Rulemaking.

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  • (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.




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