Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 1.526 - Registration(a) Except as otherwise provided every person who engages in business in or for commerce as a meat broker, renderer or animal food manufacturer, or engages in business in commerce as a wholesaler of any carcasses, or parts or products of the carcasses, or any livestock, whether intended for human food or other purposes, or engages in business as a public warehouseman storing any such articles in or for commerce, or engages in the business of buying, selling or transporting in commerce or importing any dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock, or parts of the carcasses of any such livestock that died otherwise than by slaughter, shall register with the Department, giving such information as is required, including his name, the address of each place of business and all trade names under which he conducts such business. Registration shall be effected by filing with the Department a form containing the required information within 90 days after he begins to engage in such business. All information submitted shall be current and correct. The registration form may be obtained from the Chief, Meat Hygiene Division, Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120.(b) Whenever any change is made in the name or address of any place of business or any trade name under which a registrant conducts his business, he shall report such change in writing to the Department within 15 days after making the change.(c) The registration requirements prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) may not apply to persons conducting any of the businesses specified only at an official establishment.