Okla. Admin. Code § 35:37-5-2

Current through Vol. 41, No. 17, May 15, 2024

Section 35:37-5-2 - Deleted regulations and exemptions

(a) The following sections of the Federal regulations governing the mandatory poultry inspection ( 9 CFR, Part 381; 416; 417; 418; 424; 441; 442; and 500), of the USDA incorporated by reference under 35:15-27-1 are deleted and are not rules of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry: 381.6; 381.10(a)(2), (5), (6), and (7); 381.10(b); 381.10(d)(2)(i); 381.13(b); 381.16; 381.17; 381.20; 381.21; 381.37; 381.38; 381.39; 381.96; 381.101; 381.103 through 381.112; 381.123(b)(1) and (4); 381.132(c); 381.133; 381.179; 381.185; 381.186; and 381.195 through 381.225.

(b) The provisions of this Act and rules do not apply to poultry producers who slaughter their own poultry raised on their farm, and each of the following apply:

(1) The producers slaughter no more than two hundred and fifty (250) turkeys or their equivalent with a ratio of four (4) birds of other species, excluding ratites, to one (1) turkey during a calendar year;

(2) The producers do not engage in buying or selling poultry products other than those produced from poultry raised on their own farms;

(3) The poultry and poultry products do not move in commerce. Producers are prohibited from selling or donating uninspected poultry products to retail stores, brokers, meat markets, schools, orphanages, restaurants, nursing homes, and other similar establishments and are prohibited from sales or donation of uninspected poultry through any type of retail market or similar establishment owned or operated by the producer;

(4) The producers submit a certificate of registration to the Department;

(5) The poultry is healthy, slaughtered, and processed under sanitary standards, practices, and procedures that result in the preparation of poultry products that are sound, clean, and fit for human food, and each carcass, part, or poultry product bears a label that lists the producer's name, and address and the following statement, "This poultry product has not been inspected and passed";

(6) The poultry is sold directly to the household consumer, restaurant, hotel, or boardinghouse, for use in their establishment or in the preparation of meals for sales directly to consumers and transported without third-party intervention or intervening transfer or storage, and is maintained in a safe and unadulterated condition during transportation; and

(7) The producers allow an authorized agent of the Department access to their facilities and an opportunity to examine records at all reasonable times, upon notice.

(c) The provisions of this Act and rules do not apply to poultry producers who slaughter their own poultry raised on their farm, and each of the following apply:

(1) The producers slaughter no more than two thousand five hundred (2500) turkeys or their equivalent with a ratio of four (4) birds of other species, excluding ratites, to one (1) turkey during a calendar year;

(2) The producers do not engage in buying or selling poultry products other than those produced from poultry raised on their own farms;

(3) The poultry is sold by the producer, or other person for distribution by the producer, solely within the producer's jurisdiction, directly to household consumers, restaurants, hotels, and boardinghouses for use in their own dining rooms or in the preparation of meals for sales directly to consumers;

(4) The producers submit a certificate of registration to the Department;

(5) The poultry is healthy, slaughtered, and processed under sanitary standards, practices, and procedures that result in the preparation of products that are sound, clean and fit for human food, and each carcass, part or poultry product bears a label that lists the producer's name and address and the following statement, " This poultry product has not been inspected and passed" and the products are not otherwise misbranded;

(6) The producers meet the sanitation requirements as provided in 9 CFR 416.1-5 and allow the Department to inspect sanitation at least two (2) times each year;

(7) The producers allow an authorized agent of the Department access to their facilities and an opportunity to examine records at all reasonable times, upon notice; and

(8) The producers do not engage, within the same calendar year, in the business of buying or selling any poultry or poultry products or engage in any other poultry exemptions, or operate an inspected poultry establishment, unless approved by the Department.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:37-5-2

Added at 21 Ok Reg 1181, eff 5-27-04 ; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 2310, eff 7-11-05 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2172, eff 6-25-06 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1778, eff 6-25-07 ; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1052, eff 7-1-08 ; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1386, eff 7-1-09 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 910, eff 7-1-10 ; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2197, eff 7-25-11 ; Amended at 585 Ok Reg 1033, eff 7-1-12 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 826, eff 7-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 24, September 1, 2015, eff. 9/11/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 36, Issue 23, August 15, 2019, eff. 9/14/2019

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/14/2020

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/12/2022

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 23, August 15, 2023, eff. 9/11/2023