1545 MEAT, FISH, AND POULTRY INDUSTRY

1545.1580 ACCESSIBILITY OF MECHANICAL PICKERS. When used in the plant, mechanical pickers shall be so installed as to be accessible for thorough cleaning and removal of the accumulation of feathers. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1590 PREMISES. The premises shall be kept free from refuse, waste materials, and all other sources of objectionable odors and conditions. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1600 CLEANING OF ROOMS AND COMPARTMENTS. Rooms, compartments, or other parts of the plant in which products are handled and kept shall be kept clean and in sanitary condition. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1610 DISPOSAL OF OFFAL. All feathers, blood, offal, birds, rabbits, or animals or parts of poultry, rabbits, or animals too severely damaged to be salvaged, and all discarded containers and other materials shall be completely disposed of daily. A separate closed storage room…

1545.1620 WINDOWS, DOORS, LIGHT FIXTURES. All windows, doors, and light fixtures in the plant shall be kept clean. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1630 DOCKS AND ROOMS. All docks and rooms shall be kept clean and free from debris and unused equipment and utensils. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1640 RECEIVING DOCKS AND ROOMS CONSTRUCTION. Live poultry, rabbit, or animal receiving docks and receiving rooms shall be of such construction as to readily permit their thorough cleaning. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1650 FEEDING ROOM FLOORS. Floors in feeding rooms shall be cleaned with such regularity as may be necessary to maintain them in a sanitary condition. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1660 KILLING, ROUGHING, PINNING ROOM. The killing, roughing, and pinning room shall be kept clean and free from offensive odors at all times. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1670 WALLS, FLOORS, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS. The walls, floors, and all equipment and utensils used in the killing, roughing, and pinning room shall be thoroughly cleaned after each day's operation. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1680 KILLING ROOM FLOORS. The floors in the killing, roughing, and pinning room shall be cleaned frequently during roughing and finishing operations and be kept reasonably free from accumulated blood, hides, feathers, bristles, manure, water, and dirt. Statutory Authority: M…

1545.1690 TOILET AND LOCKER ROOM SANITATION. All equipment in the toilet and locker room as well as the room itself shall be kept clean, sanitary, and in good repair. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1700 COOLER AND FREEZER ROOMS. Cooler and freezer rooms shall be free from objectionable odors of any kind and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition (including, but not being limited to, the prevention of drippings from refrigerating coils onto products). Statutory Aut…

1545.1710 CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. Equipment and utensils used for preparing or otherwise handling any product shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition and in good repair. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1720 BATTERIES AND HOLDING PENS. Batteries, dropping pans, and holding pens shall be cleaned regularly and the manure removed from the plant daily. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1740 SCALDING TANKS. Scalding tanks shall be completely emptied and thoroughly cleaned as often as may be necessary but not less frequently than once a day. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1750 ICE SHOVELS. Ice shovels shall be kept clean, free of corrosion, and shall be stored off the floor. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1760 KILLING ROOM EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. All equipment and utensils used in the killing, roughing, and pinning rooms shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned after each day's operation. The chilling and packing room and equipment and utensils used therein shall be maintained …

1545.1770 GRADERS AND BINS. Graders' and packers' gloves and grading bins shall be washed daily and used only for grading or packing, as the case may be. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1780 CHILLING VATS OR TANKS. Chilling vats or tanks not being used in a continuous flow system shall be emptied and rinsed after each use. All tanks shall be thoroughly cleaned once daily. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1790 DEFROSTING TANKS. When frozen poultry, rabbits, or animals are to be defrosted in water, adequate facilities (tanks, vats, or racks) shall be provided, including continuous running tap water of sufficient volume to thaw such poultry, rabbits, or animals. Such poultry, r…

1545.1860 SEGREGATION OF OPERATIONS. The pinning and finishing operations shall be performed in a part of the room that is away from the killing and roughing operations. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1870 ISOLATION OF KILLING OPERATION. Blood from the killing operation shall be confined to a relatively small area and kept from being splashed about the room. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1880 FINISHING DRESSED POULTRY. In finishing and cleaning dressed poultry, the carcass shall be singed, feed shall be removed from the crop, and the fecal material in the cloaca shall be removed by venting, and such operations shall be completed prior to chilling and packagi…

1545.1890 HEAD CLEANLINESS. The head of each dressed poultry carcass shall be washed thoroughly to remove feed from the mouth and blood from the head and mouth. This part applies to poultry processing plants only. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 2…

1545.1900 FINAL CLEANING. In the final washing the carcass shall be passed through a system of sprays providing an abundant supply of fresh clean water either under pressure or scrubbing action. This part applies to poultry processing plants only. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 …

1545.1910 ISOLATION OF PACKAGING AND GRADING OPERATION. Dressed poultry may be graded and packaged in the killing, roughing, pinning, chilling, and packing room; however, such poultry shall be graded and packed in an area of the room which is well isolated from the killing and ro…

1545.1920 EVISCERATING ROOM FLOORS. The floors in the eviscerating room shall be kept clean and reasonably dry during eviscerating operations and free of all refuse. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1930 PLANT SANITATION. Plant operation shall be conducted in such a manner as will result in sanitary processing, proper inspection, and wholesome properly prepared ready-to-cook poultry, rabbits, or animals. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 2…

1545.1940 PACKAGING EQUIPMENT. Mechanized packaging equipment shall be maintained in good sanitary condition. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1950 PROMPT OFFAL REMOVAL. All offal resulting from the eviscerating operation shall be removed as often as necessary to prevent the development of a nuisance. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.1960 CONTAINER LINERS. Paper and other material used for lining barrels or other containers in which products are packaged shall be of such kinds as do not tear readily during use, but remain intact when moistened by the product. Wooden containers to be used for packaging po…

1545.1970 PROTECTION OF PRODUCTS. Protective coverings shall be used for the product in the plant and as it is distributed from the plant, as will afford adequate protection for the product against contamination by any foreign substance (including, but not being limited to, dust,…

1545.1980 PACKAGE CONTAINERS SANITATION. Containers to be used for packaging dressed poultry, rabbits, or animals and ready-to-cook poultry, rabbits, or animals shall be clean, free from objectionable substances or odors, and of sufficient strength and durability to adequately pr…

1545.1990 REFUSE HANDLING. Refuse may be moved directly to loading docks only for prompt removal. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.2000 CLEANLINESS AND HYGIENE OF PERSONNEL. All employees coming in contact with dressed poultry, rabbits, or animals, exposed edible products or edible products handling equipment shall wear clean garments and shall keep their hands clean at all times while thus engaged. Sta…

1545.2010 INFECTIONS AND OPEN SORES. Hands of employees handling dressed poultry, rabbits, or animals or edible products or edible products handling equipment shall be free of infected cuts, boils, and open sores at all times while thus engaged. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Pu…

1545.2020 HAND WASHING. Every person after each use of toilet or change of garments shall wash his or her hands thoroughly before returning to duties that require the handling of dressed poultry, rabbits, or animals or edible products or containers therefor or edible products han…

1545.2030 USE OF TOBACCO PROHIBITED. Neither smoking nor chewing of tobacco shall be permitted in any room where exposed edible products are prepared, processed, or otherwise handled. Statutory Authority: MS s 31.54 Published Electronically: August 28, 2002

1545.2040 TEMPERATURES AND COOLING AND FREEZING PROCEDURES. Temperatures and procedures which are necessary for cooling and freezing dressed and ready-to-cook poultry, rabbits, or animals, including all edible portions thereof, shall be in accordance with sound operating practice…

1545.2050 FISH UNFIT FOR HUMAN FOOD. Fish unfit for human food, whether parasitic or not, which are offered for sale for animal food must be denatured or identified so as to prohibit their use for human food. Denaturing must be accomplished either by cutting the fish in two immed…

1545.2060 PACKING BOXES AND CONTAINERS OF DENATURED FISH. All packing boxes and containers containing denatured fish shall bear thereon in a conspicuous manner in bold face type not less than one-half inch in height the statement "for animal food only." Such statement shall be pr…

1545.2840 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Applicability. For the purposes of parts 1545.2840 to 1545.3120 the following words, phrases, names, and terms shall be construed respectively to mean. Subp. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Ag…

1545.2850 PERMITS. After July 1, 1964, no person shall process fish in Minnesota for sale at wholesale without first obtaining a permit therefor from the commissioner. Applications for permits shall be made on forms provided by the commissioner who shall cause the place to be ins…

1545.2860 RENEWAL OF PERMITS. Permits shall be renewed annually on July 1. Applications for renewal of permits shall be filed on or before June 30. The commissioner may cause the place to be inspected before granting renewal of a permit. On finding that the applicant maintains a …

1545.2870 REVOCATION OF PERMIT, NOTICE; REINSTATEMENT. After giving the person to whom a permit has been issued at least seven days notice of the date and place of hearing and an opportunity to be heard, the commissioner may by order revoke any permit when the person to whom a pe…

1545.2880 INSPECTIONS AND CORRECTIVE ORDERS. The commissioner shall at such times as the commissioner deems necessary cause any fish processing establishment or place of business where fish are processed to be inspected and shall make such order as is necessary to correct insanit…