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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:37-3-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All words or terms defined or used in the
				  Federal regulations incorporated by reference shall mean the state equivalent
				  or counterpart to those word or terms.
(b) The following words or terms, when used
				  in this subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context
				  clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act"
means the Oklahoma Meat Inspection Act,
					 2 O.S. §§
											6-181 through
					 6-213(2001).
"Director"
means the Director of Meat
					 Inspection.
"Livestock"
means cattle, bison, sheep, swine,
					 goat, horse, mule, or other equine.
"Meat"
means the part of the muscle of any
					 cattle, bison, sheep, swine, or goats, that is skeletal or that is found in the
					 tongue, in the diaphragm, in the heart, or in the esophagus, with or without
					 the accompanying and overlying fat, and the portions of bone, skin, sinew,
					 nerve, and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and that
					 are not separated from it in the process of dressing. It does not include the
					 muscle found in the lips, snout, or ears.
"Meat by-product"
means any part capable of
					 use as human food, other than meat that has been derived from one or more
					 cattle, bison, sheep, swine, or goats.
"Meat food product"
means any article capable
					 of use as human food that is made wholly or in part from any meat or other
					 portion of the carcass from any cattle, bison, sheep, swine, or goats. However,
					 "meat food product" shall not include those exempted from definition as a meat
					 food product by the Director in specific cases or by the rules, in Title 9 of
					 the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 317 due to a determination that
					 they contain meat or other portions of carcasses only in a relatively small
					 proportion or historically have not been considered by consumers as products of
					 the meat food industry. Those exempted shall comply with any requirements that
					 are imposed as conditions of the exemptions to assure that the meat or other
					 portions of carcasses contained in the articles are not adulterated and are not
					 represented as meat food products.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2197, eff
					 7-25-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:37-3-3 - Deleted regulations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following sections of the Federal regulations
					 governing the mandatory meat inspection of the USDA incorporated by reference
					 under 35:37-3-1 are deleted and are not
					 rules of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry:
					 9 CFR
					 302.2;
					 303.1(c);
					 304.1;
					 304.2(a);
					 304.2(c);
					 305.2(b);
					 307.4;
					 307.5;
					 307.6;
					 316.12;
					 316.13(c);
					 317.5;
					 317.7;
					 317.9;
					 317.13;
					 318.8;
					 318.12;
					 321;
					 322;
					 327;
					 329;
					 331;
					 335;
					 351;
					 352;
					 354;
					 355;
					 362;
					 381;
					 390;
					 391;
					 392;
					 439; and
					 590.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2310, eff 7-11-05; Amended at 23 Ok Reg
					 2172, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1778, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg
					 1052, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1386, eff 7-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg
					 910, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2197, eff 7-25-11; Amended at 585 Ok Reg
					 1033, eff 7-1-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:37-3-4 - Guidelines and procedures

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following publications prepared and approved by the
					 United States Department of Agriculture are applicable to the Oklahoma
					 Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry as determined by the Director of
					 Meat Inspection:"Food Standards and Labeling Policy Book" ( August 2005); and
					 all Food Safety and Inspection Service's Directives, and Notices as adopted by
					 the Director of the Food Safety Division.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2197, eff
					 7-25-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35:37-3-5 - Registration and application requirements for custom exempt plants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Every establishment where livestock are
				  custom slaughtered without ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection or in which
				  custom processing of carcasses or parts of carcasses derived from livestock
				  slaughtered without ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection is required to
				  submit an application and have all facilities approved by the Director prior to
				  conducting operations.
(b) Any
				  person or establishment, not licensed as a retail exempt business, engaged in
				  custom processing of inspected and passed carcasses for individuals, is
				  required to submit an application and meet all facility requirements prior to
				  conducting operations.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 3 - MOBILE FARM SLAUGHTER REGULATIONS › Section 35:37-3-6 - Oklahoma Certified Beef

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry shall only investigate
				  claims of noncompliance with the Oklahoma Certified Beef program upon receipt
				  of a properly completed complaint form.
(b) Investigations of noncompliance will be
				  to determine only if the bovine were bred, born, raised, and slaughtered within
				  Oklahoma.
(c) Noncompliance may
				  result in, but is not limited to, administrative fines, suspension from
				  participation in the Oklahoma Certified Beef program, and removal and a
				  lifetime ban from the Oklahoma Certified Beef program.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2197, eff
					 7-25-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 3 - MOBILE FARM SLAUGHTER REGULATIONS › Section 35:37-3-7 - Registration and permitting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any person
				  operating a mobile farm slaughter establishment shall apply for a permit from
				  the Board.
(1) The application shall be made
				  on an official form furnished by the Board and shall be completed to include
				  all information requested.
(2) The
				  permit number issued by the Board shall be prominently displayed on both sides
				  of the mobile farm slaughter establishment and shall be in contrasting colors
				  not less than three (3) inches high.
(3) The operator shall renew the permit
				  annually.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 3 - MOBILE FARM SLAUGHTER REGULATIONS › Section 35:37-3-8 - Revocation or suspension of permit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Violation of any portion of Part 7 of this Subchapter may
					 subject the owner and/or operator of a mobile farm slaughter establishment to
					 revocation or suspension of his/her mobile farm slaughter establishment permit.
					 No permit issued under this Section is transferable.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 3 - MOBILE FARM SLAUGHTER REGULATIONS › Section 35:37-3-9 - Temporary suspension or modification of permit

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In the event of a zoodemic as declared by the Board the
					 permit to operate a mobile farm slaughter establishment may be temporarily
					 suspended or modified as is consistent with public health and safety or to
					 prevent an imminent peril to the livestock industry or any portion thereof
					 within the State of Oklahoma.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 3 - MOBILE FARM SLAUGHTER REGULATIONS › Section 35:37-3-10 - Labeling or marking by mobile farm slaughter establishment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each carcass or part thereof shall be
				  tagged or marked with the owner's name to ensure the identity of the owner and
				  that the carcass or part belongs to the owner.
(b) Each carcass or part thereof shall be
				  tagged or marked with the mobile slaughter operator's permit number or name
				  shall be subject to inspection by the Board.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2310, eff
					 7-11-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 3 - MOBILE FARM SLAUGHTER REGULATIONS › Section 35:37-3-11 - Grandfather clause

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any mobile
				  slaughter operator currently listed with the State of Oklahoma who can
				  demonstrate to the Board that the operator's mobile slaughter unit and
				  operation complies with the basic sanitary facilities and functions such as
				  pressurized water and sterilizing agents and can provide a clean dust proof
				  manner of transporting the carcass, may be allowed to continue operation until:
(1) The operator's current mobile slaughter
				  unit is out of use.
(2) The
				  operator's permit is revoked.
(3)
				  The Board finds that the operator is producing an unacceptable
				  product.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 3 - MOBILE FARM SLAUGHTER REGULATIONS › Section 35:37-3-12 - Sanitation of mobile custom slaughter establishment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Mobile custom slaughtering establishment
				  shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with the
				  following:
(1) The interior and exterior of
				  the truck, trailer, or other vehicle shall be cleaned and sanitized before and
				  after each day's operation.
(2) The
				  tools (knives, cleavers, saws, hooks, etc.) and equipment (pans, trolleys,
				  spreaders, etc.) shall be cleaned and sanitized before, after, and as necessary
				  during, the slaughter operation. In addition, they shall be sterilized if
				  contaminated by viscera contents, abscesses, or foreign material during the
				  slaughter operation.
(3) Hooks,
				  trolleys, and spreaders used in dressing carcasses shall additionally have a
				  coat of edible mineral oil applied to them after cleaning.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 3 - MOBILE FARM SLAUGHTER REGULATIONS › Section 35:37-3-14 - Availability for inspection of farm slaughtering establishment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A mobile farm slaughtering establishment owner or operator
					 will make their establishment available for inspection by any authorized
					 Department employee upon request.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 5 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-3-15 - Application for inspection; tenants, subsidiaries and construction standards for packing plants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each person
				  conducting operations at an establishment subject to the Act, including
				  tenants, subsidiaries, and landlords, shall apply for an inspection.
(b) The application for inspection shall be
				  on official forms provided by the Meat Inspection Services, of the Food Safety
				  Division.
(1) The application shall contain
				  all requested information.
(2) All
				  applicant trade names used for labeling shall be provided in the
				  application.
(3) Each applicant for
				  inspection shall be responsible for compliance with the Act and the rules if
				  inspection is granted.
(4) Only the
				  person listed as the applicant is authorized to conduct operations at the
				  establishment for which inspection is granted.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 5 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-3-16 - Drawings, information to be furnished; grant or refusal of inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each applicant for inspection shall
				  submit three (3) copies of the following:
(1)
				  Complete drawings with specifications of the floor plans of the establishment
				  for which inspection is requested, showing the locations of principal pieces of
				  equipment, floor drains, principal drainage lines, hand washing basins, and
				  hose connections for cleanup purposes.
(2) A plot plan showing the limits of the
				  establishment's premises, locations in outline of buildings on the premises,
				  cardinal points of the compass, and roadways and railways serving the
				  establishment.
(3) A room schedule
				  showing the finish of walls, floors, and ceilings of all rooms in the
				  establishment.
(4) Statements
				  describing the water supply, plumbing, drainage, refrigeration, equipment,
				  lighting, and operations of the establishment related to sanitation and proper
				  performance of inspection.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 5 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-3-17 - Withdrawal of inspection; statement of policy

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Board may withdraw inspection from an
				  official establishment where the sanitary conditions are such that its products
				  are rendered adulterated, or for failure of the operator to destroy condemned
				  products as required by the Act and these rules. Inspection will be withdrawn
				  in accordance with 2 O.S. §
										6-202
				  and the applicable rules.
(b)
				  Inspection service may be withheld by the Director when the operator of any
				  official establishment or tenant therein, or any officer, employee, or agent of
				  any operator or any subsidiary or tenant, acting within the scope of their
				  office, employment or agency forcibly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes,
				  intimidates, or interferes with any Division employee while engaged in or on
				  account of the performance of their official duties under the Act. This
				  withholding of inspection will continue in effect until assurances acceptable
				  to the Board are received that there cannot be any recurrences.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 5 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-3-18 - Hours of operation of official establishments

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The operator of each official establishment shall inform
					 the Inspector in Charge, or his assistant, when work in each department has
					 been concluded for the day and hour when work will be resumed therein. Whenever
					 any product is to be overhauled or otherwise handled in an official
					 establishment during unusual hours, the establishment operator shall, a
					 reasonable time in advance, notify the Inspector in Charge or the Inspector's
					 assistant, of the day and hour when the work will be commenced and the products
					 shall not be handled prior to that time and except after notice has been given.
					 No department of an official establishment in which are conducted operations
					 requiring inspection shall be operated except under the supervision of a
					 Division employee. All slaughtering of livestock and preparation of products
					 shall be done within reasonable hours, and with reasonable speed, the
					 facilities of the establishment being considered.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 5 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-3-19 - Designation of days and hours of operation by director

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When one inspector is detailed to conduct the work at two
					 or more official establishments where few livestock are slaughtered or where
					 but a small quantity of any product is prepared, the Director may designate the
					 hours of the day and the days of the week during which operations requiring
					 inspection in the establishments may be conducted.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 5 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-3-20 - Overtime work of program inspectors

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The management of an official
				  establishment desiring to work under the conditions which will require the
				  services of a meat inspector on any Saturday, Sunday or for more than 8 hours
				  on any other day, shall, sufficiently in advance of the period of overtime,
				  request the Inspector in Charge or the Inspector's assistant to furnish
				  inspection service during a overtime period, and shall pay the Board a per hour
				  per division inspector fee established under the provisions of Title 2,
				  Oklahoma Statutes, Section
				  2-9
				  to reimburse the Board for the cost of the inspection services so
				  furnished.
(b) When an official
				  establishment requires inspection service on a holiday, the service is
				  considered holiday work. The official establishment shall, in advance of
				  holiday work, request the Inspector in Charge to furnish inspection service
				  during the period and shall pay the Board at the rate established as stated in
				  paragraph (a) of this rule. Service in excess of 8 hours for that day is
				  considered overtime and shall be paid for at the overtime rate. Holidays for
				  state employees will be those declared by the Executive Department of the State
				  of Oklahoma.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 5 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-3-21 - Multiple shift operations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Multiple shift operations may be approved by the Director provided the
				  management of an official establishment requests in writing and a reasonable
				  amount of time is allowed for the Agency to provide inspection personnel. The
				  request for this operation must clearly show the necessity for the additional
				  shift(s). Therefore, plant management must specify the type(s) of operation(s)
				  that will be conducted during the multiple shifts and must further demonstrate
				  that at least five (5) hours of work will be required in excess of a normal
				  eight hour shift on a continual and on-going basis during the normal work week
				  of Monday through Friday.
(b) If
				  any of the provisions of this rule are not met, the Director shall refuse or
				  revoke the approval for multiple shift operations and require the establishment
				  be billed for overtime inspection services at the appropriate established rate
				  in effect.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 7 - SANITATION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-3-22 - Protective handling of products

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Products shall be protected from contamination from any
					 source such as dust, dirt, or insects during the storage, loading, or unloading
					 at and transportation from official establishments. Products shall have a
					 maximum temperature of 50°F. before removal from the official
					 establishment. All forms of transportation should be capable of maintaining a
					 temperature of product so as not to exceed 55°F. at the point of
					 destination.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 7 - SANITATION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-3-23 - Manufacture of dog food or similar uninspected article at official establishment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) When dog
				  food or similar uninspected article is manufactured in a part of an official
				  establishment, the area in which the article is manufactured shall be separated
				  from edible product departments in the manner required for separation between
				  edible product departments and inedible product departments. Sufficient space
				  must be allotted and adequate equipment provided that the manufacture of the
				  uninspected article does not interfere with the proper functioning of the other
				  operations at the establishment. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as
				  permitting any deviation from the requirement that dead animals, condemned
				  products, and similar materials of whatever origin, must be placed in the
				  inedible product rendering equipment, and without undue delay. The manufacture
				  of the uninspected article must not interfere with the maintenance of general
				  sanitary conditions on the premises, and it shall be subjected to inspectional
				  supervision similar to that exercised over other inedible product departments.
				  There shall be no movement of any product from an inedible product department
				  to any edible product department. Trucks, barrels, and other equipment shall be
				  cleaned before being returned to edible product departments from inedible
				  product departments. Inoffensive material prepared outside edible product
				  departments may be stored in, and distributed from edible product departments
				  only if packaged in clean, properly identified, sealed containers.
(b) Animal food shall be distinguished from
				  articles of human food, so as to avoid distribution of animal food as human
				  food. To accomplish this, animal food shall be labeled or identified.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-24 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Part shall
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
"Blender"
means any person who acquires
					 inedible by-products of bodies or parts of bodies of dead animals or poultry or
					 used cooking grease and oils for the purpose of blending them to obtain a
					 desired percentage of protein, degree of quality, or color for use in animal
					 feed, poultry feed, or fertilizers.
"Collection center"
means any place where
					 bodies or parts of bodies of dead animals or poultry or used cooking grease and
					 oils are collected for loading into a permitted vehicle for delivery to the
					 renderer.
"Permittee"
means any person issued a vehicle
					 permit.
"Renderer"
means any person who, for purposes
					 other than human consumption, collects, cooks, and processes bodies or parts of
					 bodies of dead animals and poultry, or used cooking grease and oils for the
					 purpose of salvaging hides, wool, skins, or feathers and or for the production
					 of animal and poultry protein, blood meal, bone meal, grease, or tallow.
"Rendering materials"
means bodies or parts of
					 bodies of dead animals or poultry and used cooking grease and
					 oils.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-25 - Rendering and blending plant facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No rendering plant facility shall be
				  operated without first obtaining a permit from the Board.
(b) Each place permitted for the carrying on
				  of a business shall, to the satisfaction of the Department, be provided with
				  floors constructed of concrete, or some other non-absorbent material, adequate
				  drainage, be thoroughly sanitary, be provided with adequate water supply and
				  sufficient hot water to properly and adequately clean floors and
				  trucks.
(c) The floors, walls, and
				  all buildings and equipment shall at all times be kept in a sanitary condition
				  and shall be cleaned with adequate hot water. All plants shall be equipped with
				  adequate water supply and sufficient hot water to properly and adequately clean
				  floors and trucks.
(d) Authorized
				  agents of the Board shall have the right and authority to go upon any premises
				  or place during normal business hours and enter any building or enclosure for
				  the purpose of inspection or examination.
(e) In the event of a zoodemic as declared by
				  the Board the permit to operate a rendering or blending plant facility may be
				  temporarily suspended or modified as is consistent with the public health and
				  safety or to prevent imminent peril to the livestock industry or any portion
				  thereof within the State of Oklahoma.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-26 - Plant premises

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Plants shall be
				  separated by a permanent wall and apart from any other business
				  operation.
(b) The location of new
				  plant facilities shall be in compliance with local zoning ordinances before the
				  Department will issue a permit.
(c)
				  No permit will be issued by the Department until necessary approvals for plant
				  construction have been issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma
				  Water Resources Board and Oklahoma State Health Department.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-27 - Maintenance and sanitation of facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The permittee shall maintain the
				  facilities in such sanitary manner as to eliminate insofar as possible, all
				  odors, insects, and vermin.
(b) In
				  case of collection centers, all rendering materials shall be picked up at the
				  collection center and transported to the rendering plant daily, except during
				  subfreezing weather.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-28 - Salmonella control for renderers and blenders

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A separate building or storage area shall
				  be provided for the purpose of storing the finished products in order to avoid
				  contamination after completion of processing.
(b) No tools or equipment used in handling
				  the unfinished product shall be used in storage area, or in handling of
				  finished product.
(c) Renderers and
				  Blenders shall provide toilet, showering, dressing and disinfecting facilities
				  for all employees. Said toilet, showering, dressing and disinfecting facilities
				  shall conform to all applicable state and local plumbing codes.
(d) All toilet, showering, dressing and
				  disinfecting facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and
				  provided with hot and cold water, soap and towels at all times. Hand soaps used
				  shall be those approved by U.S.D.A. for use in meat packing plants.
(e) Rodent and vermin control shall be
				  diligently practiced. Uncontrolled animal and birds shall not be tolerated on
				  the premises.
(f) Buildings and
				  surrounding grounds shall be kept clean and free from refuse, trash, or the
				  accumulation of product or products of processing, including paunch
				  manure.
(g) Any authorized
				  representative of the Department shall be allowed access to inspect inventory
				  during regular business hours and to take samples at the request of the State
				  government, Federal government, the permittee or manufacturer using the
				  product, for the purpose of laboratory diagnosis to determine if Salmonella are
				  present or for any other purpose necessary to protect the health, welfare or
				  safety of the citizens of the State of Oklahoma.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-29 - Requirements for barrels used in transporting and storage of used grease and oils

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All barrels used for transporting and storage of scrap, or
					 used cooking grease and oils shall be clearly marked "inedible" with letters
					 not less than three inches in height. Barrels shall be embossed or imprinted
					 with a code assigned by the Department to the permittee.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-30 - Vehicles

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All vehicles intended for transporting of
				  product intended for rendering use shall be constructed so as to preclude
				  unauthorized escape of liquids or any other contents onto public or private
				  property.
(b) Vehicle construction
				  shall permit proper and adequate cleaning.
(c) Vehicles intended for transport of
				  product for rendering purposes shall be made available for inspection by
				  authorized agents of the Board upon request.
(d) Vehicles and vehicle equipment shall at
				  all times be kept in a sanitary condition, and the trucks shall be cleaned with
				  hot water.
(e) All cleaning of
				  vehicles shall be done on rendering plant premises.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-31 - Collection centers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A collection center shall comply with the following
					 requirements:
(1) The location of a
				  collection center shall be in compliance with local zoning ordinances before
				  the Department will issue a permit.
(2) The collection center shall be covered by
				  a metal roof or other permanent type structure. The building shall be equipped
				  with louver-type ventilators that are screened as to prevent rodents and other
				  animals, birds, flies, and insects from entering.
(3) Adequate hot water shall be provided to
				  thoroughly clean the collection center premises. Failure to maintain collection
				  centers in a sanitary manner will be sufficient cause for the Board to revoke
				  or suspend the permit to operate.
(4) The collection center equipment and
				  premises shall be disinfected with a product approved for use by the United
				  States Department of Agriculture for use in meat packing plants.
(5) Rendering plants and collection centers
				  shall use cleaning compounds approved by the United States Department of
				  Agriculture for use in meat packing plants.
(6) No collection center will operate without
				  first obtaining a permit from the Board.
(7) The permittee shall maintain all
				  collection center, facilities in such sanitary manner as to eliminate insofar
				  as possible, all odors, insects, and vermin.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 9 - RENDERING PLANT REGULATIONS; DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS › Section 35:37-3-32 - Disposal by collection center of unusable materials

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Paunch manure, quantities of hair, feathers, and other
					 unusable materials shall be routinely disposed of by burning, burying, or
					 spreading with manure spreader on cultivated ground not used for pasture of
					 livestock, and approved by the Board.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-33 - Product or livestock subject to administrative detention

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product
					 of livestock is subject to detention for a period not to exceed 20 days when
					 found by any authorized representative of the Board upon any premises where it
					 is held for purposes of or during or after distribution of intrastate commerce,
					 and there is reason to believe that:
(1) Any article is adulterated or misbranded
				  and is capable of use as human food; or
(2) Any article has not been inspected, in
				  violation of the provisions of Sections 1 through 16 of the Act or the Federal
				  Meat Inspection Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or
(3) Any article or animal has been or is
				  intended to be distributed in violation of any provisions.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-34 - Method of detention; form, of detention tag

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An authorized representative of the Board shall detain any
					 article or livestock to be detained under this Part, by affixing an official
					 "Oklahoma Retained Tag" to the article or livestock.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-35 - Notification of detention to the owner of the article or livestock detained, or his agent, or person having custody

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  An authorized agent of the Board shall give oral notification of detention to
				  the immediate custodian of the article or livestock being detained.
(b) An authorized agent of the Board shall
				  furnish, as soon as possible, a copy of a completed "Notice of Detention" to
				  the immediate custodian of the detained article or livestock.
(c) If the owner of the detained article or
				  livestock, or the owner's agent is not the immediate custodian at the time of
				  detention and if the owner, or owner's agent, can be ascertained and notified,
				  an authorized agent of the Board shall furnish, as soon as possible, a copy of
				  the completed "Notice of Detention" to the owner, or the owner's
				  agent.
(d) The "Notice of
				  Detention" shall be delivered by personal service or certified mail to the
				  owner or owner's agent at the last known residence or principal place of
				  business.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-36 - Notification of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over article or livestock detained; form of written notification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Within 48 hours after the detention of any livestock or
					 article pursuant to this Part an authorized representative of the Board shall
					 give oral or written notification of such detention to any State authorities
					 not connected with the Division, and any State or other governmental
					 authorities, having jurisdiction over such livestock or article. In the event
					 notification is given orally, it shall be confirmed in writing, as promptly as
					 circumstances permit.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-37 - Movement of article or livestock detained; removal of official marks

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No article or livestock detained in accordance with the
					 provisions in this Part shall be moved by any person from the place at which it
					 is located when so detained, until released by an authorized representative of
					 the Board: Provided, That any article or livestock may be moved from the place
					 at which it is located when detained, for refrigeration, freezing, or storage
					 purposes if the movement has been approved by an authorized representative of
					 the Board: And provided further, that the article or livestock moved will be
					 detained by an authorized representative of the Board after the movement until
					 such time as the detention is terminated. When the detention of an article or
					 livestock is terminated, the owner, or his agent or the carrier or other person
					 in possession of the article or livestock who was notified when the article or
					 livestock was detained, will receive notification of the termination. The
					 notification "Notice of Termination of Detention" shall be served by either
					 delivering the notice to such person, or by certifying and mailing the
					 notification, addressed to such at his last known residence or principal office
					 or place of business. All official marks may be required by such representative
					 to be removed from such article or livestock before it is released unless it
					 appears to the satisfaction of the representative that the article or livestock
					 is eligible to retain such marks.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-38 - Articles or livestock subject to Judicial seizure and condemnation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product,
					 or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock, that is being transported
					 in commerce or is otherwise subject to the Act, or is held for sale in the
					 State after such transportation, is subject to seizure and condemnation, in a
					 judicial proceeding pursuant to Section 24 of the Act if such article or
					 livestock:
(1) Is or has been
				  prepared, sold, transported, or otherwise distributed or offered or received
				  for distribution in violation of the Act, or
(2) Is capable of use as human food and is
				  adulterated or misbranded, or
(3)
				  In any other way is in violation of the Act.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-39 - Procedure for seizure, condemnation, and disposition

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any article or livestock subject to seizure and
					 condemnation under this Part shall be liable to be proceeded against and seized
					 and condemned, and disposed of, at any time, on an appropriate pleading in any
					 district court, or other proper court specified in the Act, within the
					 jurisdiction of which the article or livestock is found.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-40 - Authority for condemnation or seizure under other provisions of laws

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The provisions of this Part relating to seizure,
					 condemnation and disposition of articles or livestock do not derogate from
					 authority for condemnation or seizure conferred by other provisions of the Act,
					 or other laws.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 11 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-3-41 - Criminal offenses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Act contains criminal provisions with respect to
					 numerous offenses specified in the Act, including but not limited to bribery of
					 Division employees, receipt of gifts by Division employees, and forcible
					 assaults on, or other interference with, Division employees while engaged in,
					 or on account of, the performance of their official duties under the
					 Act.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 13 - PLANTS IDENTIFIED AS UNSANITARY › Section 35:37-3-42 - Procedure to identify plant as unsanitary

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If an inspector identifies any of the
				  following unsanitary conditions at a plant, the inspector shall immediately
				  notify the Director:
(1) Nonpotable water,
				  meaning unsafe by laboratory determinations, used in areas producing edible
				  product;
(2) Product is subjected
				  to an environment allowing bacterial growth and development, vermin or insects,
				  or resulting in the entry of foreign matter into the product;
(3) Carcasses or parts show evidence of
				  contamination; a systemic disease condition, or bearing diseases transmissible
				  to man, or in any other manner adulterated;
(4) Meats exhibit the characteristics of
				  spoilage are used in meat food products; or
(5) The presence of excessive amounts of
				  approved chemicals, any foreign material, prohibited chemicals, or
				  preservatives or failure to properly treat or destroy trichinae.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 13 - PLANTS IDENTIFIED AS UNSANITARY › Section 35:37-3-42.1 - Correction of unsanitary conditions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  The plant shall have five (5) working days to alleviate any unsanitary
				  conditions.
(1) The Department shall conduct
				  a follow up inspection at the end of the five (5) working day time period to
				  determine if unsanitary conditions are corrected.
(2) If conditions are not corrected, the
				  Director shall issue a letter of warning to the plant and provide a warning to
				  the public of the unsanitary conditions.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 14 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-3-43 - General

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The marks, devices, and certificates prescribed or
					 referenced in this Part shall be official marks, devices, and certificates and
					 shall be used in accordance with the provisions of this Part and the rules
					 cited therein.
Added at 22 Ok Reg
					 2310, eff 7-11-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 3 - Meat Inspection › Part 14 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-3-44 - Official marks and devices to identify inspected and passed products of cattle, bison, sheep, swine, or goats

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The official inspection legend required by Part 316 of 9
					 CFR to be applied to inspected and passed carcasses and parts of carcasses of
					 cattle, bison, sheep, swine and goats, meat food products in animal casings,
					 and other products as approved by the Director shall be in the appropriate form
					 as specified in Appendix B of this Subchapter, in appropriate sizes specified
					 as follows:
(1) 1" X 11/16" - For
				  application to sheep and goat carcasses, the loins and ribs of pork, beef
				  tails, and the smaller varieties of sausage and meat food products in animal
				  casings.
(2) 1 3/4" X 1 1/8" - For
				  application to calf and swine carcasses and on the larger varieties of sausage
				  and meat food products in animal casings. For application to swine carcasses,
				  wholesale and primal cuts.
(3) 2
				  1/2" X 1 5/8" - For application to burlap, muslin, cheesecloth, heavy paper, or
				  other acceptable material that encloses carcasses or parts of carcasses. For
				  application to beef and bison carcasses, wholesale and primal cuts of beef and
				  bison.
Added at 22 Ok Reg
					 2310, eff 7-11-05