Wisconsin Legislature: ATCP 57.20(4)(b)

1. The transportation of meat or meat food products produced and transported according to ch. ATCP 55.

2. A farmer transporting carcasses of animals raised on his or her farm.

3. Transportation solely for purposes of destruction, burial or landfill disposal.

4. Transportation by a government agency.

5. Transportation by a bona fide research institution, for purposes of scientific research.

6. An animal market operator licensed under s. ATCP 12.02, an animal dealer licensed under s. ATCP 12.03, or an animal trucker licensed under s. ATCP 12.04 who transports, for direct delivery to a person licensed under s. ATCP 57.10, 57.12 or 57.16, an animal that died during a live animal shipment.

7. The transportation of hides, feathers, or fully rendered products.

8. A fur farm operator’s transportation of carcasses or carcass materials solely to feed fur-bearing animals on the operator’s fur farm.

9. The transportation of legally harvested wild animals by or on behalf of the person who harvested them.

10. An employee of a license holder, acting within the scope of his or her employment.

(2) Vehicle permit.

(a) A person who is required under sub. (1) (a) to hold a license under s. ATCP 57.10, 57.12 or 57.16 shall also hold an annual permit from the department for each vehicle that the person uses to transport carcasses or carcass materials on a public road. A permit expires on February 28 of each year. There is no fee for a permit.

(b) To obtain a vehicle permit under par. (a), a person shall apply on a form provided by the department. The permit application may be included as part of a license application under s. ATCP 57.10, 57.12 or 57.16. A complete permit application form shall include all of the following:

1. The applicant’s legal name, and any trade names under which the applicant operates the vehicle in this state.

2. A statement indicating whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity.

3. The applicant’s principal business address.

4. Unique identification of the vehicle.

5. A statement indicating whether the applicant is licensed under s. ATCP 57.10, 57.12 or 57.16. If the applicant is licensed under s. ATCP 57.10, 57.12 or 57.16, the vehicle permit application shall include the license number. If the applicant is not yet licensed under s. ATCP 57.10, 57.12 or 57.16, the applicant shall submit a license application with the vehicle permit application.

6. A statement that the vehicle is equipped to comply with sub. (4).

7. Other relevant information reasonably required by the department for purposes of issuing a vehicle permit.

(c) The department shall grant or deny an application under par. (b) within 30 days after the department receives a complete application.

Note: A person may obtain a vehicle permit application under sub. (2) by calling (608) 224-4694, sending an email to datcpmeatpoultrylicensing@wi.gov, or by writing to the following address:

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Food Safety
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911

(3) Vehicle marking. Each vehicle for which a permit is required under sub. (2) shall bear the following information on both sides of the vehicle:

(a) The correct legal name of the vehicle permit holder, prominently printed in block lettering at least 3 inches high.

(b) The principal business address of the permit holder, prominently printed below the permit holder’s name in block lettering at least 2 inches high.

(c) The words “Inedible – Not Intended for Human Food” not less than 4 inches high, unless all product is in other containers properly marked inside the vehicle.

(4) Sanitary transport. A person who is required to hold a license under sub. (1) shall do all of the following:

(a) Transport carcasses or carcass materials in leak-proof vehicles or containers that are closed or fully covered by a tarpaulin or other cleanable covering.

(b) Clean and sanitize, after each day’s use and more often if necessary, vehicles and containers used to transport carcasses and carcass materials. The person shall clean and disinfect vehicles and containers immediately after transporting carcasses or carcass materials that may spread contagious or infectious diseases.

(5) Prohibited practices. No person who is required to hold a license under sub. (1) may do any of the following:

(a) Transport live animals without a license under ch. ATCP 12, if required under ch. ATCP 12.

(b) Transport live animals in the same vehicle with carcasses or carcass materials.

(c) Park a vehicle containing carcasses or carcass materials in any place where the parked vehicle may create a nuisance condition.

(6) Removing carcasses from truck transfer stations. A person who operates a truck transfer station shall remove carcasses and carcass materials from that truck transfer station within 24 hours after they are received, and sooner if necessary to prevent nuisance conditions. Carcasses and carcass materials received on a Saturday, or on a Sunday followed by a legal holiday, shall be removed within 48 hours and sooner if necessary to prevent nuisance conditions.

History: CR 07-116: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 10-122: am. (6) Register July 2011 No. 667, eff. 8-1-11; CR 23-003: cr. (3) (c), am. (4) (a), (b) Register February 2024 No. 818, eff. 3-1-24; correction in (2) (b) 3. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2024 No. 818.

ATCP 57.22 Denaturing carcasses and carcass materials.

(1) Denaturing required. No person may transport, freeze, or receive for processing any carcasses or carcass materials other than the following:

(a) Complete carcasses with hide or feathers intact.

(b) Carcasses or carcass materials that are denatured according to sub. (2).

(d) Carcasses or carcass materials that are naturally incapable of being consumed by humans.

(e) Lungs and lung lobes originating from a meat establishment licensed or inspected under s. ATCP 55.03.

(2) Denaturing. To denature carcasses or carcass materials, a person shall do one of the following:

(a) Apply an approved denaturing agent under sub. (3) so that the denatured carcass or carcass material has a distinctive color, texture, odor or taste and cannot be confused with human food. The person shall apply the denaturing agent in such a way that it cannot be readily removed from the carcass or carcass material. Before applying denaturant to a carcass part that is more than 4 inches square, the person shall deeply score the carcass part with cuts not more than 4 inches apart.

(b) Use another denaturing method specifically approved by the department.

(3) Denaturing agents. The following denaturing agents, when used in the following specified ways and amounts, are approved for use under sub. (2) (a):

(a) FD&C Blue No. 2 coloring, in an amount sufficient to impart a definite blue color to all surfaces of the material.

(b) FD&C Green No. 3 coloring, in an amount sufficient to impart a definite green color to all surfaces of the material.

(c) Ground hard bone, No. 8 mesh, when uniformly incorporated into ground or emulsified material at a rate of 6% or more by weight.

(d) Ground hard bone, No. 5 mesh, when uniformly incorporated into ground or emulsified material at a rate of 4% or more by weight.

(e) Finely powdered charcoal, in an amount sufficient to impart a distinctive coloring to all surfaces of the material.

(f) Course ground charcoal, No. 10 mesh, when uniformly incorporated into ground material in an amount that is adequate to impart a distinctive coloring to all surfaces of the material.

(g) Low grade offal ground with the material so as to make the material readily distinguishable from any human food.

(gg) Liquid charcoal, in an amount sufficient to impart a distinctive coloring to all surfaces of the material.

(gr) Black dye, in an amount sufficient to impart a distinctive coloring to all surfaces of the material.

(h) Other denaturants approved by the department, when used in ways and amounts approved by the department.

History: CR 07-116: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 23-003: cr. (3) (gg), (gr) Register February 2024 No. 818, eff. 3-1-24.

ATCP 57.24 Labeling processed products.

(1) Labeling required. No person may sell, distribute or hold for sale or distribution any rendered product, animal feed or grease unless that product is clearly and conspicuously labeled with all of the following:

(a) The name and address of the renderer, animal food processor or grease processor.

(b) A clear identification of the product.

(d) The clear and conspicuous statement “INEDIBLE (SPECIES) NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN FOOD” if the product is susceptible to consumption by humans.

(e) The clear and conspicuous statement “DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE OR OTHER RUMINANTS” if required under 21 CFR 589.2000.

History: CR 07-116: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.

ATCP 57.26 Prohibitions.

(1) Feed for food animals. No person may process, sell or distribute any carcass or carcass material as feed for food animals.

Note: Subsection (1) does not apply to fully rendered products. See s. ATCP 57.01 (5) and (7).

(2) Ruminant feed. No person may sell or distribute protein derived from mammalian tissues as feed for cattle or other ruminants, in violation of 21 CFR 589.2000.

(3) No human food.

(a) No person may produce, sell, store or distribute food for human consumption pursuant to a renderer license under s. ATCP 57.10, an animal food processor license under s. ATCP 57.12, or a grease processor license under s. ATCP 57.14.

(b) No person may process food in the same facilities used for a rendering plant, animal food processing plant or grease processing plant.

History: CR 07-116: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; renumbering of (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; CR 23-003: am. (3) (a) Register February 2024 No. 818, eff. 3-1-24.