Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-4302 - Classification 4302

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
4302-14 Custom meat cutting
Applies to:
Businesses operating custom meat cutting shops.
Custom meat cutting operations include, but are not
				limited to:
* Serving customers who bring in an animal carcass (usually
				from a farm or hunt) for processing;
* Fulfilling customers' cut and wrap lists. Cut lists indicate
				how they want the meat cut, such as steaks, flank, roasts, ribs, fillets, or
				hamburger. Wrap lists indicate how they want the product wrapped, such as three
				steaks to a package, five pound roasts, or two pound packages of
				hamburger;
* Storing meat that has been cut and wrapped to a customer's
				specifications in a freezer locker until the customer picks up the
				product;
* Smoking meats and offering custom cut USDA inspected meats
				for sale as locker packages or by the pound;
* Incidental sale of related grocery items such as butter,
				eggs, or milk.
Tools and equipment include, but are not limited
				to:
* Cleavers;
* Handcarts;
* Knives;
* Meat chippers;
* Razors.
Exclusions:
* Businesses engaged in custom meat cutting including farm
				slaughter operations or businesses engaged in farm slaughter operations only
				are classified in 4302-15;
* Packing house operations and slaughterhouse operations are
				classified in 4301;
* Retail meat and poultry dealers are classified in
				3303;
* Wholesale meat dealers are classified in 3304.
4302-15 Custom meat cutting and custom farm
				slaughter
Applies to:
* Businesses operating custom meat cutting shops which also
				provide farm slaughter operations away from the custom meat shop;
* Businesses engaged exclusively in mobile butchering or farm
				slaughter operations which are usually performed with the use of a mobile
				slaughter truck.
Custom meat cutting operations include, but are not
				limited to:
* Serving customers who bring in an animal carcass (usually
				from a farm or hunt) for processing;
* Fulfilling customers' cut and wrap lists. Cut lists indicate
				how they want the meat cut, such as steaks, flank, roasts, ribs, fillets, or
				hamburger. Wrap lists indicate how they want the product wrapped, such as three
				steaks to a package, five pound roasts, or two pound packages of
				hamburger;
* Storing meat that has been cut and wrapped to a customer's
				specifications in a freezer locker until the customer picks up the
				product;
* Smoking meats and offering custom cut USDA inspected meats
				for sale as locker packages or by the pound;
* Incidental sale of related grocery items such as butter,
				eggs, or milk.
Custom farm slaughter operations include, but are not
				limited to:
* Use of a mobile slaughter truck;
* The animal is slaughtered, placed on a hook hoist attached to
				the mobile unit, skinned, and dressed;
* The meat is processed according to the customer's order,
				usually at the shop.
Tools and equipment include, but are not limited
				to:
* Cleavers;
* Handcarts;
* Knives;
* Meat chippers;
* Razors.
Exclusions:
Custom meat cutting shops only (no farm slaughter) are
				classified in 4302-14.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-4302, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-631,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 90-13-018, §
				  296-17-631, filed 6/8/90, effective 7/9/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-631, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), §
				  296-17-631, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; Order 76-36, § 296-17-631,
				  filed 11/30/76; Order 73-22, § 296-17-631, filed 11/9/73, effective
				  1/1/74.