Utah Admin. Code R58-11-10 - Enforcement Procedures
(1) It is unlawful
for any person to slaughter or assist in slaughtering livestock and poultry as
a business outside of a licensed slaughterhouse unless they hold a valid Farm
Custom Slaughtering License issued by the department.
(2) Only persons who comply with Title 4,
Chapter 32, Utah Meat and Poultry Products Inspection and Licensing Act and
associated rules, and Title 4, Chapter 24, Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-Theft
Act, shall be entitled to receive and retain a license.
(3) A license may be renewed annually and
shall expire on the 31st of December of each year.
(4) A license may be suspended when:
(a) the department has reason to believe that
an eminent public health hazard exists;
(b) insanitary conditions are such that
carcasses would be made adulterated and or contaminated;
(c) the license holder has interfered with
the department in the performance of its duties; or
(d) the licensee violates Title 4, Chapter
32, the Utah Meat and Poultry Products Inspection and Licensing Act or Title 4,
Chapter 24, Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-Theft Act or associated
rules.
(5)
(a) The department may, pursuant to 9 CFR
500, suspend or terminate any exemption with respect to any person when the
department finds that the action will aid in effectuating the purposes of the
Act.
(b) Failure to comply with the
conditions of the exemption, including failure to process poultry and poultry
products under sanitation standards, may result in termination of an exemption,
in addition to other penalties consistent with
9 CFR
318.13.
(6) When a violation may have occurred, the
department may send a warning letter to the licensee that specifies the
violations and affords the holder a reasonable opportunity to correct
them.
(7) When a licensee has been
notified by the department that suspected violations have occurred or when the
department suspends a license, the licensee may have an opportunity for a
hearing to state their views before the department.
(8)
(a) Any
person whose license has been suspended may apply for reinstatement.
(b) The department may re-evaluate the
applicant and conditions.
(c) The
department may reinstate the license if the applicant has demonstrated to the
department that they will comply with the rules.
(9) The department or detain or embargo any
meat found in a food establishment that does not have the proper identification
or any uninspected meat slaughtered by a licensee that does not meet the
requirements of this rule may detained or embargo.
(10) The department may denature or destroy
meat determined to be unfit for human consumption.
Notes
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