§ 351.22 9 CFR Ch. III (1–1–10 Edition)

RECORDS AND REPORTS 352.11 Post-mortem inspection. 352.12 Disposal of diseased or otherwise § 351.22 Certified plants to maintain adulterated carcasses and parts. records and make reports; access to 352.13 Handling and disposal of condemned records. or other inedible exotic animal products (a) Each day a certified plant pre- at official exotic animal establishments. 352.14 Entry into official establishments; re- pares, receives, or ships certified tech- inspection and preparation of products. nical animal fat or receives material 352.15 Records, registration and reports. for use in such product, the operator of 352.16 Exports. the plant shall prepare records identi- 352.17 Transportation. fying the kinds and quantities of such 352.18 Cooperation of States in Federal pro- materials and technical animal fats re- grams. ceived, the number of pounds of cer- tified technical animal fat prepared or Subpart B—Horses shipped, and an up-to-date inventory of 352.19 Ante-mortem inspection and applica- certified technical animal fats in stor- ble requirements. age. The operator of each certified plant shall include in the records re- AUTHORITY: 7 U.S.C. 1622, 1624; 7 CFR 2.17 quired by this section all MP Forms 85 (g) and (i), 2.55. which he receives with shipments of SOURCE: 50 FR 41847, Oct. 16, 1985, unless certified technical animal fat from any otherwise noted. other certified plant. These records shall be maintained by the operator of Subpart A—Exotic Animals each certified plant and made available to an inspector, upon request, for ex- § 352.1 Definitions. amination and copying, for a period of The definitions in § 301.2, not other- 1 year after the date of the transaction wise defined in this part, are incor- involved. porated into this part. In addition to (b) The operator of each certified those definitions, the following defini- plant shall provide such relevant infor- tions will be applicable to the regula- mation as any inspector may request tions in this part. to enable him to determine whether (a) Act means the applicable provi- any technical animal fats are eligible sions of the Agricultural Marketing for certification and whether the plant Act of 1946, as amended (60 Stat. 1087, is eligible for certification service as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.). under the regulations in this part. (b) Acceptable means suitable for the (Approved by the Office of Management and purpose intended and acceptable to the Budget under control number 0583–0036) Food Safety and Inspection Service. [40 FR 58627, Dec. 18, 1975, as amended at 47 (c) Antelope means any animal be- FR 746, Jan. 7, 1982] longing to the antelope family. (d) Applicant means any interested PART 352—EXOTIC ANIMALS AND party who requests any inspection HORSES; VOLUNTARY INSPECTION service. (e) Bison means any American bison Subpart A—Exotic Animals or catalo or cattalo. (f) Buffalo means any animal belong- Sec. ing to the buffalo family. 352.1 Definitions. (g) Catalo or Cattalo means any hy- 352.2 Type of service available. 352.3 Application by official exotic animal brid animal with American bison ap- establishment for inspection service. pearance resulting from direct cross- 352.4 Application for ante-mortem inspec- breeding of American bison and cattle. tion service in the field. (h) Condition means any condition, 352.5 Fees and charges. including, but not limited to, the state 352.6 Denial or withrawal of inspection serv- of preservation, cleanliness, or sound- ice. ness of any product or the processing, 352.7 Marking inspected products. 352.8 Time of inspection in the field and in handling, or packaging which may af- an official exotic animal establishment. fect such product. 352.9 Report of inspection work. (i) Condition and wholesomeness means 352.10 Ante-mortem inspection. the condition of any product, its

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healthfulness and fitness for human purpose of applying any official mark food. or other identification to any product (j) Deer means any member of the or packaging material. deer family. (v) Official identification means any (k) Exotic animal means any reindeer, symbol, stamp, label or seal indicating elk, deer, antelope, water buffalo or that the product has been officially in- bison. spected and/or indicating the condition (l) Elk means any American elk. of the product approved and authorized (m) Exotic animal inspection service by the Administrator to be affixed to means the personnel who are engaged any product, or affixed to or printed on in the administration, application, and the packaging material of any product. direction of exotic animal inspection (w) Program means the Voluntary Ex- programs and services pursuant to the otic Animal Inspection Program of the regulations in this part. Food Safety and Inspection Service. (n) Exotic animal producer means any (x) Reindeer means any reindeer com- interested party that engages in the monly referred to as caribou. raising and/or marketing of an exotic (y) Transport vehicle means any vehi- animal for commercial purposes. cle used to transport an exotic animal. (o) Field ante-mortem inspection means (z) Veterinarian means an authorized the ante-mortem inspection of an ex- veterinarian of the Program employed otic animal away from the official ex- by the Department or any cooperating otic animal establishment’s premises. State who is authorized by the Sec- (p) Field designated area means any retary to do any work or perform any designated area on the applicant’s duty in connection with the Program. premises, approved by the Regional Di- (aa) Water buffalo means any Asiatic rector, where field ante-mortem in- water buffalo, commonly referred to as spection is to be performed. carabao; and the water buffalo of India, (q) Identify means to apply official commonly referred to as the Indian identification to products or con- buffalo. tainers. [54 FR 1330, Jan. 13, 1989] (r) Inspection means any inspection by an inspector to determine, in ac- § 352.2 Type of service available. cordance with regulations in this part, Upon application, in accordance with (1) the condition and wholesomeness of § 352.3, § 352.4, and § 352.5, the following an exotic animal, or (2) the condition type of service may be furnished under and wholesomeness of edible product of the regulations in this part: an exotic animal at any state of the (a) Voluntary Inspection Service. An preparation or packaging in the official inspection and certification service for plant where inspected and certified, or wholesomeness relating to the slaugh- (3) the condition and wholesomeness of ter and processing of exotic animals any previously inspected and certified and the processing of exotic animal product of an exotic animal if such products. All provisions of this part product has not lost its identity as an shall apply to the slaughter of exotic inspected and certified product. animals, and the preparation, labeling, (s) Interested party means any person and certification of the exotic animal financially interested in a transaction meat and exotic animal products proc- involving any inspection. essed under this exotic animal inspec- (t) Official exotic animal establishment tion service. means any slaughtering, cutting, (b) Only exotic animals which have boning, curing, smoking, salting, pack- had ante-mortem inspection as de- ing, rendering, or similar establish- scribed under this part and which are ment at which inspection is main- processed in official exotic animal es- tained under the regulations in this tablishments in accordance with this part. part may be marked inspected and (u) Official device means a stamping passed. appliance, branding device, stencil (c) Exotic animals, exotic animal printed label, or any other mechani- meat and meat food products shall be cally or manually operated tool that is handled in an official exotic animal es- approved by the Administrator for the tablishment to ensure separation and

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