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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 14 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-3-45 - Official ante-mortem inspection marks and devices

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The official marks and devices used in connection with
					 ante-mortem inspection are those prescribed in
					 9
					 CFR 309.18.
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 35:37-3-46 - Official seals for transportation of products

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The official mark for use in sealing railroad cars or other
					 means of conveyance as prescribed in 9 CFR Part 325 shall be the inscription
					 and a serial number as hereinafter shown and any seal approved by the Director
					 for applying such mark shall be an official device for purposes of the Act.
					 This seal shall be attached to the means of conveyance only by a Division
					 employee.
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 35:37-3-47 - Official marks and devices in connection with post-mortem inspection and identification of adulterated products and insanitary equipment and facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The official marks required by Part 310
				  of 9 CFR, for use in post-mortem inspection and identification of adulterated
				  products and insanitary equipment and facilities are:
(1) The Oklahoma Retained tag which is used
				  to retain carcasses and parts of carcasses in the slaughter department; it is
				  Red and White, and bears the legend "Oklahoma Retained." It is a four section
				  tag as used for hogs, sheep, goats, calves, cattle, bison and equine.
(2) The "Oklahoma Retained" mark which is
				  applied to products and articles as prescribed in Part 310 of 9 CFR by means of
				  a paper tag bearing the legend "Oklahoma Retained."
(3) The "Oklahoma Rejected" mark which is
				  used to identify insanitary buildings, rooms, or equipment and is applied by
				  means of a paper tag bearing the legend "Oklahoma Rejected."
(4) The "Oklahoma Passed for Cooking" mark is
				  applied on products passed for cooking as prescribed in Part 310 of 9 CFR by
				  means of a brand and is in the form specified in Appendix F of this
				  Chapter.
(5) The "Oklahoma
				  Condemned" mark shall be applied to products condemned as prescribed in Part 21
				  by means of a brand and is in the form specified in Appendix F of this
				  Chapter.
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 35:37-3-48 - Official detention marks and devices

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The official mark for articles and livestock detained under
					 Part 51 of this Subchapter shall be the designation "Oklahoma Retained" and the
					 official device for applying such mark shall be the official tag as prescribed
					 in
					 35:37-3-34.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section 35:37-5-1 - Definitions and incorporation by reference of federal poultry inspection regulations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  Mandatory Poultry Inspection Regulations found in Title 9 of the Code of
				  Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 381; 416; 417; 418; 424; 430; 441; 442; and
				  500 for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as promulgated and
				  amended in the Federal Register, are hereby adopted in their entirety with the
				  exception of the deleted regulations specified in
				  35:37-5-2. Whenever an official
				  mark, form, certificate, or seal is designated by federal regulations, the
				  appropriate Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry mark, form,
				  certificate, or seal shall be substituted.
(b) All words and terms defined or used in
				  the federal regulations incorporated by reference by the Department shall mean
				  the state equivalent or counterpart to those words or terms.
(c) The following terms, when used in this
				  subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise:
(1)
"Act"
means the Oklahoma Poultry Products Inspection Act.
(2)
"Director"
means the
				  Director of Meat Inspection.
(3)
"Poultry"
means any domesticated bird, whether live or dead,
				  including chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, ratites, or squabs (also
				  known as young pigeons from one to about thirty (30) days of age).
(4)
"Poultry product"
means any
				  poultry carcass, part, or product made wholly or in part from any poultry
				  carcass or part that can be used as human food, except those exempted from
				  definition as a poultry product in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations
				  (CFR), Part 381.15. This term shall not include detached ova.
(5)
"Poultry byproduct"
means
				  the skin, fat, gizzard, heart, or liver, or any combination of any poultry for
				  cooked, smoked sausage.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section 35:37-5-2 - Deleted regulations and exemptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The following sections of the Federal
				  regulations governing the mandatory poultry inspection ( 9 CFR, Part 381; 416;
				  417;
				  418;
				  424;
				  441;
				  442; and
				  500), of the USDA incorporated by
				  reference under
				  35:15-27-1 are deleted and are not
				  rules of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry: 381.6;
				  381.10(a)(2), (5), (6), and (7); 381.10(b); 381.10(d)(2)(i); 381.13(b); 381.16;
				  381.17; 381.20; 381.21; 381.37; 381.38; 381.39; 381.96; 381.101; 381.103
				  through 381.112; 381.123(b)(1) and (4); 381.132(c); 381.133; 381.179; 381.185;
				  381.186; and 381.195 through 381.225.
(b) The provisions of this Act and rules do
				  not apply to poultry producers who slaughter their own poultry raised on their
				  farm, and each of the following apply:
(1)
				  The producers slaughter no more than two hundred and fifty (250) turkeys or
				  their equivalent with a ratio of four (4) birds of other species, excluding
				  ratites, to one (1) turkey during a calendar year;
(2) The producers do not engage in buying or
				  selling poultry products other than those produced from poultry raised on their
				  own farms;
(3) The poultry and
				  poultry products do not move in commerce. Producers are prohibited from selling
				  or donating uninspected poultry products to retail stores, brokers, meat
				  markets, schools, orphanages, restaurants, nursing homes, and other similar
				  establishments and are prohibited from sales or donation of uninspected poultry
				  through any type of retail market or similar establishment owned or operated by
				  the producer;
(4) The producers
				  submit a certificate of registration to the Department;
(5) The poultry is healthy, slaughtered, and
				  processed under sanitary standards, practices, and procedures that result in
				  the preparation of poultry products that are sound, clean, and fit for human
				  food, and each carcass, part, or poultry product bears a label that lists the
				  producer's name, and address and the following statement, "This poultry product
				  has not been inspected and passed";
(6) The poultry is sold directly to the
				  household consumer, restaurant, hotel, or boardinghouse, for use in their
				  establishment or in the preparation of meals for sales directly to consumers
				  and transported without third-party intervention or intervening transfer or
				  storage, and is maintained in a safe and unadulterated condition during
				  transportation; and
(7) The
				  producers allow an authorized agent of the Department access to their
				  facilities and an opportunity to examine records at all reasonable times, upon
				  notice.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section 35:37-5-3 - 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: "Poultry Packing Plants: A Guide to Construction and
					 Layout,""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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section 35:37-5-4 - Registration and application requirements for custom exempt plants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Every establishment where poultry are
				  custom slaughtered without ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection or in which
				  custom processing of carcasses or parts of carcasses derived from poultry
				  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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISION › Section 35:37-5-5 - Establishments requiring inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Inspection under the rules is required at:
(1) Every establishment, except as provided
				  in 9 CFR, Part 381.10, 381.11, 381.12, 381.13, 381.14, and 381.15 with the
				  exceptions of those deleted rules listed in
				  35:37-5-2
				  in which any poultry is slaughtered for transportation or sale in commerce, or
				  in which any poultry products are wholly or in part, processed for
				  transportation or sale in commerce, as articles intended for use as human
				  food;
(2) Every establishment,
				  except as provided in 9 CFR, Part 381.10, 381.11, 381.12, 381.13, 381.14, and
				  381.15 with the exceptions of those deleted rules listed in
				  35:37-5-2,
				  within the State, at which any poultry is slaughtered or any poultry products
				  are processed, for use as human food solely for distribution within such
				  jurisdiction;
(3) Except as
				  provided in 9 CFR, Part 381.10, 381.11, 381.12, 381.13, 381.14, and 381.15 with
				  the exceptions of those deleted rules listed in
				  35:37-5-2,
				  every establishment designated by the Director pursuant to the Act as one
				  producing adulterated poultry products which would clearly endanger the public
				  health.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-6 - How application shall be made

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The operator of each establishment of the kind required by
					 35:37-5-5
					 to have inspection shall make application to the Director for inspection
					 service. In cases of change of name, ownership or location, a new application
					 shall be made.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-7 - Filing of application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  application for inspection at any establishment shall be on official forms
				  provided by the Food Safety Division of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture,
				  Food, and Forestry.
(b) In addition
				  to completion of all information requested by the application, the operator
				  shall include the name of any subsidiary corporation that will prepare any
				  poultry product or conduct any other operation at the establishment for which
				  inspection is requested.
(c) If
				  inspection is granted, the applicant for inspection shall be responsible for
				  its subsidiaries' compliance with all requirements.
(d) Processing of poultry products and other
				  operations at the establishment for which inspection is granted may be
				  conducted only by the applicant or a subsidiary.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-8 - Authority of applicant

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person applying for inspection service may be required
					 at the discretion of the Director to demonstrate that the operator of the
					 establishment authorized him to do so.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-9 - Application for inspection; required facilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An application for inspection service to be rendered in an
					 official establishment shall be made according to the following
					 procedure:
(1) Prints of drawings and
				  specifications to be furnished.
(A) Applicants
				  for inspection service may obtain information or assistance from the Meat
				  Inspection Division with respect to the requirements before submitting prints
				  of drawings and specifications.
(B)
				  Two prints of drawings showing the features specified in this Section shall be
				  submitted to the Director. The drawings or prints shall be legible, made with
				  sharp, clear lines, and properly drawn to scale and shall consist of complete
				  floor plans and a plot plan. Submissions consisting of more than one sheet
				  should be bound together at the left margin in sets.
(C) The plot plan shall show such features as
				  the limits of the establishment premises, location in outline of buildings on
				  the premises, one point of the compass, and the location of roadways,
				  railroads, and water and sewer lines or sewage facilities serving the
				  establishment.
(D) The floor plan
				  shall show all space to be included in the official establishment. If rooms or
				  compartments shown on the drawings are not to be included as part of the
				  official establishment, this shall be clearly indicated thereon.
(E) The sheets of paper on which prints of
				  drawings are made shall not exceed a size of 34 x 44. The drawings, other than
				  of the plot plan, shall be made to a scale of one-eighth inch per foot. The
				  plot plan may be drawn to a scale of not less than one-thirty-second inch per
				  foot. The drawings shall indicate the scale used and shall so indicate the
				  floor shown (e.g. basement, first or second).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-10 - Survey and grant of inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Prior to granting of inspection service, a survey of the
					 establishment shall be made by a representative of the Division to determine if
					 the establishment is constructed and facilities are installed in accordance
					 with the approved drawings, specifications and the rules. Inspection will be
					 granted by the Board when these requirements are met.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-11 - Refusal of inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Board may
				  refuse to grant inspection at any establishment if it determines that it does
				  not meet any requirements as to premises, facilities, and equipment, and the
				  operation thereof, prescribed in the regulations under 2 O.S. Section
				  6-257 to
				  prevent the distribution under the Act of adulterated poultry products, or that
				  the applicant has not received approval of labeling and containers to be used
				  at the establishment as required by the rules. When inspection is refused for
				  any reason, the applicant shall be informed of the action and the reasons
				  therefore and afforded an opportunity to present his views
				  informally.
(b) If the refusal is
				  based on a failure to comply with any requirements prescribed under 2 O.S.
				  Section
				  6-257, the
				  applicant shall, upon his request, be afforded opportunity for a hearing in
				  accordance with applicable rules of practice, with respect to the merits or
				  validity of the action taken, but such refusal shall continue in effect unless
				  otherwise ordered by the Board.
(c)
				  Inspection may also be refused in accordance with 2 O.S. Section
				  6-267
				  A. and the applicable rules of practice.
(d) Requirements for sewage and waste
				  disposal are:
(1) Any applicant for inspection
				  under the provisions of the Act must obtain a certificate of acceptability or a
				  permit for the liquid waste disposal system. The permit shall be posted in the
				  establishment.
(2) A facility
				  discharging waste into a waste treatment facility independent of a municipal
				  waste system may obtain a permit and/or a certificate of acceptability from the
				  Oklahoma Water Resources Board (Title 82, O.S. Sections 901-914 ).
(3) Any establishment discharging into
				  municipal waste systems, with or without on-site treatment may obtain a permit
				  and/or a certificate of acceptability from the Oklahoma State Department of
				  Health (Title 63, O.S. Sections
				  1-901
				  through
				  1-911
				  ).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 3 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION: GRANT OR REFUSAL OF INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-12 - Suspension or other withdrawal of inspection service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Authorization and Procedures for
				  Suspension or Withdrawal of Inspection Services are:
(1) The Board is authorized to suspend (for
				  such period or indefinitely, as the Board deems necessary to effectuate the
				  purposes of the Act) or otherwise to withdraw, inspection service at an
				  official establishment, for the failure of the operator of the establishment to
				  destroy condemned poultry products as required under 2 O.S. Section
				  6-256,
				  or for other failure of the operator of the establishment to comply with any
				  requirements as to premises, facilities, or equipment, or the operation
				  thereof, prescribed in the regulations under 2 O.S. Section
				  6-257 to
				  prevent the distribution under the Act of adulterated poultry
				  products.
(2) The Operator shall be
				  notified of the withdrawal action and the reasons therefore and afforded an
				  opportunity to present his views informally prior to the effective date of such
				  withdrawal, and upon his request he shall be afforded an opportunity for a
				  hearing in accordance with the applicable rules of practice, with respect to
				  the merits or validity of the withdrawal, but such a suspension or other
				  withdrawal shall continue in effect pending the outcome of any such hearing
				  unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 5 - FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-13 - Time of inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The inspector who is to perform the inspection in an
					 official establishment shall be informed, in advance, of the hours when such
					 inspection will be required.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 5 - FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-14 - Schedule of operation of official establishment

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Operating schedules of an official establishment shall be
					 subject to approval of the Director and for the purpose of this rule the normal
					 operating schedule shall consist of a continuous 8-hour period per day
					 (excluding not to exceed 1 hour for lunch), 5 days per week, within the period
					 of Monday through Friday, for each full shift required. Any variation from such
					 Monday through Friday schedule of operation must be fully justified and
					 approved in advance by the Director. Clock hours of daily operations are not to
					 be specified in a schedule although as a condition of continuance of approval
					 of a schedule the hours of operation must be reasonably uniform from day to
					 day.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 5 - FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-15 - Overtime inspection service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
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 his assistant to furnish inspection service during such overtime
					 period, and shall pay the Board a per hour per division inspector fee
					 established under the provisions of 2 O.S. Section
					 2-9
					 to reimburse the Board for the cost of inspection services so
					 furnished.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 5 - FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-16 - Holiday inspection service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When an official establishment requires inspection service
					 on a holiday, such service is considered holiday work. The official
					 establishment shall, in advance of such holiday work, request the Inspector in
					 Charge to furnish inspection service during such period and shall pay the Board
					 therefore at the rate established as stated in
					 35:37-5-15.
					 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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 5 - FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION › Section 35:37-5-17 - 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)
				  which 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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 7 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-5-18 - Wording and form of the official inspection legend

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in this Part, the official
					 inspection legend required to be used with respect to inspected and passed
					 poultry products shall include wording as follows: "Oklahoma, Inspected and
					 Passed." The form and arrangement of such wording shall be exactly as indicated
					 in the example in Illustration 1 of Appendix C of Chapter 37, except that the
					 appropriate official establishment number shall be shown. The Director may
					 approve the use of abbreviations of such inspection mark; and such approved
					 abbreviations shall have the same force and effect as the inspection mark. The
					 official inspection legend, or the approved abbreviation thereof, shall be
					 printed on consumer packages and other immediate containers of inspected and
					 passed poultry products, or on labels to be securely affixed to such
					 containers.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 7 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-5-19 - Official dressed poultry identification mark

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Dressed poultry processed under inspection and passed for
					 distribution shall be identified by an official inspection legend, refer to
					 Illustration 2 of Appendix C of Chapter 37, which shall be not less than 1 1/2
					 x 3 in size. Such mark shall be applied to the immediate containers and
					 shipping containers of the poultry.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 7 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-5-20 - Official seal

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The official mark for use in sealing means of conveyance
					 used in transporting poultry products under any requirement in this Part shall
					 include the inscription of "OKLA. INSP'D & PASSED" and a serial number, and
					 any other seals approved by the Director.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 7 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-5-21 - Official Oklahoma condemned mark

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The term "Oklahoma Condemned" as shown in Appendix F of
					 Chapter 37 is an official mark and the devices used by the Division for
					 applying such mark are official devices.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 7 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-5-22 - Official inspection mark; official establishment number

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The immediate container of every inspected and passed
					 poultry product shall bear:
(1) The
				  official inspection legend; and
(2)
				  The official establishment number of the official establishment in which the
				  poultry product was processed under inspection, within the official inspection
				  legend. In the case of canned product, the official establishment number may be
				  embossed on the lid of each can. In the case of nontransparent consumer
				  packages such as cartons, the official inspection legend may be legibly printed
				  thereon or it may be shown on an insert label placed on top of the product
				  within the package. In the case of transparent wrappers, the official
				  inspection legend may be shown on an insert label and so placed under the
				  transparent covering that it will be clearly visible and legible.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 7 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES › Section 35:37-5-23 - Approval required for labeling and other devices bearing official inspection marks

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No labeling or other device bearing any official inspection
					 mark, other than printer's proofs or other samples submitted for approval under
					 this Part, shall be made until the printer's proof or a photostatic copy has
					 been found by the Director to be acceptable; and no labeling or other device,
					 or imprint, bearing any official inspection mark, shall be used until finished
					 copies or samples thereof have been approved by the Director, except that
					 approval may be given to printer's final proofs or photostatic copies of labels
					 or samples of stenciled and rubber stamped imprints for shipping containers or
					 containers for institutional packs.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 9 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 35:37-5-24 - Registration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Within ninety (90) days, any person
				  engaging in one or more of the following businesses shall register with the
				  Department:
(1) A poultry products broker,
				  renderer, or animal food manufacturer.
(2) A wholesaler of any carcasses or parts or
				  products of carcasses of any poultry, whether or not intended for human
				  food.
(3) A public warehouseman
				  storing poultry or poultry products.
(4) A buyer, seller, or transporter in
				  commerce of any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry or any part of
				  carcasses of any poultry that died otherwise than by slaughter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 9 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 35:37-5-25 - 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) Poultry exhibit the characteristics of
				  spoilage are used in poultry food products; or
(5) The presence of excessive amounts of
				  approved chemicals any foreign material, prohibited chemicals, or
				  preservatives.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 9 - MISCELLANEOUS › Section 35:37-5-26 - 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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 10 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-5-27 - Poultry and other articles subject to administrative detention

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An authorized agent of the Board may detain any poultry
					 product or any poultry product or other article made wholly or in part from any
					 dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry upon any premises or during or after
					 distribution in commerce for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days if there
					 is reason to believe any poultry or other article:
(1) Is adulterated or misbranded and is
				  capable of use as human food.
(2)
				  Has not been inspected pursuant to the Act or Federal law.
(3) Has been or is intended to be distributed
				  in violation of the Act or Federal law.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 10 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-5-28 - Method of detention; form of detention tag

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An authorized agent of the Board shall detain any poultry
					 or other article by affixing an official paper tag bearing the statement
					 "Oklahoma Retained" and other information.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 10 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-5-29 - Notification of detention to the owner of the article detained, or his agent, and 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 poultry, poultry product, or other article 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 poultry, poultry
				  product, or other article.
(c) If
				  the owner of the detained poultry, poultry product, or other article, 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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 10 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-5-30 - Notification of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over article detained; form of written notification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Within forty eight (48) hours after the detention of any poultry or other
				  article pursuant to
				  35:37-5-28,
				  an authorized agent of the Board shall provide oral or written notification to
				  any Federal, state, or other government authorities having jurisdiction over
				  the article.
(b) Any oral
				  notification shall be confirmed in writing as soon as circumstances
				  allow.
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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 10 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-5-31 - Movement of poultry or other article detained; removal of official marks

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No person shall move any detained poultry
				  or other article from the place detained unless an authorized agent of the
				  Board approves moving the article for refrigeration, freezing, or storage or
				  releases the detention.
(b) An
				  authorized agent of the Board shall provide a "Notice of Termination of
				  Detention" to the owner, agent, or custodian that was previously notified of
				  the detention.
(c) Notification
				  shall be delivered by personal service or certified mail to the owner, agent,
				  or custodian at the last known residence or principal place of
				  business.
(d) Prior to release of
				  detention, all official marks shall be removed from the article, unless an
				  authorized agent of the Board determines the article is eligible to retain the
				  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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 10 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-5-32 - Poultry or other articles subject to judicial seizure and condemnation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any poultry products except those exempted from the
					 definition of a poultry product in
					 9
					 CFR 381.15, or any dead, dying, disabled, or
					 diseased poultry subject to this Act is subject to seizure and condemnation in
					 a judicial proceeding pursuant to 2 O.S. Section
					 6-269 if
					 the poultry or other article meets one of the following:
(1) Is or has been processed, sold,
				  transported, or otherwise distributed or offered or received for distribution
				  in violation of the Act.
(2) Is
				  capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded.
(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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 10 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-5-33 - Procedure for judicial seizure, condemnation, and disposition

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any poultry, poultry products, or other article may be
					 proceeded against, seized, condemned, and disposed of at any time upon an
					 appropriate pleading in the district court within the jurisdiction where the
					 article 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 5 - Poultry Products Inspection › Part 10 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION › Section 35:37-5-34 - Authority for condemnation or seizure under other provisions of law

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The provisions relating to detention, retention, seizure,
					 condemnation, and disposition of poultry, poultry products, or other articles
					 do not derogate from any other authority for detention, retention, condemnation
					 or seizure conferred by other provisions of this 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 7 - Construction Standards for Meat Packing Plants › Part 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED › Section 35:37-7-1 - Submission of plans

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Two (2) sets of
				  drawings with separate specification sheets that fully and clearly illustrate
				  and describe the applicant's plans for constructing and equipping the plant for
				  inspection shall be submitted to: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,
				  & Forestry, Food Safety Division, Meat Inspection Services, P.O. Box
				  528804, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73152-8804. Submission of drawings is required
				  for a new plant and for changing or modifying an existing plant. Plans should
				  be reviewed and given an initial approval by the District or Circuit Supervisor
				  prior to submission to the Oklahoma City office for final approval. The
				  appropriate District or Circuit Supervisor shall be identified when the
				  applicant makes initial contact with the Oklahoma City office.
(b) The name and address of the applicant
				  shall be shown on each sheet of drawings. Prints or drawings shall not exceed
				  34 by 44 inches.
(c) Lines on the
				  drawings shall be sharp and clear and all writing shall be legible.
(d) The required specification sheets which
				  accompany the drawings shall identify such features as the finish of the
				  floors, walls, and ceilings; the source of the water supply; method of sewage
				  disposal; method of controlling rodents and vermin; description of the trapping
				  and venting of drainage lines; description of the hot water system, means to
				  dispel steam and vapor in work rooms; screens for other openings to prevent
				  admittance of flies; and other important features. The specifications should be
				  typewritten on 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheets and organized into sets.
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 7 - Construction Standards for Meat Packing Plants › Part 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED › Section 35:37-7-2 - Plot plan

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The plot plan
				  shall show the entire premises. The plot plan shall include the location of ALL
				  buildings, railroad sidings, roadways, alleys adjoining the plant, streams,
				  catch basins, water wells, routing of sewer lines on premises, and storage
				  tanks. If buildings exist on adjoining property, the height and use of
				  buildings shall be indicated. The character and surfacing of roadways,
				  driveways, streets, vehicular loading areas and alleys shall be indicated. The
				  north point of the compass shall be shown.
(b) Plot plans shall be drawn in a scale of
				  not less than 1/32 inch-per-foot is required for plot plans. Extremely large
				  plants may be exempted from this scale requirement only to the extent necessary
				  to fit the plot plan on the maximum allowable size sheet of 34 by 44
				  inches
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 7 - Construction Standards for Meat Packing Plants › Part 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED › Section 35:37-7-3 - Floor plans

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A floor plan
				  shall be submitted for each entire floor of the establishment. Each floor plan
				  shall accurately illustrate the facilities as they will exist when the
				  establishment is actually in operation. Most floor plans should be scaled 1/8
				  inch-per-foot. However, complicated layouts such as large slaughtering
				  departments, hog cutting departments, and large sausage kitchens shall be
				  scaled 1/4 inch-per-foot so that necessary details can be clearly illustrated.
				  Very large floor plans may be divided into two or more sheets by using a key to
				  show how the sheets relate to each other.
(b) Floor plans shall show essential features
				  including locations of walls, partitions, posts, doorways, windows, floor
				  drainage openings, gutters, rail systems for conveying carcasses, principal
				  pieces of equipment (also include platforms, tables, etc.), hot and cold water
				  hose connections, hand-washing facilities, pipelines for moving product or
				  product ingredients, lockers and benches, toilets, urinals, shelves, racks,
				  chutes, conveyors, ventilation fans, ramps, and stairways.
(c) Floor plans for poultry plants shall also
				  show the point at which live poultry is hung on the conveyor line, the point at
				  which dressed poultry is removed, the point of transfer of dressed poultry to
				  the eviscerating line, and the routes of the edible and inedible
				  products.
(d) In addition to the
				  drawing features, the floor plans shall include the name and use of each room,
				  number of employees using each welfare and toilet room, room temperature (for
				  coolers, freezers, processing areas, etc.), height of rails, height of all work
				  platforms, and height of inspection tables. The rooms or areas illustrated on
				  the drawings that will not be part of the official establishment shall be
				  clearly marked as such.
(e) The
				  pitch of floors to floor drains or drainage gutters shall be indicated by
				  either grade lines or arrows noting the direction of the pitch.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04