ATCP 55.07(11)(i) (i) No head, head meat, or cheek meet from a food animal slaughtered by gunshot may be used for human food. This paragraph does not prohibit the use of the animal’s tongue for human food.

ATCP 55.07(12) (12) Horses and horse meat. No person may slaughter or process equines at a meat establishment where other domesticated food animals are slaughtered or processed. Equine carcasses, equine meat, and equine meat food products shall be conspicuously labeled “HORSE MEAT” or “HORSE MEAT PRODUCT” in a manner approved by the department.

ATCP 55.07(13) (13) Records.

ATCP 55.07(13)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a person who slaughters a food animal for human consumption, or who processes the meat of a food animal for human consumption, shall make a record of that slaughter or processing. The record shall include all the following:

ATCP 55.07(13)(a)1. 1. The date and time of slaughter or processing.

ATCP 55.07(13)(a)2. 2. The number and type of animals slaughtered, and the disposition of the carcasses.

ATCP 55.07(13)(a)3. 3. The type and amount of meat processed, and the disposition of that meat.

ATCP 55.07(13)(a)4. 4. Any certificates required under sub. (7).

ATCP 55.07(13)(a)5. 5. Other relevant information required by the department.

ATCP 55.07(13)(b) (b) Paragraph (a) does not require a meat establishment operator to duplicate slaughter records kept by the department’s inspector.

ATCP 55.07(13)(c) (c) Records required under this subsection shall be made at the time the specific event occurs and include the date and time recorded, and shall be signed or initialed by the meat establishment employee making the entry.

ATCP 55.07(13)(d) (d) A person required to make a record under par. (a) shall keep that record for at least 3 years, and shall make the record available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.

ATCP 55.07 History History: CR 01-042: cr. Register March 2002 No. 555, eff. 4-1-02; CR 07-116: am. (1) (a) (intro.), (2) (a) (intro.), (3) (a) (intro.) and (8), cr. (8) (e) Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 08-075: am. (3) (a) (intro.) Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 10-122: am. (1) (a) Register July 2011 No. 667, eff. 8-1-11; EmR1213: emerg. am. (1) (a) (intro.), cr. (1) (c), am. (2) (a) (intro.), cr. (2) (d), am. (3) (a) (intro.), cr. (3) (c), eff. 9-13-12; CR 12-040: am. (1) (a) (intro.), cr. (1) (c), am. (2) (a) (intro.), cr. (2) (d), am. (3) (a) (intro.), cr. (3) (c) Register May 2013 No. 689, eff. 6-1-13; CR 14-024: am. (6) (intro.), cr. (6) (d), am. (7) (f) Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15; CR 17-072: am. (title), (1), (2) (title), (a) (intro.), 2., (b), (c) (intro.), 1., 2., (3) (title), (a) (intro.), 2., (b), renum. (4) (a) to (4) and am., am. (5), (6) (intro.), (d), (9) (b), (e) 2., (10) (b), (d), (e), (11) (g), renum. (13) (c) to (13) (d), cr. (13) (c) Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8-1-18 except (4), eff. 1-1-19.

ATCP 55.08 ATCP 55.08 Custom processing.

ATCP 55.08(1) (1) General. A person providing a custom processing service shall do all the following:

ATCP 55.08(1)(a) (a) Hold a current annual license if required under s. ATCP 55.03.

ATCP 55.08(1)(b) (b) Hold a current annual registration certificate if required under s. ATCP 55.09 (2).

ATCP 55.08(1)(c) (c) Comply with applicable requirements under s. ATCP 55.07.

ATCP 55.08(1)(d) (d) Mark or label all the resulting meat products “NOT FOR SALE” and all the resulting poultry products “NOT INSPECTED” as provided in sub. (2). A person providing a custom processing service shall keep the service recipient’s meat and poultry products separate from all other food that the service provider holds for others or offers for sale. The person may not sell any of the service recipient’s meat products, or commingle them with any food that the person holds for others or sells.

ATCP 55.08 Note Note: For example, a person providing custom processing services may not combine saved carcass parts, such as head meat, tongues, hearts, fat, or trimmings, with meat or poultry products processed for other service recipients or purchasers. The licensing exemption under s. ATCP 55.03 (2) (d) allows for the direct sale from a service recipient to customers of up to 1,000 birds.

ATCP 55.08(1)(e) (e) Return all of the resulting meat and poultry products to the service recipient. The service recipient may use them only for the service recipient’s personal consumption, which may include consumption by members of the service recipient’s household, and the service recipient’s nonpaying guests and employees.

ATCP 55.08 Note Note: An owner’s nonpaying guests may include nonpaying immediate family members.

ATCP 55.08(1)(f) (f) Comply with s. ATCP 55.09 if the person engages in mobile custom processing.

ATCP 55.08(1)(g) (g) Conduct custom processing operations in a sanitary manner.

ATCP 55.08(1)(h) (h) Create and keep complete and accurate records of all custom processing transactions that are completed upon slaughter of a food animal or receipt of meat for processing. The service provider shall keep the records for at least 3 years, and shall make the records available to the department for inspection and copying upon request. Each record shall include all of the following:

ATCP 55.08(1)(h)1. 1. The name and address for each individual for whom the person provides mobile custom slaughter or processing service.

ATCP 55.08(1)(h)2. 2. The number and type of animals slaughtered for each service recipient.

ATCP 55.08(1)(h)3. 3. The date of each slaughter.

ATCP 55.08(1)(h)4. 4. The disposition of each carcass. The report shall indicate whether a carcass was transported to another location for processing and, if so, the location to which it was transported.