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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 35:37-9-10 - Application for inspection service in official plants; approval

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person desiring to process and pack products in a plant
					 under inspection service must receive approval of such plant and facilities as
					 an official plant prior to the rendition of such service. An application for
					 inspection service to be rendered in an official plant shall be approved
					 according to the following procedure:
(1) Initial survey. When application has been
				  filed for inspection service, the Director, or a designee, shall examine the
				  plant premises, and facilities and shall specify any additional facilities
				  required for the service. Appeals with respect to any specification may be made
				  to the Department.
(2) Drawings and
				  specifications to be furnished in advance of construction or alterations.
(A) Three copies of drawings or blueprints
				  showing the features specified in this Subchapter shall be submitted to the
				  Department. The drawings or blueprints shall be legible, made with sharp, clear
				  lines, and properly drawn to scale, and shall consist of floor plan, plumbing
				  plan and a plot plan.
(B) The plot
				  plan shall show features like the limits of the plant's premises, locations in
				  outline of buildings on the premises, one point of the compass, and roadways
				  serving the plant, and the name and address of proposed owner.
(C) The floor plan shall show all space to be
				  included in the official plant. If rooms or compartments shown on the drawings
				  or blueprints are not to be included as part of the official plant, this shall
				  be clearly indicated.
(D) The
				  plumbing plan shall show the floor drainage system and the toilet soil lines
				  for the entire plant as well as their size. Furthermore, the toilet soil lines
				  must show that the two systems are separate to a point outside the building and
				  must be complete for the official premises. Toilet soil lines must not
				  discharge into grease catch basins.
(E) The sheets of paper on which drawings or
				  blueprints are made shall not exceed a size 34 x 44. The drawings other than of
				  the plot plan shall be made to a scale of at least 1/8" per foot, except that
				  additional plans for some areas showing complex detail must be drawn to a scale
				  of at least 1/4" per foot. The plot plan may be drawn to scale of not less than
				  1/32" per foot. The drawings shall indicate the scale used and shall also
				  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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 35:37-9-11 - Rejection of application for inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any application for inspection may be rejected by the
					 Department:
(1) Whenever the applicant
				  fails to meet the requirements of the regulations prescribing the conditions
				  under which the service is made available;
(2) Whenever the product is owned by or
				  located on the premises of a person currently denied the benefits of the
				  Act;
(3) Where any individual
				  holding office or a responsible position with or having a substantial financial
				  interest or share in the applicant is currently denied the benefits of the Act
				  or was responsible in whole or in part for the current denial of the benefits
				  of the Act to any person;
(4) Where
				  the Department determines that the application is an attempt on the part of a
				  person currently denied the benefits of the Act to obtain inspection
				  service;
(5) Whenever the
				  applicant, after an initial survey has been made in accordance with
				  35:37-9-10,
				  fails to bring the plant, facilities, and operating procedures into compliance
				  with the regulations within a reasonable period of time; or
(6) Notwithstanding any prior approval
				  whenever, before inauguration of service, the applicant fails to fulfill
				  commitments concerning the inauguration of service.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 35:37-9-12 - Inspection service may be denied for the following reasons

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Misrepresentation; deceptive or
				  fraudulent acts or practices.
Any willful misrepresentation or any
				  deceptive or fraudulent act or practice made or committed by any person in
				  connection with:
(1) The making or filling of
				  any application for any inspection service;
(2) The making of the product accessible for
				  inspection;
(3) The making,
				  issuing, or using, or attempting to issue or use any inspection certificate,
				  symbol, stamp, label, seal or identification, authorized pursuant to the
				  regulations in this Part;
(4) The
				  use of the terms "U.S. Inspected" or "Government Inspected", or any term of
				  similar import in the labeling or advertising of any product.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 1 - GENERAL › Section 35:37-9-13 - Conditions for receiving inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Before being granted an Oklahoma inspection, an establishment shall have
				  developed written sanitation Standard Operating Procedures as required by 9 CFR
				  Part 416.
(b) Before being granted
				  an Oklahoma inspection, an establishment shall have conducted a hazard analysis
				  and developed and validated a HACCP plan as required by
				  9 CFR
				  417.2 and
				  9 CFR
				  417.4. A conditional grant of inspection
				  shall be issued for a period not to exceed 90 days, during which period, the
				  establishment must validate its HACCP plan.
(c) Before producing a new product for
				  distribution in commerce, an establishment shall have conducted a hazard
				  analysis and developed a HACCP plan applicable to that product in accordance
				  with
				  9 CFR
				  417.2. During a period not to exceed 90 days
				  after the date the new product is produced for distribution in commerce, the
				  establishment shall validate its HACCP plan, in accordance with
				  9 CFR
				  417.4.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-14 - Approval of official identification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any label or packaging material that bears any official
					 identification shall be used only in a manner as the Department may prescribe.
					 No label or packaging material bearing official identification may be used
					 unless finished copies or samples of the labels and packaging material have
					 been approved by the Department. No label bearing official identification shall
					 be printed for use until the printer's final proof has been approved by the
					 Department. Final approval may be given to the printer's final proof or
					 photostatic copies of labels for shipping containers or containers for
					 institutional packs, and no labels shall be used until the proofs or copies
					 have been approved by the Department. A label that bears official
					 identification shall not bear any statement that is false or misleading. The
					 diameter of the inspection mark used on labels for inspected products shall be
					 equal to at least one-tenth of the length of the label, plus at least one-tenth
					 of the width of the label. If the labeling is printed or otherwise applied
					 directly to the container, the principal display panel of the container shall,
					 for this purpose, be considered as the label.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-15 - Inspection mark with respect to product

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department is authorized to prescribe and approve the
					 form of the inspection mark that may be used.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-17 - Form of official identification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The form prescribed in
					 35:37-9-18
					 is subject to the requirements of
					 35:37-9-14
					 to 35:37-9-17, Identifying and Marking Products.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-18 - Form of inspection mark

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  inspection mark approved for use on inspected and passed edible products shall
				  be contained within an oval and include the following wording: "Est. No. R-38
				  Oklahoma Insp'd & P'S'D". NOTE: The number "R-38" is given as an example
				  only, the establishment number of the official establishment where product is
				  prepared shall be used in lieu of. The required size of the inspection mark
				  will be appropriate to the size of product package or container.
(b) The form and arrangement of such wording
				  shall be as illustrated in Appendix D of Chapter 37.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-19 - Evidence of label approval

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No inspector shall authorize the use of official
					 identification for any inspected product unless the inspector has on file
					 evidence that the official identification or packaging material bearing the
					 official identification has been approved by the Department at our Oklahoma
					 City office.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-20 - Affixing of official identification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  No official identification or any abbreviation, copy, or representation thereof
				  may be affixed to or placed on or caused to be affixed to or placed on any
				  product or container thereof except by an inspector or under the authorization
				  of an inspector. All such products shall have been inspected and passed. The
				  inspector shall have supervision over the use and handling of all material
				  bearing any official identification.
(b) Each container of inspected and passed
				  products to be shipped from one official plant to another official plant for
				  further processing shall be marked for identification and shall show the
				  following information:
(1) The name of the
				  inspected and passed products in the container;
(2) The name and address of the packer or
				  distributor of the products;
(3)
				  The net weight of the container;
(4) The inspection mark permitted to be used
				  pursuant to the regulations in this Part unless the containers are sealed or
				  identified in a manner as may be approved by the Department; and
(5) The plant number of the official plant
				  where the products were packed.
(6)
				  A handling statement such as keep refrigerated, or keep frozen for all
				  perishable product.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-21 - Packaging

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No container that bears or may bear any official
					 identification or any abbreviation or copy or representation may be filled in
					 whole or in part except with edible products that were inspected and passed and
					 are, at the time of the filling, sound, wholesome, and fit for human food. All
					 the filling of containers shall be under the authority of an
					 inspector.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-22 - Retain and reject tags

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An inspector may use such labels, devices, and methods as
					 may be approved by the Department for the identification of:
(1) Products which are held for further
				  examination, and
(2) All
				  facilities, equipment and utensils which are to be held for proper cleaning,
				  and/or repairs.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-23 - Prerequisites to inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Inspection of products shall be rendered pursuant to the
					 rules in this Part and under conditions and in accordance with methods as may
					 be prescribed or approved by the 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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-24 - Accessibility of products

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each product for which inspection service is requested
					 shall be arranged to permit adequate determination of its class, quantity, and
					 condition as the circumstances may warrant.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 3 - IDENTIFYING AND MARKING PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-25 - Time of inspection in an official plant

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The inspector who is to perform the inspection in an
					 official plant shall be informed 24 hours in advance, by the applicant of the
					 hours when the inspection is desired. Inspectors shall have access at all times
					 to every part of any official plant to which the inspectors are
					 assigned.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 5 - CHARGES › Section 35:37-9-26 - Payment of overtime charges

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The management of an official establishment desiring to
					 work under the conditions that will require the services of a rabbit inspector
					 on any Saturday, Sunday, Holiday, or for more than 8 hours on any other day,
					 shall, sufficiently in advance of the period of overtime, request the inspector
					 in charge to furnish inspection service during the overtime period, and shall
					 pay the Board a per hour per division inspector fee as established 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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 7 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES: ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS › Section 35:37-9-27 - Manner of handling products in an official plant

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Unless specified in the rules contained in this Part or by
					 the Department, products that are to be further processed under inspection in
					 an official plant shall be prepared and handled in the official plant under the
					 supervision of an inspector.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 7 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES: ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS › Section 35:37-9-29 - Condemnation on ante-mortem inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Rabbits found in a dying condition on premises of an
					 official plant shall be immediately destroyed and, together with any rabbits
					 found dead on the premises, shall be disposed of in accordance with
					 35:37-9-38.
					 Rabbits plainly showing, on ante-mortem inspection, any disease or condition,
					 that under
					 35:37-9-35 to
					 35:37-9-37,
					 inclusive, would cause condemnation of their carcasses on post-mortem
					 inspection, shall be condemned. Rabbits which, on ante-mortem inspection, are
					 condemned shall not be dressed, nor shall they be conveyed into any department
					 of the plant where rabbit products are prepared or held. Rabbits that have been
					 condemned on ante-mortem inspection and have been killed shall, under the
					 supervision of an inspector of the Inspection Service, receive treatment as
					 provided in
					 35:37-9-38.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 7 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES: ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS › Section 35:37-9-30 - Segregation of suspects on ante-mortem inspection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All rabbits which, on ante-mortem inspection, do not
					 plainly show, but are suspected of being affected with any disease or condition
					 that under
					 35:37-9-35 to
					 35:37-9-37,
					 inclusive, may cause condemnation in whole or in part on post-mortem
					 inspection, shall be segregated from the other rabbits and held for separate
					 slaughter, evisceration, and post-mortem inspection. The inspector shall be
					 notified when the segregated lots are presented for post- mortem inspection and
					 inspection of the rabbits shall be conducted separately, at the end of routine
					 slaughter operations. The procedure for the correlation of ante-mortem and
					 post-mortem findings by the inspector, as may be prescribed or approved by the
					 Director, shall be carried out.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 7 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES: ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS › Section 35:37-9-31 - Quarantine of diseased rabbits

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If
				  live rabbits, that are affected by any contagious disease that is transmissible
				  to man, are brought into an official establishment, the rabbits shall be
				  segregated.
(b) Permission to
				  remove diseased rabbits from an official establishment must be received from
				  the Board prior to removal of diseased rabbits from the official
				  establishment.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 7 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES: ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS › Section 35:37-9-32 - Evisceration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No viscera or any part thereof shall be removed from any
					 rabbits that are to be processed under inspection in any official plant, except
					 at the time of evisceration and inspection. Each carcass to be eviscerated
					 shall be opened to expose the organs and the body cavity for proper examination
					 by the inspector and shall be prepared immediately after inspection as
					 ready-to-cook rabbit. Postmortem inspection procedures will be performed as
					 prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 7 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES: ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS › Section 35:37-9-33 - Carcasses held for further examination

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each carcass, including all parts thereof, in which there
					 is any lesion of disease or other condition, that might render a carcass or any
					 part thereof unfit for human food, and with respect to which a final decision
					 cannot be made on first examination by the inspector, shall be held for further
					 examination. The identity of each carcass, including all parts thereof, shall
					 be maintained until a final examination has been completed.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 7 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES: ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTIONS › Section 35:37-9-34 - Condemnation and treatment of carcasses

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each carcass, or any part thereof, that is found to be
					 unsound, unwholesome, or unfit for human food shall be condemned by the
					 inspector and shall receive treatment, under the supervision of the inspector,
					 as will prevent its use for human food and preclude dissemination of disease
					 through consumption by animals.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 9 - DISPOSITION OF DISEASED RABBIT CARCASSES AND PARTS › Section 35:37-9-35 - General

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The carcasses or parts of carcasses of all rabbits
					 inspected at an official establishment and found at the time of post-mortem
					 inspection, or at any subsequent inspection, to be affected with any of the
					 diseases or conditions named in other Sections in this Part, shall be disposed
					 of in accordance with the Section pertaining to the disease or condition. Owing
					 to the fact that it is impracticable to formulate rules for each specific
					 disease or condition and to designate what state a disease process results in
					 an unwholesome product, the decision as to the disposal of all carcasses,
					 parts, or organs not specifically covered by the regulations, or by
					 instructions of the Director issued pursuant thereto, shall be left to the
					 inspector in charge, and if the Veterinary inspector in charge is in doubt
					 concerning the disposition to be made, specimens from the carcasses shall be
					 forwarded for laboratory diagnosis.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 9 - DISPOSITION OF DISEASED RABBIT CARCASSES AND PARTS › Section 35:37-9-37 - Decomposition

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Carcasses of rabbits deleteriously affected by post-mortem
					 changes shall be disposed of as follows:
(1) Carcasses that have reached a state of
				  putrefaction or stinking fermentation shall be condemned.
(2) Carcasses affected by types of
				  post-mortem changes that are superficial in nature may be certified for food
				  after removal and condemnation of affected parts.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 9 - DISPOSITION OF DISEASED RABBIT CARCASSES AND PARTS › Section 35:37-9-38 - Disposal of condemned carcasses and parts

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All condemned carcasses, or parts of carcasses, shall be
					 disposed of by one of the following methods, under the direct supervision of an
					 inspector of the Department: (Facilities and materials for carrying out the
					 requirements in this Section shall be furnished by the official
					 establishment.)
(1) Steam treatment
				  (which shall be accomplished by processing the condemned product in a pressure
				  tank under at least 40 pounds of steam pressure) or thorough cooking in a
				  kettle or vat for a sufficient time to effectively destroy the product for
				  human food purposes and preclude dissemination of disease through consumption
				  by animals. Tanks and equipment used for this purpose or for rendering or
				  preparing inedible products shall be in rooms or compartments separate from
				  those used for the preparation of edible products. There shall be no direct
				  connection, by means of pipes or otherwise, between tanks containing inedible
				  products and those containing edible products.
(2) Incineration or complete destruction by
				  an approved method of burning.
(3)
				  Chemical denaturing, which shall be accomplished by the liberal application to
				  all carcasses and parts thereof, of:
(A)
				  Crude carbolic acid,
(B) Kerosene,
				  fuel oil, or used crank case oil,
(C) Any phenolic disinfectant conforming to
				  commercial standards CS 70-41 or CS 71-41 that shall be used in at least 2
				  percent emulsion or solution, or
(D) Any other substance that the Department
				  approves that will decharacterize the carcasses or parts to the extent
				  necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 11 - REINSPECTION AND INGREDIENTS; APPEALS › Section 35:37-9-39 - Reinspection of edible products; ingredients

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any inspected and passed edible product
				  may be brought into an official plant only if the container of the product is
				  marked for identification in the manner prescribed in
				  35:37-9-20
				  and the product is subject to reinspection by an inspector at the time it is
				  brought into the plant. Upon reinspection, if any product or portion thereof is
				  found to be unsound, unwholesome, or unfit for human food, the product, or
				  portion thereof, shall be condemned.
(b) Any product that is prepared under
				  inspection in an official plant shall be inspected in the plant as often as the
				  inspector deems it necessary in order to ascertain whether the product is
				  sound, wholesome, and fit for human food at the time the product leaves the
				  plant. Upon any inspection, if any the product or portion thereof is found to
				  be unsound, unwholesome, or unfit for human food, the product or portion shall
				  be condemned and shall receive treatment as provided in
				  35:37-9-38.
(c) All substances and ingredients used in
				  the manufacture and preparation of any edible product shall be clean, sound,
				  wholesome, and fit for human food. Liquid and frozen egg products used in the
				  preparation of any edible product shall have originated from an approved
				  U.S.D.A. source.
(d) No inspection
				  services will be rendered in any official establishment unless sufficient
				  amount of decharacterizing agent approved by the Department is readily
				  available on the premises of the official establishment.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 11 - REINSPECTION AND INGREDIENTS; APPEALS › Section 35:37-9-40 - Appeal inspections; how made

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person receiving inspection service may, if
					 dissatisfied with any decision of an inspector relating to any inspection, file
					 an appeal from a decision: Provided, That the appeal is filed within 48 hours
					 from the time the decision was made. Any appeal from a decision of an inspector
					 shall be made to the inspector's immediate superior having jurisdiction over
					 the subject matter of the appeal. Review of the appeal findings, when
					 requested, shall be made by the immediate superior of the employee of the
					 Department making the appeal inspection. The cost of any appeal shall be borne
					 by the applicant if the Department determines that the appeal is
					 frivolous.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-41 - Minimum standards for sanitation, facilities, and operating procedures in official plants

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The provisions
				  of
				  35:37-9-1
				  to
				  35:37-9-40
				  shall apply with respect to inspection service in all official
				  plants.
(b) When upon inspection of
				  a plant an inspector finds indication of any of the following conditions, the
				  director shall be notified by telephone call of the fact:
(1) Nonpotable water being used in
				  departments producing edible product. Nonpotable means unsafe by laboratory
				  determinations.
(2) Product being
				  prepared is subjected to an environment that allows or will allow bacterial
				  growth and development or result in the entry of foreign matter in the product
				  and therefore is unsanitary. This includes failure to control vermin and
				  insects.
(3) When carcasses or
				  parts show evidence of contamination or unsanitary condition or systemic
				  disease condition or evidence of bearing diseases transmissible to man, or in
				  any manner adulterated.
(4) Meats
				  exhibiting the characteristics of spoilage being used in processing meat food
				  products.
(5) The use of excessive
				  amounts of approved chemicals. The presence of foreign material, prohibited
				  chemicals, preservatives, and failure to properly treat or destroy
				  trichinae.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-42 - Buildings

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The buildings shall be of sound construction and kept in
					 good repair, and shall be of a construction as to prevent the entrance or
					 harboring of vermin.
(1) The doors,
				  windows, skylights, and other outside openings of the plant, except receiving
				  rooms and live rabbit holding rooms, shall be protected by properly fitted
				  screens or other suitable devices against the entrance of flies and other
				  insects.
(2) Outside doors, except
				  in receiving rooms and live rabbit holding rooms, shall be self-closing and so
				  hung that not over 1/4-inch clearance remains when closed. Screen doors shall
				  open toward the outside of the building.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-43 - Rooms and compartments

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Rooms and compartments used for edible products shall be
					 separate and distinct from inedible products departments and from rooms where
					 rabbits are slaughtered and skinned. Separate rooms shall be provided when
					 required for conducting processing operations in a sanitary manner, and all
					 rooms shall be of sufficient size to permit the installation of the necessary
					 equipment for processing operations and the conduct of operations in a sanitary
					 manner.
(1)
Rooms for separate
				  operation.
The official plant should have separate rooms for each of the
				  following operations depending upon the various types of operations conducted,
				  but, in no case, shall the receiving or holding of live rabbits or killing
				  operations be permitted in rooms in which eviscerating operations are
				  performed:
(A) The receiving and feeding of
				  live rabbits.
(B) Killing and
				  skinning operations.
(C)
				  Eviscerating, chilling, and packing operations for ready-to-cook
				  rabbits.
(D) Inedible products
				  departments.
(E) Refuse
				  room.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-44 - Floors, walls, ceilings, etc

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Floors.
All floors in rooms where exposed products are prepared or
				  handled shall be constructed of or finished with materials impervious to
				  moisture, so they can be readily and thoroughly cleaned. The floors in killing,
				  ice cooling, ice packing, eviscerating, cooking, boning, and cannery rooms
				  shall be graded for complete runoff with no standing water.
(b)
Walls, posts, partitions,
				  doors.
All walls, posts, partitions, and doors in rooms where exposed
				  products are prepared or handled shall be smooth and constructed of non-rusting
				  materials impervious to moisture to a height to 6 feet above the floor to
				  enable thorough cleaning. All surfaces above this height must be smooth and
				  finished with moisture-resistant material that is amenable to proper and
				  adequate cleaning.
(c)
Ceilings.
Ceilings must be moisture-resistant in rooms where
				  exposed products are prepared or handled, and finished and sealed to prevent
				  collection of dirt or dust that might sift through flooring above or fall from
				  collecting surfaces on equipment or exposed product. Ceilings shall be free of
				  condensation.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-45 - Drainage and plumbing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
There shall be an efficient drainage and plumbing system
					 for the plant and premises.
(1)
Drains and gutters.
All drains and gutters shall be properly
				  installed with approved traps, covers and vents. The drainage and plumbing
				  system must permit the quick runoff of all water from plant buildings, and
				  surface water around the plant and on the premises, and all the water shall be
				  disposed of in a manner as to prevent a nuisance or health hazard.
(2)
Sewage and plant wastes.
The
				  sewerage system shall have adequate slope and capacity to remove readily all
				  waste from the various processing operations and to minimize, and if possible
				  to prevent, stoppage and surcharging of the system.
(A) Grease traps that are connected with the
				  sewerage system shall be suitably located but not near any edible products
				  department or in any area where products are unloaded from or loaded into
				  vehicles. To facilitate cleaning, the traps shall have inclined bottoms and be
				  provided with suitable covers. Grease traps must be located outside of the
				  official premise building.
(B)
				  Toilet soil lines shall be separate from house drainage lines to a point
				  outside the buildings unless they are positively trapped to prevent backing up.
				  Drainage from toilet bowls and urinals shall not be discharged into a grease
				  catch basin.
(C) All floor drains
				  shall be equipped with traps, constructed to minimize clogging, and the
				  plumbing shall be installed as to prevent sewerage from backing up and from
				  flooding the floor.
(D) Floor
				  drainage lines should be of acceptable material and at least 4 inches in
				  diameter and open into main drains of at least 6 inches in diameter and shall
				  be properly vented to outside air.
(E) Where refrigerators are equipped with
				  drains, the drains should be properly trapped and should discharge through an
				  air gap into the sewer system. All new installations, and all replacements, or
				  refrigerators equipped with drains shall meet these requirements.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-46 - Water supply

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The water supply shall be ample, clean, and potable with
					 adequate facilities for its distribution in the plant and its protection
					 against contamination and pollution.
(1) Hot water at a temperature not less than
				  180°F. shall be available for sanitation purposes.
(2) Hose connections with steam and water
				  mixing valves or hot water hose connections shall be provided at convenient
				  locations throughout the plant for cleaning purposes.
(3) The refuse rooms shall be provided with
				  adequate facilities for washing refuse cans and other equipment in the rooms;
				  the rooms, cans, and equipment shall be cleaned after each day's use.
(4) Adequate measures shall be taken to
				  prevent back siphonage.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-47 - Lavatory accommodations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Modern lavatory accommodations and properly located
					 facilities for cleaning utensils and hands shall be provided.
(1) Adequate lavatory and toilet
				  accommodations, including, but not being limited to, running hot water and cold
				  water, soap, and towels, shall be provided. The accommodations shall be in or
				  near toilet and locker rooms and also at other places in the plant as may be
				  essential to the cleanliness of all personnel handling products.
(2) Sufficient acceptable containers shall be
				  provided for used towels and other wastes.
(3) An adequate number of hand washing
				  facilities serving areas where dressed rabbits and edible products are prepared
				  shall be operated by other than hand-operated controls, or shall be of a
				  continuous flow type which provides an adequate flow of water for washing
				  hands.
(4) Durable signs shall be
				  posted conspicuously in each toilet room and locker room directing employees to
				  wash their hands before returning to work.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-48 - Lighting and ventilation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
There shall be ample light, either natural or artificial or
					 both, of good quality and well distributed, and sufficient ventilation for all
					 rooms and compartments to insure sanitary conditions.
(1) All rooms in which rabbits are killed,
				  eviscerated, or otherwise processed shall have at least 30 foot candles of
				  light intensity on all working surfaces except that at the inspection stations
				  the light intensity shall be of 50 foot candles. In all other rooms, there
				  shall be provided at least 10 foot candles of light intensity when measured at
				  a distance of 30 inches from the floor.
(2) All rooms shall be adequately ventilated
				  to eliminate objectionable odors and minimize moisture condensation.
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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-49 - Equipment and utensils

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Equipment and utensils used for the preparation,
					 processing, or other handling of any product in the plant shall be suitable for
					 the purpose intended and shall be of material and construction as will
					 facilitate their thorough cleaning and insure cleanliness in the preparation
					 and handling of products.
(1) Live
				  rabbit holding pens shall be so constructed as to allow satisfactory
				  ante-mortem examination and to permit proper cleaning.
(2) Sufficient acceptable refuse containers
				  shall be provided, and the containers shall be kept covered.
(3) As practical, equipment and utensils
				  shall be made of metal or other impervious material. Trucks and receptacles
				  used for handling inedible products shall be of similar construction and shall
				  be conspicuously and distinctly marked with letters at least 2 inches in height
				  and shall not be used for handling any edible products.
(4) Chilling vats or tanks used for chilling
				  ready-to-cook rabbits shall be made of metal or other hard-surfaced impervious
				  material.
(5) Where grading bins
				  are used for ready-to-cook rabbits, they shall be of sufficient number and
				  capacity to handle the grading adequately without the use of makeshift bins and
				  all ready-to-cook rabbits shall be kept off the floor. Grading bins may be made
				  of metal and shall be constructed and maintained in a manner as to allow easy
				  and thorough cleaning.
(6) Except
				  as provided in this Subchapter, all equipment and utensils used in the killing,
				  skinning, eviscerating, chilling, and packing rooms shall be of metal or other
				  impervious material and constructed to permit proper and complete
				  cleaning.
(7) Conveyors:
(A) Conveyors used in the preparation of
				  ready-to-cook rabbits shall be of metal or other acceptable material and of a
				  construction as to permit thorough and ready cleaning and easy identification
				  of viscera with its carcass.
(B)
				  Overhead conveyors shall be so constructed and maintained that they do not
				  allow grease, oil, or dirt to accumulate on the drop chain or shackle, that
				  shall be of noncorrosive metal.
(C)
				  Nonmetallic belt-type conveyors used in moving edible products shall be of
				  waterproof composition.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry › Chapter 37 - Food Safety › Subchapter 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-50 - Accessibility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All equipment shall be placed as to be readily accessible
					 for all processing and cleaning 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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 13 - SANITARY REQUIREMENTS › Section 35:37-9-51 - Restrictions on use

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Equipment and utensils used in the official plant shall not
					 be used outside the official plant except under conditions as may be prescribed
					 or approved by the Department, and equipment used in the preparation of any
					 article (including, but not being limited to, animal food) from inedible
					 material shall not be used outside of the inedible products department except
					 under conditions as may be prescribed or approved by the
					 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 9 - Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations › Part 15 - MAINTENANCE OF SANITARY CONDITIONS AND PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CONTAMINATION OF PRODUCTS › Section 35:37-9-52 - General

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The premises shall be kept free from refuse, waste
					 materials, and all other sources of objectionable odors and
					 conditions.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 1181, eff 5-27-04