Minnesota Administrative Code

1515.3100 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Applicability. For purposes of parts 1515.3000 to 1515.3800, the following definitions shall apply. Subp. 2. Claim form. "Claim form" means the form provided by the commissioner to be completed by the investigator containing information upon whic…

1515.3200 REPORTING. It is the responsibility of the livestock owner to notify an investigator of a suspected loss within 48 hours of the discovery of a loss. A telephone call, electronic media, or personal contact by which the livestock owner makes arrangements for a claim inves…

1515.3300 CLAIM FORMS. Investigation reports shall be submitted on forms provided by the commissioner. The investigator contacted by the livestock owner shall be responsible for completing the claim forms. Statutory Authority: MS s 3.737 History: 36 SR 179 Published Electronicall…

1515.3400 SIGNED STATEMENT FROM LIVESTOCK OWNER. The investigator shall secure from the livestock owner a signed statement setting forth: the existence and details of any insurance coverage on the livestock; a statement that in the owner's best judgment the destroyed livestock wa…

1515.3500 INVESTIGATION. Following instructions on the claim form, the investigator shall notify the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, within 48 hours, or as soon as practicable, that an investigation of livest…

1515.3600 COMPLETION AND SUBMISSION OF CLAIM FORM. The university extension educator shall make a written finding on the claim form of the actual fair market value of the destroyed livestock based upon any of the following criteria deemed to be pertinent by the university extensi…

1515.3800 INSURANCE COVERAGE. If insurance coverage exists on the livestock, the commissioner shall withhold payment under parts 1515.3000 to 1515.3800 until the insurance claim has been paid, and evidence of payment has been submitted to the commissioner, at which time that insu…

1520.0200 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. The definitions in this part and in Minnesota Statutes, section 29.21, apply to parts 1520.0200 to 1520.2000. Subp. 2. [Repealed, 19 SR 75] Subp. 3. [Repealed, 19 SR 75] Subp. 4. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agric…

1520.0300 CANDLING. Egg handlers must have equipment, adequate space, and a sanitary room darkened sufficiently to make accurate quality determinations of candled eggs. Processing operations, except when candling, must be well lighted to detect dirties, stains, and the condition …

1520.0400 STORAGE AND REFRIGERATION. Egg handlers must have adequate space and storage facilities capable of maintaining processed eggs at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit (seven degrees centigrade) or less or 50 degrees Fahrenheit (ten degrees centigrade) or less for unpro…

1520.0500 EGG CLEANING. Subpart 1. Protection of eggs. Eggs must be protected from contamination through all stages of production, transportation, and processing. Subp. 2. Wet cleaning. Wet cleaning of eggs using rags, sponges, or other devices to scrub or wipe the eggs by hand i…

1520.0600 CANDLING AND GRADING RECORDS. An egg handler must keep accurate candling and grading records for each patron from whom eggs are purchased on a graded basis. Records must be permanently written and must include the following data: name and address of the egg handler; nam…

1520.0700 EGGS PURCHASED FROM A PRODUCER. Graded eggs bought by an egg handler from a producer must be graded according to the standards set in parts 1520.1100 to 1520.1400. Statutory Authority: MS s 29.27; 31.11 History: 19 SR 75 Published Electronically: August 13, 2002

1520.0800 GRADED EGGS PURCHASED FOR RESALE. Candled and graded eggs purchased for resale, sold, transferred, or consigned to consumers, egg handlers, brokers, retailers, or wholesalers within the state must be sold, transferred, or consigned based on the requirements set in parts…

1520.0900 CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING MATERIAL USED IN MARKETING EGGS. Containers, including packaging material inside the containers, must be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition. Statutory Authority: MS s 29.27; 31.11 History: 17 SR 1279; 19 SR 75 Published Electronically: Au…

1520.1000 IDENTIFICATION OF EGGS IN THE POSSESSION OF EGG HANDLERS. Each case of eggs held by an egg handler must be identified by grade and size in a legible manner. Grade and size designation may not be abbreviated. Acceptable methods of identifying cases include stamping, mark…

1520.1100 MINNESOTA PURCHASE GRADES. Subpart 1. Consumer grades. Eggs may be purchased only on the basis of grade and weight classes established for consumer grades in parts 1520.1200 to 1520.1400. Subp. 2. "Nest runs" or "current receipts." Eggs may be purchased as "nest run" or…

1520.1200 MINNESOTA CONSUMER GRADES. Subpart 1. Grade AA at origin. "Grade AA (at origin)" consists of eggs which are at least 87 percent AA quality. The maximum tolerance of 13 percent which may be below AA quality may consist of A or B quality in any combination, except that wi…

1520.1300 QUALITY STANDARDS. Standards of quality for shell eggs must be in accordance with the United States Department of Agriculture Standards for Quality of Individual Shell Eggs and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS 56.200 et seq.) effective …

1520.1400 WEIGHT CLASSES FOR SHELL EGG GRADES. Weight classes for shell egg grades are set by the following table: Size or Weight Class Minimum Net Weight per dozen, in ounces Minimum Net Weight per 30 dozen, in pounds Minimum Weight for Individual Eggs at Rate per dozen, in ounc…

1520.1500 INVOICES. Every egg handler selling eggs to a retailer must give the retailer an invoice showing the grade of the eggs under part 1520.1200. A copy of each invoice must be maintained on file by the seller and the retailer at their places of business for 30 days and must…

1520.1600 LABELING. Egg handlers offering eggs for sale to a consumer must give the grade of eggs in a manner complying with this part. A. Eggs offered for sale in cartons, bags, containers, or other package form must be plainly and conspicuously labeled in printed letters not sm…

1520.1700 ADVERTISING. Any advertisement of eggs for a price must plainly and conspicuously indicate the grade and size. Grade and size designations may not be abbreviated. All reference to grades of eggs in advertising or in any other manner, either for procurement or sale of eg…

1520.1800 MISLEADING STATEMENTS. No egg handler may sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale eggs for human consumption if the package containing them, the label on the package, or any advertising accompanying them bears any statement or device which is in any way false or mis…

1520.1900 PACK AND QUALITY ASSURANCE DATE. Subpart 1. Pack date. Consumer grades of eggs must be pack dated in type not smaller than one-quarter inch capitals to indicate the date of pack. All cartons and cases must bear a pack date. Retailers who carton eggs delivered in bulk ca…

1520.2000 USE OF WORD "FRESH." The use of the word "Fresh" is limited to eggs of grades AA, A, and B quality which are not older than 30 days from the date of candling and grading. The term "Fresh" or a similar term is not a substitute for grade designation. Statutory Authority: …

1520.5200 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Applicability. Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of parts 1520.5200 to 1520.7200 the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean. Subp. 2. Affiliated flock owner. "Affiliated flock owner" means a flock ow…

1520.5300 ADMINISTRATION. As authorized by Minnesota Statutes 1971, chapter 29, the department cooperates with the United States Department of Agriculture through a memorandum of understanding in the administration of the plan. The department cooperatively with the board, shall c…

1520.5310 AFFILIATED FLOCK LOCATED IN ANOTHER STATE. The department may accept for participation an affiliated flock located in another state under a mutual understanding and agreement between the two official state agencies regarding conditions of participation and supervision. …

1520.5320 ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN IN MINNESOTA. The department may adopt rules applicable to the administration of the plan in the state of Minnesota further defining the provisions of the plan or establishing higher standards compatible with the plan. Statutory Authority: MS s 29…

1520.5400 PARTICIPATION. Any person producing or dealing in poultry products may participate in the plan on demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the department and the board that the facilities, personnel, and practices are adequate for carrying out the applicable provisions of …

1520.5500 GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS. Records of purchases, sales, eggs set, hatchability, and the identity of products handled shall be maintained in a manner satisfactory to the department. The purchaser shall keep on file for each lot of eggs or chicks purchased a…

1520.5600 ADVERTISING. Advertising must be in accordance with the plan, and applicable rules and regulations of the department and the Federal Trade Commission. A participant advertising products as being of any official classification may include in the advertising reference to …

1520.5700 PRODUCTS FROM NONPARTICIPANTS. Participants may not buy or receive for any purpose products from nonparticipants, or sell products of nonparticipants, except with the permission of the department and the board for use in breeding flocks or for experimental purposes. Sta…

1520.5800 MINIMUM EGG WEIGHT. The minimum weight of chicken hatching eggs sold shall be 1-11/12 ounces each for replacement stock and 1-10/12 ounces each for broiler stock, except as otherwise specified by the purchaser of the eggs. Each shipment of products to points outside the…

1520.5900 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR PARTICIPATING FLOCKS. Poultry houses and the land in the immediate vicinity thereof shall be kept in a sanitary condition acceptable to the department. The participating flock, its eggs, and all equipment used in connection with the flock shall b…

1520.6000 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR PARTICIPATING HATCHERIES. Hatcheries, including brooder rooms, shall be kept in sanitary condition, acceptable to the department. The minimum requirements with respect to sanitation shall include the following: incubator walls, floors, and trays …

1520.6100 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR BROODER ROOMS. A hatchery which keeps started poultry (poultry that has been fed or watered) must keep such poultry separated from the incubator room in a manner satisfactory to the department. The minimum requirements with respect to brooder ro…

1520.6200 POULTRY OFFERED FOR SALE. All poultry offered for sale under plan terminology shall be normal and typical of the breed and variety, cross, or other combination represented. Statutory Authority: MS s 29.021 Published Electronically: August 13, 2002

1520.6300 INCUBATED EGGS. Eggs incubated shall be sound in shell, typical for the breed and variety, strain, or cross thereof and reasonably uniform in shape. Hatching eggs shall be trayed and the poultry boxed with a view to uniformity of size. Statutory Authority: MS s 29.021 P…

1520.6400 HATCHERIES OPERATED UNDER SAME OWNERSHIP OR MANAGEMENT. All hatcheries within a state which are operated under the ownership or management of the same person or persons or related corporations, or in which the same person or persons have a substantial financial interest…

1520.6500 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR PARTICIPATING DEALERS. Dealers in poultry breeding stock or hatching eggs or poultry shall comply with all provisions in parts 1520.5200 to 1520.7200 which apply to their operations. Statutory Authority: MS s 29.021; 29.27; 31.11 History: 19 SR 7…

1520.6600 SUPERVISION. The department may designate qualified persons as authorized agents to do the selecting work provided for in parts 1520.5900 and 1520.7200. The department shall employ or authorize qualified persons as state inspectors to perform or supervise the performanc…

1520.6700 INSPECTIONS. Each participating hatchery shall be inspected a sufficient number of times each year to satisfy the department that the operations of the hatchery are in compliance with the provisions of the plan. Each year a sample of the flocks selected by each authoriz…

1520.6800 DEBARMENT FROM PARTICIPATION. Noncompliance with the provisions of the plan or rules of the department not corrected within the time specified by the department shall be grounds for the department to bar a participant from further participation for a period to be determ…

1520.6900 GENERAL TERMINOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION. The official classification terms defined in parts 1520.7100 and 1520.7200 and the various designs illustrative of the official classifications may be used only by those who are participating in the plan with both the department a…

1520.7000 STRAIN OR TRADE NAME. Participating flocks and the eggs and poultry produced from them may be designated by their strain or trade name. When a breeder's name or strain designation is used, the participant shall be able by records to substantiate that the products so des…