Utah Admin. Code R70-590-5 - Antemortem Inspection

1) Antemortem inspections shall be performed by an antemortem inspector according to the applicable processes and practices described in 9 CFR 352.10, Ante-Mortem Inspection, as of January 1, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference, unless otherwise specified in this section.

2) An antemortem inspection of a domesticated game animal shall, where and to the extent considered necessary by the department and under instructions it may issue, be made on the day of slaughter of a domesticated game animal, in one of the following ways or as determined by the department.

a) Field antemortem inspection.

i) Domesticated game are eligible for field antemortem inspection as approved by the department.

ii) A person desiring a field antemortem inspection shall comply with the notice provisions in Section 4-32a-203.

iii) The following shall be inspected and approved by the antemortem inspector prior to the field antemortem inspection:

A) the area designated for the field antemortem inspection;

B) the stunning or slaughtering area, including equipment needed to humanely restrain the domesticated game animal when stunned or slaughtered, shall be in a condition that minimizes the possibility of soiling the domesticated game animal when stunned or slaughtered and bled; and

C) the transport vehicle, which shall be as sanitary as practicable.

iv) The antemortem inspector shall determine the acceptableness and safety of performing the field antemortem inspection. If, in the opinion of the inspector, an unsafe or unacceptable condition or circumstance exists at the time of field antemortem inspection, the service shall be denied.

v) A domesticated game animal that, in the antemortem inspector's opinion, does not pass antemortem inspection shall be withheld from slaughter.

vi) The inspector shall supervise or personally conduct each phase of field antemortem inspection.

b) Transport vehicle antemortem inspection.

i) Bison and domesticated elk are eligible for antemortem inspection while inside of the transport vehicle at an establishment.

ii) The inspector shall remain outside the transport vehicle while performing the transport vehicle antemortem inspection.

iii) The person requesting transport vehicle antemortem inspection shall provide a transport vehicle that is as sanitary as practicable and that permits safe and thorough inspection of the domesticated game animal from outside of the transport vehicle.

iv) The antemortem inspector shall determine the adequacy and safety of performing the transport vehicle antemortem inspection. If, in the antemortem inspector's opinion, the transport vehicle is not adequate or safe to perform the transport vehicle antemortem inspection, the service shall be denied.

3) Handling of a domesticated game animal during antemortem inspection shall be in accordance with the provisions contained in 9 CFR 313.2, Handling of Livestock, as of January 1, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference.

4) A stunned or slaughtered and bled domesticated game animal shall be tagged with department-approved tags by the postmortem inspector prior to loading on the transport vehicle to maintain carcass identification.

a) The tags shall be filled out by the postmortem inspector. The department's copy is to be retained by the postmortem inspector. The other copies shall be attached to the domesticated game carcass or carcass halves before loading the carcass into the transport vehicle.

b) The tags shall remain on the carcass until the carcass is delivered to the approved processing facility and processing begins.

c) The processing facility shall maintain traceability for each product derived from each individual carcass.

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Utah Admin. Code R70-590-5

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-12, effective 6/4/2021