Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 1.554 - Transactions involving dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestockPersons engaged in the business of buying, selling, transporting in commerce, or importing any dead, dying disabled or diseased animals or parts of the carcasses of any animals that died otherwise than by slaughter shall not engage in any of the following activities:
(1) Buy, sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation in commerce, or import any dead livestock if its hide or skin has been removed.(2) Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in commerce any dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock, or parts of the carcasses of any livestock that died otherwise than by slaughter, unless such livestock and parts are consigned and delivered without avoidable delay to: (i) Establishments of animal food manufacturers, renderers or collection stations that are registered as required in this chapter.(ii) Official establishments that operate under Federal inspection; or(iii) Establishments that operate under a State or territorial inspection system approved by the Department as one that imposes requirements at least equal to the Federal requirements for purposes of the act (21 U.S.C.A. § 331). A list of such registrants, States and amendments thereof will be published in the Federal Register, and information concerning the registration status of particular animal food manufacturers, renderers or collection stations, or the status of particular States or territories may also be obtained from the Director, Consumer Protection programs Services Staff, Consumer and Marketing Services, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.(3) Buy in commerce or import any dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock or parts of the carcasses of any livestock that died otherwise than by slaughter, unless he is an animal food manufacturer or renderer and is registered as such or is the operator of an establishment inspected as required by paragraph (2) and such livestock or parts of carcasses are to be delivered to establishments eligible to receive them under such paragraph.(4) Unload en route to any establishment eligible to receive them under paragraph (2) any dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock or parts of the carcasses of any livestock that died otherwise than by slaughter, which are transported in commerce or imported by any such person, except that any such livestock or parts of carcasses may be unloaded from a means of conveyance en route where necessary in case of a wreck or otherwise extraordinary emergency, and may be reloaded into another means of conveyance in accordance with the requirements of § 1.552 (relating to breaking seals in emergencies).(5) Load into any means of conveyance containing any dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock or parts of the carcasses of any livestock that died otherwise than by slaughter, while in the course of importation or other transportation in commerce any other livestock, parts of carcasses, other products or other commodities. This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.555 (relating to vehicles for transporting dead, dying, disabled or diseased livestock).