Section ATCP 57.10 - Renderers(1) ANNUAL LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) No person may do any of the following without an annual renderer license from the department: 1. Operate a rendering plant in this state.2. Collect, receive or transport, in this state, carcasses or carcass materials for rendering by that person in this state.3. Slaughter animals in this state for rendering by that person in this state.(b) A license under par. (a) expires on February 28 of each year and is not transferable. A license does not authorize the license holder to produce, sell, or distribute food for human consumption. Note: A renderer licensed under sub. (1) must also hold a commercial feed license under s. ATCP 42.02 if the renderer produces animal feed. A renderer license does not authorize a person to process food for human consumption. Food processing is subject to other license requirements. See ch. ATCP 55 (meat and meat food products), ch. ATCP 70 (food processing plants), and ch. ATCP 75 (retail food establishments).
(1m) LICENSE EXEMPTIONS. Rendering does not include any of the following: (a) Grease processing pursuant to a license under s. ATCP 57.14.(b) The processing of hides.(c) The manufacture of glue, pharmaceuticals, or gelatin.(d) Animal food processing by a person who does not render the processed materials. Note: Persons who produce gelatin or other food for human consumption are subject to state licensing requirements under ch. ATCP 55 (meat and poultry products), ch. ATCP 70 (wholesale food manufacturing), and ch. ATCP 75 (retail food establishments). Animal food processors are subject to licensing under s. ATCP 57.12. Commercial feed manufacturers are subject to licensing under ch. ATCP 42. The United States food and drug administration regulates pharmaceutical manufacturers.
(2) LICENSE APPLICATION; FEES. To obtain a license under sub. (1), a person shall apply on a form provided by the department. The application shall include all of the following: (a) The applicant's correct legal name, and any trade names under which the applicant engages in activities for which a license is required under sub. (1).(b) Whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity.(c) The applicant's primary business address.(d) The address of each rendering plant and truck transfer station that the applicant operates or proposes to operate in this state.(e) The livestock premises registration number assigned under ch. ATCP 17 to each location identified under par. (d). If the applicant has not yet registered a location under ch. ATCP 17, the applicant may register that location as part of the license application under this subsection.(f) The applicant's social security number if the applicant is an individual. Note: See s. 93.135 (1) (im), Stats.
(g) A permit application for each vehicle for which a permit is required under s. ATCP 57.20 (2).(h) Other relevant information required by the department for licensing purposes.(i) An annual license fee of $200 for each rendering plant that the person operates or proposes to operate in this state. No fee is required for a truck transfer station.(j) A pre-license inspection fee of $25 for each rendering plant for which a pre-license inspection is required under sub. (3). No fee is required for pre-license inspection of a truck transfer station. Note: A person may obtain an annual renderer license application by calling (608) 224-4694, sending an email to datcpmeatpoultrylicensing@wi.gov or by writing to the following address:
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Division of Food Safety
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
(3) PRE-LICENSE INSPECTION. Before the department issues a license covering a new rendering plant, or issues a license to a new operator of an existing rendering plant, the department shall inspect that rendering plant. The department may also inspect separate truck transfer stations operated by the renderer. The department shall perform the inspection within 30 days after the operator files a complete license application, unless the applicant agrees to a later inspection date. Note: The department may inspect any rendering plant or transfer station, regardless of whether an inspection is required under sub. (3).
(4) ACTION ON LICENSE APPLICATION. The department shall grant or deny an annual license application under sub. (2) within 30 days after the department receives a complete application except that, if a pre-license inspection is required under sub. (3), the department shall grant or deny the application within 30 days after completing the pre-license inspection.(5) ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS. A license under sub. (1) covers only the locations identified in the license application. A license holder may, at any time during the license year, supplement the application to include additional locations. The applicant shall pay the fee required under sub. (2) (i) for each additional location. The department shall inspect each additional location before licensing that location.(6) RENDERING PLANT LOCATED NEAR RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS.(a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), no person may establish a rendering plant within one-eighth mile of any existing building used as a residential dwelling or as a public or private place of business.(b) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the continued operation or expansion of a rendering plant that was originally established prior to November 26, 1981, or that was originally established at least one-eighth mile from other buildings under par. (a), except that it prohibits an expansion that moves any portion of the plant closer to any other building under par. (a) that is located within one-eighth mile of the plant. Note: For example, an existing rendering plant does not violate par. (a) merely because a new residence or business facility is constructed within 1/8 mile of the existing plant. But once the new residence or business facility is constructed, the plant may not expand closer to it (the plant may expand in the opposite direction).
(c) A person may establish or expand a rendering plant within one-eighth mile of a dwelling or a business building with the approval of the city, village, or town in which the rendering plant would be located if animals will not be slaughtered in the rendering plant and only carcasses will be processed in the rendering plant.(7) FACILITIES. Facilities operated by a renderer shall be all of the following: (a) Designed, constructed, equipped, and maintained for safe, sanitary, orderly operation, and for easy cleaning.(c) Fully enclosed to prevent access by dogs, cats, wild animals, rodents, birds and insects.(d) Constructed with self-draining floors and smooth interior walls and ceilings that can be easily cleaned.(e) Equipped with effective ventilation and vapor control systems to minimize offensive odors.(g) Kept clean, orderly, and free of nuisance conditions.(h) Served by hot and cold running water that is adequate for processing, cleaning, waste disposal, drinking and employee sanitation needs. Water shall be obtained from a source that complies with chs. NR 811 or 812. Water outlets shall be conveniently designed and located.(i) Equipped with drinking water, toilet and hand washing fixtures for persons who work at the facilities.(8) WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL. A renderer shall do all of the following: (a) Collect, and safely dispose of, all solid waste related to that person's operations. The person shall collect manure, offal, processing waste and other solid waste at least daily, and more often as necessary to keep facilities clean and orderly.(b) Promptly collect, and safely dispose of, all liquid waste related to that person's operations. Liquid waste shall be discharged to a public sewer system, or to an effluent disposal system that complies with chs. NR 108 and 258.(c) Comply with applicable federal, state and local law related to waste disposal.(d) Keep solid waste storage areas clean and orderly.(e) Keep waste collection and disposal systems in good working order.(f) Prevent unconfined accumulations of carcasses, carcass materials or waste.(10) TRANSPORTING AND HANDLING ANIMAL CARCASSES. A renderer shall transport and handle carcasses and carcass materials according to s. ATCP 57.20 and 57.22.(11) SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS. If a renderer slaughters animals for rendering, the renderer shall use one of the humane methods listed in s. 95.80 (1), Stats. Animals slaughtered at a rendering plant shall be slaughtered in an area that is designed and equipped for safe and humane slaughtering. Live animals may not be unloaded, kept or slaughtered in processing or storage areas. Note: A renderer may not transport live animals unless licensed to do so under ch. ATCP 12. See s. ATCP 57.20 (5) (a).
Note: Animal markets, dealers and truckers that handle live animals are regulated under ch. ATCP 12. Live animal movements are also governed by ch. ATCP 10. No person may transport carcasses or carcass materials in the same vehicle used to transport live animals, except that if a live animal dies in transit the animal trucker may deliver the carcass directly to a renderer or animal food processor licensed under s. ATCP 57.10 or 57.12. See s. ATCP 57.20 (1) (b) 6.
(12) RECORDS. (a) A renderer shall keep complete and accurate records related to the renderer's operations. Records shall include all of the following:1. The name and address of each person from whom the renderer receives carcasses or carcass materials, the date and location of each receipt, the types of carcasses or carcass materials received, the number or weight of carcasses received, the weight or liquid volume of carcass materials received, and the disposition of any carcasses or carcass materials received but not rendered.2. The name and address of each person from whom the renderer receives live animals, the date and location of each receipt, the numbers and types of live animals received, and the disposition of each animal. If the renderer slaughters an animal, the renderer shall record the date and location of slaughter, and the disposition of the carcass.3. The types of rendered product, and the daily amounts of each type of rendered product, produced at each rendering plant.4. The name and address of each person to whom the renderer sells or distributes rendered product, the dates on which the renderer ships rendered product to each person, and the type and amount of rendered product included in each shipment.5. Lot coding or other records that effectively track the receipt, processing and distribution of ingredients and rendered products, so that it is possible to identify ingredient sources for each lot of rendered product and vice versa.(b) A renderer shall retain each record under par. (a) for at least 3 years after the record is made, and shall make records available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 57.10
CR 07-116: cr. Register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08; CR 10-122: am. (1) (a) 2., 3., (2) (d), (i), (j), (3), (6) (a), cr. (6) (c) Register July 2011 No. 667, eff. 8-1-11.Amended by, CR 23-003: cr. (1m), am. (7) (a), r. (7) (f), (9), am. (11) Register February 2024 No. 818, eff. 3/1/2024