Md. Code Regs. 10.15.04.20 - Animal Slaughtering, Meat Processing, and Poultry Processing
A person that slaughters animals and processes meat shall ensure that:
A. Animal slaughtering,
meat processing, poultry processing, meat sales, and poultry sales are
regulated and inspected in conformance with the applicable federal, State, and
local laws and regulations;
B.
Cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equine are slaughtered
and processed in accordance with:
(2) Applicable federal, State, and local
regulations;
C. Poultry
are slaughtered and processed in accordance with:
(2)
Applicable federal, State, and local regulations; and
D. When slaughtered and processed for food
for the public, domesticated animals including poultry and rabbits that are not
required by federal law or regulation to be inspected by the United States
Department of Agriculture are:
(1) Inspected
by:
(a) The United States Department of
Agriculture under a voluntary inspection program;
(b) The Maryland Department of Agriculture
under a voluntary inspection program; or
(c) An approving authority ; and
(2) Processed into human food
while being regulated:
(a) By the United
States Department of Agriculture under a voluntary inspection
program;
(b) By a meat inspection
program or poultry inspection program administered by the Maryland Department
of Agriculture; or
(c) By an
approving authority .
Notes
Regulation .20C, D amended effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 337)
Regulation .20E adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 337)
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