Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety › Chapter ATCP 55 - Meat And Poultry Products › Section ATCP 55.06 - Post mortem inspection

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. Post mortem inspections shall
				comply with applicable standards under s.
				ATCP
				55.07.
(2)
				DOMESTICATED FOOD ANIMALS. Post mortem inspections of domesticated food
				animals, other than poultry, shall comply with 9 CFR 310. Post mortem
				inspection procedures for farm-raised deer shall be the same as for
				sheep.
(3) POULTRY AND CAPTIVE GAME
				BIRDS. Post mortem inspections of poultry and captive game birds shall comply
				with 9 CFR 381.
(4) CAPTIVE GAME
				ANIMALS, RABBITS, ALPACAS, AND LLAMAS. The department may specify post mortem
				inspection procedures for captive game animals, rabbits, alpacas, and llamas.
				Post mortem inspections of captive game animals, rabbits, alpacas, and llamas
				shall comply with 9 CFR 310, as applicable. Post mortem inspection procedures
				for bison shall be the same as for cattle.
(5) SLAUGHTER INSPECTION MARKS.
(a) Except as provided under par. (k), the
				department shall apply official inspection marks to each carcass that the
				department finds, after post mortem inspection, to be unadulterated and fit for
				human food. The department shall mark each primal part of the carcass, each
				detached organ, and each detached part that the department finds to be
				unadulterated and fit for use as human food.
(b) Except as provided in par. (c), an
				official inspection mark under par. (a) shall consist of an outline map of
				Wisconsin enclosing the words "WIS. INSPECTED & PASSED," the department
				inspector number, and the meat establishment license number assigned under s.
				ATCP
				55.03(10). If space is limited, the
				phrase "WIS. INSPECTED AND PASSED" may be abbreviated by the phrase "WIS.
				INSP'D & P'S'D."
Note:
The following is an illustration of the
				  official inspection mark under par. (b):
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(c) For
				farm-raised deer, captive game animals, and captive game birds, an official
				inspection mark under par. (a) shall consist of a triangle enclosing the words
				"WIS. INSPECTED & PASSED" and the meat establishment license number
				assigned under s.
				ATCP
				55.03(10). If space is limited, the
				phrase "WIS. INSPECTED AND PASSED" may be abbreviated by the phrase "WIS.
				INSP'D & P'S'D."
Note:
The following is an illustration of the
				  official inspection mark under par. (c):
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(d) If the
				department finds upon post mortem inspection that any part of a carcass is fit
				for human food only after cooking, the department shall mark that part "PASSED
				FOR COOKING." The department shall use applicable standards in
				9
				CFR 315.2 to determine if any part of a
				carcass is fit for human consumption only after cooking. No person may process
				or sell any of the affected meat for human consumption without cooking, as
				required by the department.
(e) If
				the department finds upon post mortem inspection that any part of a carcass is
				adulterated or unfit for human food, the department shall mark that part "WIS.
				INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED." If space is limited, the phrase may be abbreviated
				"WIS. INSP'D AND CONDEMNED."
(f) If
				the department finds that further inspection is needed to determine whether any
				part of a carcass is unadulterated and fit for human food, the department may
				tag that part "WIS. RETAINED." The tagged part is deemed to be covered by a
				department holding order under s.
				ATCP
				55.14(2). The department may specify
				retention conditions, including refrigeration requirements. No person may
				discard a tagged part unless the part is released by the department, and no
				person may process or sell any of the affected meat for human consumption
				unless and until the department completes its inspection and passes the
				meat.
(g) The department may stamp
				carcass parts with the appropriate marks under pars. (a) to (e). If an organ or
				other carcass part is not suitable for stamping, the department may apply the
				mark by other means such as tagging.
(h) An authorized department inspector may
				apply inspection marks under this subsection on behalf of the department. No
				non-department personnel may apply inspection marks, except under the direct
				personal supervision of an authorized department inspector. When a department
				inspector is not using or personally supervising the use of a marking device at
				a licensed meat establishment, the inspector shall keep the device in a secure
				locked compartment or in the inspector's possession. A marking device kept in a
				locked compartment shall be accessible only by the inspector and other
				authorized department personnel.
(i) The department shall order all of the
				marking devices that the department uses to apply inspection marks under this
				subsection. A meat establishment operator shall pay for the marking devices
				that the department uses at the operator's meat establishment. A meat
				establishment operator may not order or create any marking device used to apply
				department inspection marks under this subsection.
(j) The official inspection mark at a
				licensed establishment selected for participation in the cooperative interstate
				shipment program shall comply with the requirements of 9 CFR 332 or 9 CFR 381,
				Subpart Z as applicable.
(k) The
				official inspection mark shall be applied to the label of packages containing
				rabbit carcasses or rabbit meat processed under required or voluntary
				inspection.