4-32a-208. Rulemaking.

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Effective 5/12/2020

(1)In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , and this part, the department shall make rules regarding:

(a)antemortem inspection, in accordance with 9 C.F.R. Sec. 352.10;

(b)postmortem inspection of the domesticated game carcass to ensure the domesticated game carcass is clean and wholesome, including inspection of the kidneys and abdominal and thoracic viscera;

(c)slaughter area and facilities requirements;

(d)personal cleanliness of individuals involved in domesticated game slaughter;

(e)skinning, hoisting, bleeding, and evisceration of domesticated game;

(f)chronic wasting disease testing requirements, surveillance, investigation, and follow-up, in accordance with department rule;

(g)tags and tagging procedure to maintain carcass identification;

(h)procedure for transportation of a domesticated game carcass; and

(i)packaging and labeling of domesticated game products.

(2)The department may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , regarding labeling a domesticated game carcass as slaughtered:

(a)with inspection and processed at a farm custom slaughter facility; or

(b)with inspection and the domesticated game carcass released to a licensed food establishment for processing and sale to a consumer.

(3)The department shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , that allow:

(a)a person with a farm custom slaughter license to slaughter and process domesticated game in accordance with this part; and

(b)a facility licensed to perform custom exempt processing, as defined in Section 4-32-105 , to process slaughtered domesticated game in accordance with this part.

Amended by Chapter 354 , 2020 General Session