ATCP 55.06(1)(1)General. Post mortem inspections shall comply with applicable standards under s. ATCP 55.07.
ATCP 55.06(2)(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.
ATCP 55.06(3)(3)Poultry and captive game birds. Post mortem inspections of poultry and captive game birds shall comply with 9 CFR 381.
ATCP 55.06(4)(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.
ATCP 55.06(5)(5)Slaughter inspection marks.
ATCP 55.06(5)(a)(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.
ATCP 55.06(5)(b)(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.”
ATCP 55.06 NoteNote: The following is an illustration of the official inspection mark under par. (b):
ATCP 55.06(5)(c)(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.”
ATCP 55.06 NoteNote: The following is an illustration of the official inspection mark under par. (c):
ATCP 55.06(5)(d)(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.
ATCP 55.06(5)(e)(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.”
ATCP 55.06(5)(f)(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.
ATCP 55.06(5)(g)(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.
ATCP 55.06(5)(h)(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.
ATCP 55.06(5)(i)(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.
ATCP 55.06(5)(j)(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.
ATCP 55.06(5)(k)(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.
ATCP 55.06 HistoryHistory: CR 01-042: cr. Register March 2002 No. 555, eff. 4-1-02; correction in (4) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register July 2011 No. 667; EmR1213: emerg. cr. (5) (j), eff. 9-13-12; CR 12-040: cr. (5) (j) Register May 2013 No. 689, eff. 6-1-13; CR 17-072: am. (2), (4), (5) (a), (e) to (g), cr. (5) (k) Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8-1-18 except (4), (5) (k) eff. 1-1-19.
ATCP 55.07ATCP 55.07Slaughter and other processing standards; general.
ATCP 55.07(1)(1)Slaughter and other processing standards; livestock.
ATCP 55.07(1)(a)(a) A meat establishment operator who does any of the following shall comply with applicable federal standards under 9 CFR Chapter III, Subchapters A and E:
ATCP 55.07(1)(a)1.1. Slaughters livestock for human consumption.
ATCP 55.07(1)(a)2.2. Processes the meat of livestock for human consumption.
ATCP 55.07(1)(b)(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to mobile custom processing.
ATCP 55.07 NoteNote: See s. 97.42 (4m), Stats.
ATCP 55.07(1)(c)(c) A meat establishment operator who does any of the activities in par. (a) and whose establishment is selected for participation in the cooperative interstate shipment program shall comply with applicable federal standards under 9 CFR 321 and 332.