of agriculture for U.S. grade
				fancy.
(2) In addition, the package
				must be clearly labeled "white," "amber," or "dark" according to the color of
				the honey contained therein compared to the standard scale of the Pfund honey
				grader.
(3) No person shall offer
				or expose for sale, have in possession with intent to sell, or sell, comb honey
				that does not conform to the standards of the United States department of
				agriculture for U.S. grade No. 2, or better, unless each package be clearly
				marked on the outside "cull." Each package must be marked with the minimum net
				weight of the honey it contains.
(4) This rule shall not apply to the
				beekeeper when offering honey produced by himself direct to the
				consumer.
(5) A certificate of
				grade will be issued to any person or firm packing honey in the state of
				Michigan who submits a sample for inspection to the bureau of foods and
				standards, department of agriculture, Lansing, Michigan. The packer will be
				authorized to reproduce this certificate on any package containing honey having
				the same characteristics as the sample, within prescribed limits.
(6) The services of the state inspector will
				be available to grade bulk packages (cases of comb honey or 60-pound cans of
				extracted honey). Application for such inspection may be made by any producer,
				shipper, buyer, or prospective buyer of honey. The applicant shall provide the
				labor incident to handling the honey for the purpose of taking samples, and
				will be charged a fee of 1c per case of comb honey and 1 1/2c per 60-pound can
				of extracted honey inspected.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 537 - Cucumbers for Pickling › Section R. 285.537.1 - Application of rules

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(1) These
				rules are the basis for determining quality and size of cucumbers for pickling
				as they are received from or delivered by the grower to a brining plant,
				packing plant, processing plant or loading station.
(2) These rules do not apply to the sale of
				cucumbers for pickling when the sale is made by the grower direct to the
				consumer.
(3) These rules do not
				prohibit the purchase of, or contracting for pickling cucumbers on a field-run
				basis, by the hundred-weight. If the value of field-run cucumbers to the grower
				is established by sizing or grading, grades no. 1 through no. 4 shall
				apply.
(4) The grower shall receive
				compensation for all cucumbers for pickling used in any manner by the processor
				for or in the preparation of human food.
(5) All cucumbers for pickling shall be
				purchased according to the standards and grades prescribed by these
				rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 537 - Cucumbers for Pickling › Section R. 285.537.2 - Quality standards

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Rule 2. Cucumbers for pickling shall consist of cucumbers
				  which show characteristic color and which are fairly well formed, fresh and
				  firm, but are not full grown or ripe; which are free from decay and from damage
				  caused by dirt, freezing, sunburn, mosaic, or other disease, insects,
				  mechanical, or other means.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 537 - Cucumbers for Pickling › Section R. 285.537.3 - Grades

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Rule 3. Cucumbers shall be graded as follows:
(a) No. 1 grade cucumbers shall be not over 1
				1/16 inches in diameter.
(b) No. 2
				grade cucumbers shall be over 1 1/16 inches but not over 1 &frac12 inches
				in diameter.
(c) No. 3 grade
				cucumbers shall be over 1 1/2 inches but not over 2 inches in
				diameter.
(d) No. 4 grade cucumbers
				shall not meet the requirements of grades 1, 2, and 3 but have an economic
				value and be fit for use in the preparation of human food products.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 537 - Cucumbers for Pickling › Section R. 285.537.4 - Measurement of size

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Rule 4. The standard of measure for determining size shall be
				  any gauge or machine or other device which furnishes an opening between 2
				  parallel sides through which will pass cucumbers of 1 1/16 inches, regardless
				  of length, for the no. 1 grade; of 1 1/2 inches, regardless of length, for the
				  no. 2 grade; and of 2 inches, regardless of length, for the no. 3
				  grade.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 537 - Cucumbers for Pickling › Section R. 285.537.5 - Definitions

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Rule 5. As used in these rules:
(a) "Characteristic color" means that the
				color is typical of cucumbers for pickling. Cucumbers that show whitish or
				yellowish-green areas due to shading by the vines or other causes shall not be
				considered as lacking characteristic color, unless the appearance is seriously
				injured.
(b) "Damage" means any
				injury or defect which materially affects the pickling quality.
(c) "Diameter" means the minimum dimension at
				right angle to the longitudinal axis of the cucumber, exclusive of
				warts.
(d) "Fairly well formed"
				means that the cucumber is not materially curved, materially tapered more than
				normal at 1 or both ends, or otherwise materially misshapen for pickling
				purposes.
(e) "Fresh" means that
				the cucumber is bright, not wilted, or old.
(f) "Full grown" means that the cucumber has
				a dull appearance, is fairly smooth, and warts when present, are not
				prominent.
(g) "Person" means
				individual, partnership, trust, association, corporation, and any other
				business unit, or a receiver, trustee or assignee thereof.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 547 - Hazardous Substances

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD AND DAIRY DIVISION
REGULATION NO. 547. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
By authority conferred on the director of agriculture by
				  section 9 of Act No. 188 of the Public Acts of 1965, being S286.459 of the
				  Michigan Compiled Laws
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 552 - Unclassified Potatoes › Section R. 285.552.1 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in these rules:
(a) "Soft rot or wet breakdown" means a soft,
				mushy or leaky condition of the tissue of potatoes such as slimy soft rot, leak
				or wet breakdown following freezing injury.
(b) "Seriously damaged" means that the
				removal of sunburn or greening would cause a loss of more than 10% of the total
				weight of the potato.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 552 - Unclassified Potatoes › Section R. 285.552.2 - Labeling; containers; standards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2. A person, firm, or corporation packing ungraded
				  potatoes for sale for table use shall package them as follows:
(a) A container shall be labeled
				"unclassified."
(b) The word
				"unclassified" shall be in vivid red (NBS color no. 11) letters on a brilliant
				yellow (NBS color no. 83) background on the top 2/3 of the bag. The national
				bureau of standards centroid color charts, standard sample no. 2106, will be
				used for color reference. Color charts are available for viewing at Michigan
				state university. The lettering shall be in the English language, conspicuous
				as to style of letters and in contrast to color of background. The yellow
				background shall extend beyond the lettering, top, bottom, and sides, to a
				point 1/2 the size of the letters in the word "unclassified."
(c) The word "unclassified" shall be as large
				as the largest lettered word on the package and in no case less than 1 inch in
				height.
(d) Unclassified potatoes
				shall be packaged in brown paper or clear plastic bags with only the
				information specified by Act No. 220 of the Public Acts of 1929 for
				unclassified potatoes appearing on the bag.
(e) A lot designated as unclassified shall
				contain not more than 2%, by weight, of the potatoes affected by soft rot or
				wet breakdown.
(f) A lot designated
				as unclassified shall contain not more than 10%, by weight, of potatoes which
				are seriously damaged by sunburn or greening.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 552 - Unclassified Potatoes › Section R. 285.552.3 - Exemption

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3. These rules do not apply to a grower or his employees
				  in the sale of potatoes grown by himself when made direct to the
				  consumer.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 553 - Food Establishments

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOOD AND DAIRY DIVISION
REGULATION NO. 553. FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
By authority conferred on the department of agriculture by
				  section 23 of Act No. 39 of the Public Acts of 1968, being S289.723 of the
				  Michigan Compiled Laws
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.2 - Exemptions from rules

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2. The following fish products are exempt from the
				  requirements of these rules:
(a)
				Finnan haddie, smoked cod fillet, smoked Scottish kipper, or other smoked fish
				that is clearly labeled to be cooked before consumed.
(b) Boneless, smoked salted herring; smoked,
				dry salted herring; smoked blind robbin; or other smoked fish that has a water
				phase salt content of not less than 10%.
(c) Commercially sterile smoked fish, either
				canned or in sterile packaging.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.3 - Fish-smoking establishment; requirements; temperature-indicating devices and temperature-recording devices generally

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3.
(1) A
				fish-smoking establishment shall be in compliance with the requirements of R
				285.553.1 to R 285.553.26 in addition to the requirements of these
				rules.
(2) When reference is made
				to a temperature-indicating device and temperature-recording device, the
				following conditions shall apply:
(a) A
				temperature-indicating device shall be installed where it can be easily read
				and the sensor for the device shall be located to ensure that it accurately
				measures the warmest temperature of the refrigeration equipment and the coldest
				temperature of the smoking equipment, as appropriate. The sensor shall be
				protected from mechanical damage. A temperature-indicating device shall be
				calibrated at the routine operating temperature of the refrigeration, cooling,
				or smoking equipment against a known accurate standard thermometer upon
				installation and at least once a year thereafter or more frequently if
				necessary to ensure its accuracy. Records of accuracy checks for a temperature-
				indicating device shall be maintained and shall specify the date, standard
				used, method used, results, and the person performing the test. A
				temperature-indicating device that has a divided fluid column or that cannot be
				adjusted to the standard shall be immediately repaired or replaced.
(b) A temperature-recording device shall be
				installed where it can be easily read and the sensor for the device shall be
				installed to ensure that it accurately measures the warmest temperature of the
				refrigeration equipment and the coldest temperature of the smoking equipment,
				as appropriate. Each temperature recording device shall be checked for accuracy
				against a known accurate temperature-indicating device upon installation and at
				least once a year thereafter or more frequently if necessary to ensure its
				accuracy. A record of the accuracy checks shall be maintained that specifies
				all of the following information:
(i) The time
				and date of each check.
(ii) The
				temperatures indicated by both devices before adjustment.
(iii) The corrective action taken, where
				applicable.
(iv) The person who
				performed the accuracy check.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.4 - Fish, fish products, and ingredients; condition; processing, handling, storing, preparing, and transporting at certain temperature required; inspection and washing before processing; thawing; evisceration

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) All
				fish, fish products, and ingredients shall be clean and wholesome, free from
				any deterioration, spoilage, adulteration, or foreign odors, and processed,
				handled, stored, prepared, and transported at or below 38 degrees Fahrenheit
				(3.3 degrees Celsius) so as to be safe for human consumption.
(2) Fresh fish received shall be inspected
				and adequately washed with potable water before processing. Only sound,
				wholesome fish that are free from adulteration and organoleptically detectable
				spoilage shall be processed.
(3)
				All fish received in a frozen state shall be either thawed promptly and
				processed or stored at a temperature that will maintain the fish in a frozen
				state. Thawing shall be carried out in as rapid a manner as possible so that
				the internal temperature of the fish does not exceed 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3.3
				degrees Celsius). After thawing, the fish shall be adequately washed with
				potable water before processing.
(4) All fish destined for smoking shall be
				eviscerated. The evisceration of fish shall be conducted in an area that is
				separate from other processing operations. The evisceration shall be performed
				with minimal disturbance of the intestinal tract contents. Upon evisceration,
				the fish, including the body cavity, shall be washed thoroughly with a
				continuous flow or vigorous spray of potable water that may be chlorinated at
				safe levels.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.5 - Brining

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) Before
				smoking, fish shall be dry-salted or brined in a manner that will ensure an
				adequate and consistent water phase salt content of the finished
				product.
(2) Brining of fish for
				smoking shall be carried out so that the temperature of the brine does not
				exceed 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius) at the start of brining. If
				the brining time is more than 4 hours, then the brining shall take place in a
				refrigerated area that is at a temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3.3
				degrees Celsius) or below immediately after the salting step.
(3) Brining tanks shall be cleaned and
				sanitized before each use. Brines shall not be reused unless there is an
				adequate process available to return the brine to an acceptable microbiological
				level.
(4) After removal from a
				brining solution, fish shall be rinsed with potable water.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.6 - Application of smoke

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) Fish to
				be smoked shall be arranged without overcrowding or touching each other within
				the smokehouse oven or chamber to allow for uniform smoke absorption, heat
				exposure, and dehydration. Liquid smoke, generated smoke, or a combination of
				liquid smoke and generated smoke shall be applied to all surfaces of the fish.
				The surfaces of the fish to be smoked shall be moist or tacky to the touch at
				the beginning of the smoking step.
(2) If only liquid smoke or only generated
				smoke is used, then it shall be applied before the surface protein on the fish
				has been allowed to dry to the point of forming a pellicle or barrier to smoke
				uptake.
(3) If a combination of
				liquid smoke and generated smoke is used, then the liquid smoke shall be
				applied before the surface protein on the fish has been allowed to dry to the
				point of forming a pellicle or barrier to smoke uptake and the generated smoke
				may be applied at any stage of the process.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.7 - Process time and temperature; records of heat treatment

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 7.
(1) All
				smoking shall be accomplished so that the internal temperature of the coldest
				part of the fish remains at or above 145 degrees Fahrenheit (62.8 degrees
				Celsius) for not less than 30 continuous minutes. The temperature measurement
				shall be obtained by inserting the sensor of the temperature-recording device
				into the thickest flesh portion of one of the largest fish being smoked that is
				located at the coldest area of the smokehouse.
(2) An accurate record of the entire process
				time and internal temperature shall be taken for each smokehouse
				load.
(3) The record specified in
				subrule (2) of this rule shall indicate the date, including month, day, and
				year.
(4) Each smokehouse load
				shall be assigned a lot number that corresponds to, and can be easily
				identified with, the record of the thermal process time and temperature
				produced by the temperature-recording device.
(5) A record for each load shall also
				indicate the smokehouse or compartment number, the type or species of fish, and
				the quantity of fish smoked.
(6)
				The plant manager shall review and certify by initialing the entry for each
				load made on the recording chart or in the smoking record before distribution
				or sale of any smoked fish within the load.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.8 - Finished fish product

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 8.
(1)
				Immediately after the thermal process, the smoked fish shall be cooled to a
				temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3.3 degrees Celsius) or below and shall
				remain at or below that temperature at all times, including through all
				storage, marketing, and sales channels. If smoked fish is to be frozen, the
				freezing shall occur immediately after the thermal process and cooling step,
				and the smoked fish shall remain frozen at all times, including through all
				storage, marketing, and sales channels. Each room, compartment, or holding
				device for the storage of smoked fish shall be equipped with an accurate
				temperature-indicating device. Every person responsible for handling smoked
				fish up to the time it reaches the consumer shall have and use an accurate
				temperature-indicating device to check for compliance with the temperature
				requirements in these rules.
(2)
				All air-packaged smoked fish shall be processed so that the content in the fish
				of water phase salt is not less than 3%. The determination of salt and moisture
				content shall be made using the loin muscles of the fish. An operator shall
				chemically analyze the finished fish product with sufficient frequency using an
				official method to ensure that the required level of water phase salt is
				achieved. If a sample of the operators smoked fish has been analyzed by the
				department and has been found not to contain the required levels of an
				ingredient, including water phase salt, then the director of the department may
				require additional analyses to be conducted by the operator. The results of the
				analyses shall immediately be made available to the director of the department
				upon request.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.9 - Segregated packaging, handling, and storage area

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 9. Smoked fish product packaging, handling, and storage
				  areas shall be established that are sufficiently segregated within the facility
				  apart from unprocessed fish and equipment, objects, and employees who have come
				  into contact with waste, raw product, or other unsanitary objects. Packaging
				  material, equipment, employees, and in-process materials that enter product
				  packaging, handling, and storage areas shall be treated so as to minimize the
				  risk of introducing microorganisms. Air handling systems shall be designed to
				  minimize the risk of airborne contamination into product packaging, handling,
				  and storage areas and to provide positive air pressure relative to the
				  surrounding areas.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.10 - Packaging and labeling

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 10.
(1) Every
				package, carton, wrapper, or other container used to ship, wrap, or hold
				unfrozen smoked fish in any way at any time, including the packages sold from a
				bulk display and wrapped at the time of sale, shall be labeled to indicate all
				of the following information:
(a) The name of
				the article of food.
(b) The name
				and address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or retailer. If the
				smoked fish product is not manufactured by the person whose name appears on the
				label, then the name shall be qualified by a phrase that reveals the connection
				the person has with the commodity.
(c) The ingredients and net weight, as
				required by Act No. 39 of the Public Acts of 1968, as amended, and Act No. 283
				of the Public Acts of 1964, as amended, being § 289.701et seq. and §
										290.601et seq.,
				respectively, of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(d) The lot code number that identifies the
				period when processed and packaged, as required in R 285.569.6.
(e) The warning statement: "Perishable--Keep
				under refrigeration at 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3.3 degrees Celsius) or
				below."
(f) The warning statement:
				"Not to be sold or consumed after _____ ," the blank to be filled with a date,
				including the month, day, and year. The date shall be not more than 14 days
				after date of smoking unless an operator can demonstrate to the director of the
				department that a longer period of time can be achieved that is safe. The
				director of the department may grant approval for an operator to use a date
				greater than 14 days, but may invoke at any time, the requirements of R
				285.569.14 and R 285.569.15.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.11 - Wholesale sale

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 11. If fish product is sold other than at retail, then
				  all of the following provisions apply:
(a) All sales shall be accompanied by an
				invoice or record of sale.
(b) Each
				invoice shall include the lot number, expiration date, and warning statement as
				required in R 285.569.10.
(c)
				Copies of all invoices or other adequate records shall be maintained to
				identify consignments or distributions of designated coded lots.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.12 - Sale of fish product under other than original expiration date code prohibited

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 12. Smoked fish product shall not be sold under any
				  expiration date code other than the original expiration date code that the
				  processor assigned to the fish product.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.13 - Records; availability; time of retention

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 13. All process time and temperature records,
				  temperature device standardization records, and all records of sales required
				  by these rules shall be made available to the director of the department for
				  inspection and copying upon request and shall be retained at the place of
				  business for a period of not less than 6 months.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Food and Dairy Division › RegulationNo 569 - Smoked Fish › Section R. 285.569.14 - Modifications and waivers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 14. The director of the department may grant a variance
				  to a petitioner by modifying or waiving the requirements of these rules if the
				  director is shown that the proposed alternative is equally effective in
				  preventing food safety hazards. If a variance is granted, then the director of
				  the department shall retain the information specified in R 285.569.16 as part
				  of the official record. Proprietary information submitted to satisfy a petition
				  for a variance shall not be subject to public disclosure.