2015 WISCONSIN ACT
243
An Act
to repeal
97.42 (1) (a), 97.42 (1) (c), 97.42 (1) (d) 2., 97.42 (1) (g), 97.42 (1) (j), 97.42 (1) (m), 97.42 (1) (o), 97.42 (4) (c), 97.42 (5), 97.42 (6) (a) 4. and 97.45;
to amend
97.42 (title), 97.42 (1) (b), 97.42 (1) (d) (intro.), 97.42 (1) (d) 3., 97.42 (1) (e), 97.42 (1) (f), 97.42 (1) (fm), 97.42 (1) (h), 97.42 (1) (i), 97.42 (1) (k), 97.42 (1) (L), 97.42 (2) (a), 97.42 (2) (a), 97.42 (2) (b), 97.42 (2) (c), 97.42 (3) (a), 97.42 (3) (b), 97.42 (3) (c), 97.42 (3) (d), 97.42 (3) (e), 97.42 (3) (em), 97.42 (3) (f), 97.42 (4) (a), 97.42 (4) (b), 97.42 (4) (d), 97.42 (4) (e) 2., 97.42 (4) (e) 3., 97.42 (4) (f), 97.42 (4) (g), 97.42 (4) (h), 97.42 (4) (i), 97.42 (4m), 97.42 (6) (a) (intro.), 97.42 (6) (b), 97.42 (6) (c), 97.42 (6) (d), 97.42 (7), 97.42 (9) (a), 97.42 (9) (b) 1., 97.42 (9) (b) 2., 97.42 (10) and 97.42 (11); and
to create
97.42 (1) (bg), 97.42 (1) (br), 97.42 (1) (cm), 97.42 (1) (em), 97.42 (2) (bg) and 97.42 (3) (cm) of the statutes;
relating to:
regulation of establishments where animals are slaughtered or meat is processed, and granting rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
97.42 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(title)
Compulsory inspection of
animals,
livestock or poultry, and meat or
poultry
and carcasses
products
.
Section
2
.
97.42 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
3
.
97.42 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(b) "Capable of use as human food" applies to any
carcass or part of a carcass of any animal or poultry or animal
meat
or poultry product unless it is denatured
or otherwise
,
identified as
unfit for human consumption as
required by department rules, or is naturally inedible by humans.
Section
4
.
97.42 (1) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
97.42
(1)
(bg) "Captive game animal" means an animal of a normally wild type that is produced in captivity for slaughter and consumption. "Captive game animal" does not include a farm-raised deer, ratite, captive game bird, fish, or an animal that is kept solely for hunting purposes at a hunting preserve.
Section
5
.
97.42 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
97.42
(1)
(br) "Captive game bird" means a bird of a normally wild type that is produced in captivity for slaughter and consumption, including a pheasant, quail, wild turkey, migratory wildfowl, or other bird that the department designates as a captive game bird by rule. "Captive game bird" does not include poultry, ratites, or birds kept solely for hunting purposes at a hunting preserve.
Section
6
.
97.42 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
7
.
97.42 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
97.42
(1)
(cm) "Denature" means to intentionally make an item unfit for human consumption by adding a substance to it to alter the item's appearance or other natural characteristics.
Section
8
.
97.42 (1) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(d) (intro.) "Establishment" means a plant or premises, including retail premises, where
animals
livestock
or poultry are slaughtered for human consumption, or
a plant or premises, including retail premises,
where meat or poultry products
or meat food products
are processed, but
shall
does
not include
any of the following
:
Section
9
.
97.42 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
Section
10
.
97.42 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(d) 3. Premises of a person who is the owner of the
animals
livestock or poultry
to be slaughtered or of
carcasses
the meat or poultry products
to be processed,
and
if
the resulting product is for exclusive use by
him or her and
the owner,
members of
his or her
the owner's
household
and his or her
, or the owner's
nonpaying guests and employees.
Section
11
.
97.42 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(e) "Inspector" means any person employed
by the department or any cooperating agency who is
or
authorized by the department to do any work or perform any duty in connection with the department's meat and poultry inspection program.
Section
12
.
97.42 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
97.42
(1)
(em) "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, farm-raised deer, alpacas, llamas, bison, ratites, rabbits, and other species that the department designates as livestock by rule.
Section
13
.
97.42 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(f) "Meat broker" means any person engaged in the business of buying or selling meat
and
or
poultry products
, or meat and poultry food products
on commission, or otherwise negotiating purchases or sales of
such articles
meat or poultry products
other than for the person's own account or as an employee of another person.
Section
14
.
97.42 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(fm) "Meat distributor" means a person who is engaged in the business of distributing in this state meat
and
or
poultry products at wholesale.
Section
15
.
97.42 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
16
.
97.42 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(h) "Meat
products" and "
or
poultry products" means
the carcasses or
any parts
, including the viscera,
of
carcasses of animals and
slaughtered livestock or
poultry
that are
capable of use as human food.
Section
17
.
97.42 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(i) "Mobile processor" means a person
, other than the owner of the livestock or poultry being slaughtered or the meat or poultry products being processed,
who
provides a meat processing service to
slaughters livestock or poultry or processes meat or poultry products for
the general public for compensation other than the trading of services on an exchange basis, and conducts the
meat
slaughtering or
processing at the premises of the owner of the
carcasses
livestock or poultry being slaughtered or the meat or poultry products
being processed.
Section
18
.
97.42 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
19
.
97.42 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(k) "Official inspection mark" means the symbol formulated under the rules of the department to
state
indicate
that the meat
,
or
poultry
or
product was inspected pursuant to
such
the department's
rules.
Section
20
.
97.42 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(1)
(L) "Poultry" means any domesticated
fowl
birds
, including
but not limited to
chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks
,
or guineas, but
shall
does
not include
commercially produced
captive
game birds
or ratites
.
Section
21
.
97.42 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
22
.
97.42 (1) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
23
.
97.42 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(2)
(a)
No
Subject to pars. (b) and (bg), no
person may operate an establishment
as defined in sub. (1) (d)
without a valid license issued by the department
for each such establishment
. That license expires on June 30 annually, except that a license issued for a new establishment on or after March 30 but before July 1 expires on June 30 of the following year. No license may be issued unless the applicant has complied with the requirements of this section. The annual license fee is $200, except the annual license fee shall be $80 for those establishments engaged only in slaughtering uninspected
animals
livestock
or poultry or processing uninspected meat
or poultry products
as a custom service,
and
but
not
in
for
other operations
subject to
for which
a license under this section
is required
. No person may be required to obtain a license under s. 97.29 or 97.30 for activities licensed under this section or
which is
for establishments
inspected under
21 USC 451
to
472
and
601
to
695
.
Section
24
.
97.42 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
97.42
(2)
(a) Subject to pars. (b) and (bg), no person may operate an establishment without a valid license issued by the department. That license expires on June 30 annually, except that a license issued for a new establishment on or after March 30 but before July 1 expires on June 30 of the following year. No license may be issued unless the applicant has complied with the requirements of this section. The
department shall establish by rule the
annual license
fee is
fees for establishments, not to exceed
$200,
except the
based on the type of mandatory inspection required to be performed at the establishment. The department shall establish a reduced
annual license fee
shall be $80
for those establishments engaged only in slaughtering uninspected livestock or poultry or processing uninspected meat or poultry products as a custom service, but not for other operations for which a license under this section is required. No person may be required to obtain a license under s. 97.29 or 97.30 for activities licensed under this section or for establishments inspected under
21 USC 451
to
472
and
601
to
695
.
Section
25
.
97.42 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(2)
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any person operating an establishment that only processes meat or poultry products
, or meat or poultry food products,
for sale directly to consumers at retail on the premises where the products were processed
,
if only inspected meat
is
or poultry products are
permitted on the premises and sales to
hotels,
restaurants
,
and institutions are restricted to 25% of the
volume
gross annual value
of meat
or poultry product
sales or
$28,800 annually
the adjusted dollar limitation published by the federal department of agriculture under
9 CFR 303.1
(d) (2) (iii)
(b)
, whichever is less. No person exempt from licensure under this paragraph may sell any cured, smoked,
seasoned,
canned
,
or cooked meat
food
or poultry
products produced by that person to
hotels,
restaurants
,
or institutions.
Section
26
.
97.42 (2) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
97.42
(2)
(bg) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any person operating an establishment that meets the requirements under
9 CFR 303.1
(d) (2) (iv)
(c)
or (e) (1), or 381.10 (d) (2) (iv)
(c)
or (e) (1).
Section
27
.
97.42 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(2)
(c) No person may operate as
a mobile slaughterer or as
a mobile processor without an annual registration certificate issued by the department, except that no registration certificate is required for
a mobile slaughterer or
a mobile processor who holds a license issued under par. (a). A registration certificate expires on June 30, annually. An application for an annual registration certificate shall be submitted on a form provided by the department and shall include information reasonably required by the department for registration purposes. The department shall promulgate rules regulating
mobile slaughterers and
mobile processors, including rules related to facilities, sanitation, identification of carcasses
,
and record keeping.
Section
28
.
97.42 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(3)
(a)
Examination before slaughter.
For the purpose of preventing the sale and use in this state of meat
products and
or
poultry products
which
that
are
unwholesome
adulterated
or otherwise
unfit for
not capable of use as
human food, the department shall cause to be made, by inspectors who may be veterinarians on either a full-time or part-time basis
,
under supervision of the department,
an
examination and inspection of all
animals
livestock
and poultry before they are slaughtered in any establishment, except as provided in pars. (d) and (em). All
animals
livestock
and poultry found
on such inspection
to show symptoms of disease shall be condemned or set apart and slaughtered separately from all other
animals
livestock
and poultry, and when so slaughtered the
carcasses
meat or poultry products
thereof shall be subject to careful examination, inspection
,
and disposition, in accordance with rules issued by the department.
Section
29
.
97.42 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(3)
(b)
Examination after slaughter.
For the purpose stated in par. (a), the department shall cause to be made, by inspectors
under supervision of the department,
who may be veterinarians on either a full-time or part-time basis,
under supervision of the department,
an examination and inspection of the
carcasses and parts thereof
meat or poultry products
of all
animals
livestock
and poultry slaughtered at any establishment, except as provided in pars. (d) and (em).
The carcasses and parts thereof of all animals and
Meat or
poultry
products
found to be
wholesome and fit for
not adulterated and capable of use as
human food shall be marked, stamped, tagged
,
or labeled by inspectors as "Wis. inspected and passed". Inspectors shall mark, stamp, tag
,
or label as "Wis. inspected and condemned" all
carcasses and parts thereof of animals and
meat or
poultry
products
found to be
unwholesome or otherwise unfit for human food
adulterated or otherwise not capable of use as human food
, and all
carcasses and parts thereof
meat or poultry products
so inspected and condemned shall be destroyed, in accordance with rules issued by the department. Inspection marks, stamps, tags
,
and labels shall be prescribed by the department and shall include thereon the identification number of the establishment assigned by the department.
Section
30
.
97.42 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(3)
(c)
Reexaminations.
Inspectors shall, when deemed advisable, reinspect c
arcasses, parts thereof or
meat
food
or poultry
products to determine whether
the same
they
have become
unwholesome
adulterated
or
in any other way unfit for
otherwise not capable of use as
human food. If any
carcasses, parts thereof or
meat
food
or poultry
products, upon a reexamination, are found to be
unwholesome
adulterated
or otherwise
unfit for
not capable of use as
human food, they shall be destroyed, in accordance with rules issued by the department.
Section
31
.
97.42 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
97.42
(3)
(cm)
Voluntary reimbursable inspection services.
The department shall provide slaughter inspection services for licensed establishments for certain captive game animals and captive game birds, and shall designate by rule the species of captive game animals and captive game birds for which these services may be provided. The establishment requesting these services shall reimburse the department for the actual cost of providing the services at rates established by rule by the department.
Section
32
.
97.42 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(3)
(d)
Custom service slaughtering.
This subsection
shall
does
not apply to
animals
livestock
and poultry slaughtered as a custom service for the owner
of the livestock or poultry
exclusively for use by the owner
and
,
members of the owner's household
,
and the owner's nonpaying guests and employees, unless department inspection is specifically requested and performed at establishments where examinations before and after slaughter are
otherwise
required. The rules of the department shall make provision for the furnishing of
such
this
inspection service, subject to availability of inspector personnel, and for the identification of all
animals
livestock
and poultry custom slaughtered for the owners thereof without department inspection.
Section
33
.
97.42 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(3)
(e)
Periodic inspections.
The department shall make periodic inspections of construction, operation, facilities, equipment, labeling, sanitation
,
and
wholesomeness of
practices for ensuring
meat
and
or
poultry products
, and meat food products
are not adulterated,
at establishments or any other premises, including vehicles engaged in transportation of
such
meat or poultry
products. Inspection of products and plant operations shall cover
such
operations
such
as cutting and boning, curing and smoking, grinding and fabrication, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storage and transportation. Periodic inspections of processing operations shall be conducted as uniformly as possible among establishments subject to overtime inspection under sub. (4) (f) to avoid the imposition of undue inspection fees against any establishment. Inspections at overtime rates shall only be held where necessary to assure
wholesomeness and
the
safety of products
for human consumption
and compliance with the requirements of this section and rules of the department.
Section
34
.
97.42 (3) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(3)
(em)
Slaughter of farm-raised deer.
The requirements of pars. (a) and (b) do not apply to the slaughter of a farm-raised deer if its meat
food
products are not sold by a person holding a restaurant permit under s. 254.64 or by an operator of a retail food establishment, as defined under s. 97.30 (1) (c). The operator of an establishment in which farm-raised deer
, their carcasses
or their meat
food
products are examined and inspected under this subsection shall pay the department for the cost of the department's examination and inspection.
Section
35
.
97.42 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(3)
(f)
Label requirements.
In addition to label requirements otherwise provided by law, meat
food
or poultry
products shall bear a label, stamp, mark or tag including thereon the official inspection mark and identification number of the establishment where processed. Meat
and
or
poultry products processed and sold at retail to household consumers on the premises
shall
do
not require official inspection marks and identification numbers.
Section
36
.
97.42 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(a) The inspection before and after slaughter of all
animals
livestock
and poultry killed or dressed for human consumption at any establishment.
Section
37
.
97.42 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(b) The inspection and marking of
carcasses or parts thereof
meat or poultry products
intended for human consumption, and prohibiting the unauthorized use of any official inspection mark or simulation or counterfeit thereof.
Section
38
.
97.42 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
39
.
97.42 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(d) The seizure, retention
,
and destruction
for human consumption
of any
animal
livestock
or poultry
, carcasses, parts thereof,
or meat
food
or poultry
products which have not been inspected or passed or are
unwholesome or
adulterated or misbranded
, for the purpose of preventing human consumption
.
Section
40
.
97.42 (4) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(e) 2. The rate of slaughter for the different classes of
animals
livestock
and poultry conform to reasonable
minimums
minimum levels
per hour;
Section
41
.
97.42 (4) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(e) 3. Inspection of
animals
livestock
and poultry slaughtered as a custom service be restricted to the time of the regular slaughter schedule fixed for the establishment. When inspection is provided for custom slaughtering and custom processing the inspection shall be conducted in accordance with sub. (3) (a) to (c) and rules prescribed under this subsection; and
Section
42
.
97.42 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(f) Overtime agreements with the department whereby the operator of any establishment subject to a license under sub. (2)
,
agrees to pay the cost for salaries, at overtime rates, and other expenses of department inspectors whenever slaughtering, carcass preparation, or the processing of meat or poultry products
or meat food products
is conducted beyond hours or days limited under par. (e), or on Saturdays, Sundays
,
or holidays for state employees under s. 230.35 (4), or before 6 a.m. or after 6 p.m., or in excess of 40 hours in any week. Overtime charges for periodic inspections under sub. (3) (e) shall, insofar as possible, be limited to the minimum number of hours reasonably required for
the conduct of such
conducting those
inspections. The department may assess overtime charges under this paragraph even though the department provides compensatory time in lieu of overtime compensation under s. 103.025.
Section
43
.
97.42 (4) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(g) Specifications and standards for location, construction, operation, facilities, equipment
,
and sanitation for any premises, establishment
,
or mobile facility where slaughter or processing is carried on, including custom slaughtering of
animals
livestock
or poultry and custom or retail processing of meat
and
or
poultry products.
Section
44
.
97.42 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(h) Conditions of sanitation under which
carcasses, parts of carcasses, poultry and
meat
and
or
poultry products shall be stored, transported
,
or otherwise handled by any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing, transporting
,
or processing
such
meat or poultry
products.
Section
45
.
97.42 (4) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4)
(i) Record-keeping requirements for persons engaged in slaughtering or processing operations, or in the storage or transportation of meat
,
or
poultry
, or meat food
products, including record-keeping requirements for meat brokers and the registration of meat brokers with the department.
Section
46
.
97.42 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(4m)
Federal requirements.
Except as provided in rules promulgated under sub. (4), the
The
operator of an establishment that is required to be licensed under this section shall comply with
9 CFR parts 307 to 311, 313 to 315, 317 to 319, 416 and 417 and part 381 subparts G, H, I, J, K, L, O and P as they apply to federally licensed establishments
federal requirements as provided in rules promulgated by the department
.
Section
47
.
97.42 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
48
.
97.42 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(6)
(a) (intro.) No person
shall
may
slaughter any
animals
livestock
or poultry for the purpose of selling the meat
products
or poultry products thereof for human food, or sell, offer for sale
,
or have in his or her possession with intent to sell
such
any
meat
products
or poultry products for human food, unless
such animals and
the livestock or
poultry and the
carcasses
meat or poultry products
thereof have been first inspected and approved as provided by any of the following:
Section
49
.
97.42 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
Section
50
.
97.42 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(6)
(b) No person
shall
may
sell, offer for sale
,
or have in
his or her
possession with intent to sell any meat or poultry products
, or meat food products
unless
they
those products
have been processed in accordance with this section
,
or
the federal meat inspection act
, or county or municipal ordinances approved by the department
.
Section
51
.
97.42 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(6)
(c) No person
shall
may
slaughter horses, mules
,
or other equines or process equine carcasses or meat at establishments where
other animals
livestock
or poultry are slaughtered or where
other
meat or poultry products are processed.
Section
52
.
97.42 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(6)
(d) No county or municipality
shall
may
prohibit the sale of any meat
products
or poultry products if
such
the
meat
products
or poultry products are inspected and passed by the department
,
or by the
U.S.
federal
department of agriculture
, or by a county or municipal inspection service approved by the department
, provided
such
the
meat
products and
or
poultry products are
wholesome and
not
adulterated or
misbranded at the time of sale.
Section
53
.
97.42 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(7)
Right of access.
No person
shall
may
prevent or attempt to prevent an inspector or other officer or agent of the department from entering, at any time, any establishment or any other place where meat
products
or poultry products
, or foods derived therefrom,
are processed, sold
,
or held for sale, for the purpose of any examination, inquiry
,
or inspection in connection with the administration and enforcement of this section. The examination, inquiry
,
or inspection may include taking samples, pictures
,
and documentary and physical evidence pertinent to enforcement of this section.
Section
54
.
97.42 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(9)
(a) When in the opinion of the department, the use of any equipment,
utensil, container,
compartment, room
,
or
facilities
facility
which is unclean or unsanitary or improperly constructed could lead to contamination of
the
a meat or poultry
product, the department may attach a "Rejected" tag to
it
the item, room, or facility
. No equipment, utensil, container, compartment, room
,
or facility so tagged may be used until made acceptable and released by a department representative, or until
such equipment
that item, room, or facility
is replaced with
an
acceptable
equipment
item, room, or facility
.
Section
55
.
97.42 (9) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(9)
(b) 1. When in the opinion of the department any
carcass,
meat or poultry product
, meat food product
, or supplies or ingredients used in the processing thereof
,
may be
unwholesome,
adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise fail to meet standards or requirements of this section or rules adopted under this section, the department may tag
them
the product, supplies, or ingredients
with a "Retained" tag to hold them for further inspection, analysis
,
or examination. No
carcass,
meat or poultry product,
meat food product, or
supplies
,
or ingredients so tagged may be used, removed from the premises
,
or otherwise disposed of unless released by a department representative.
Such products
A tagged item
may not be retained for more than 30 days without prior notice to the owner or custodian and the right to an immediate hearing.
Section
56
.
97.42 (9) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(9)
(b) 2. When in the opinion of the department any
carcass,
meat or poultry product, or supplies or ingredients used in the processing thereof
,
is
unwholesome,
adulterated or misbranded, or otherwise
fail
fails
to meet standards or requirements of this section or rules adopted under this section, the department may tag
them
the product, supplies, or ingredients
with a "Detained" tag to hold them for destruction or other disposition. No
carcass,
meat or poultry product,
meat food product, or
supplies
,
or ingredients so tagged may be used, removed from the premises
,
or otherwise disposed of unless released by a department representative.
Such products
A tagged item
may not be destroyed or detained for more than 30 days without prior notice to the owner or custodian and the right to an immediate hearing.
Section
57
.
97.42 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(10)
Suspension.
The department may, upon written notice, summarily suspend the operations in whole or in part at any establishment for substantial violations of this section or rules issued hereunder when, in the opinion of the department, a continuation of the operation would constitute an imminent danger to public health. The department may
, upon written notice,
summarily suspend inspection at any establishment for acts punishable under sub. (8) where
such
those
acts substantially impair an inspector's ability to conduct an orderly inspection. Upon suspension of operations or inspection, the operator of the establishment may demand a hearing to determine whether the suspension should be vacated. The department shall, within 5 days after receipt of
such
the
demand, hold a hearing and adjudicate the issues as provided in ch. 227. A demand for hearing
shall
does
not
, however,
operate to stay the suspension pending the hearing.
Section
58
.
97.42 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
97.42
(11)
Exemption.
This section
shall
does
not apply to owners of poultry with respect to poultry produced on the owner's farm, provided his or her sales do not exceed 1,000
fowl
birds
annually, and the birds are labeled and tagged to identify the name and address of the producer and are marked "NOT INSPECTED". Persons processing more than 1,000
fowl
birds
but less than 20,000
fowl
birds
shall be fully subject to the provisions of this section relating to licensing, sanitation, facilities
,
and
wholesomeness of
practices for ensuring
product
. If
is not adulterated, except that, if
the department determines that the protection of consumers from
unwholesome
adulterated
poultry products will not be impaired, it may exempt
such
these
persons from sub. (3) (a) and (b) provided the birds are labeled or tagged to identify the name and address of the producer and are marked "NOT INSPECTED".
Section
59
.
97.45 of the statutes is repealed.
Section
60
.
Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:
(1)
The treatment of section 97.42 (2) (a) (by
Section
24) and (4m) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 25th month beginning after publication.
