Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 8.21. Laboratory confirmation or a veterinarian’s positive test report. Laboratory confirmation or a veterinarian’s positive test report is required for diseases before an animal may be condemned and become eligible for indemnity. Source The provisions of this § 8.21 adopted Ju…

§ 8.22. Age requirements. (a) There is no age limitation for the payment of indemnity for animals condemned to prevent the spread of disease except for brucellosis. (b) Nonvaccinated brucellosis reactors shall be 6 months of age or older at the time of test, except calves from po…

§ 8.23. Registration requirements. (a) Indemnity claims for purebred registered animals condemned shall be supported by certificates of registration from a recognized breed registry association. Transfers shall be properly recorded. (b) When registry certificates are in the proce…

§ 8.24. Reactors disclosed on partial herd or flock test. Reactors disclosed on a partial herd or flock test for tuberculosis, brucellosis or pullorum may not be eligible for indemnity until the entire herd or flock has been tested. Source The provisions of this § 8.24 adopted Ju…

§ 8.25. Herd additions to quarantined herds. Additions to herds or flocks, after disease confirmation and quarantine, that become diseased or have been exposed to a known infected herd or flock, if it has been determined by the Director that destruction of the animals in the herd…

§ 8.26. Animals purchased without health certificates. Animals purchased without approved health certificates required under this title that become diseased and must be condemned are not eligible for indemnity. Authority The provisions of this § 8.26 amended under the Domestic An…

§ 8.27. Death of animal after appraisal. An indemnity will not be paid for a condemned animal that died after appraisal if the carcass was not disposed of under State or Federal supervision. Source The provisions of this § 8.27 adopted June 13, 1975, effective June 14, 1975, 5 Pa…

§ 8.28. Time required to remove condemned animals after appraisal. Animals condemned because of disease shall be disposed of according to the State and Federal regulations within 15 days after appraisal to be eligible for indemnity. Special permission in writing shall be obtained…

§ 8.29. Sanitation of infected premises. The infected premises shall be thoroughly cleaned by the owner and disinfected under the supervision of the Bureau. This cleaning and disinfecting shall be done within 15 days following removal of the condemned animals to be eligible for i…

§ 8.30. Poultry provision. (a) Indemnification shall be in accordance with the act of June 22, 1931 (P. L. 682, No. 249) (3 P. S. § § 398—400a). (b) Indemnity shall be available for official pullorum blood test reactors submitted in accordance with Department regulations to Burea…

GENERAL PROVISIONS § 82.1. Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Seasonal Farm Labor Act (43 P. S. § § 1301.101—1301.606). Central kitchen—The area in which a pers…

§ 82.10. Sewage disposal. All sewage disposal systems serving a seasonal farm labor camp shall be approved by the Department or the municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer, as appropriate. Approval of the sewage disposal system shall be based on satisfactory compliance with Chapters…

§ 82.11. Laundry, handwashing and bathing facilities. (a) Laundry, handwashing and bathing facilities shall be provided in the following ratio: (1) One handwash basin per family shelter or per six persons or any fraction thereof in shared facilities. (2) One shower head for every…

§ 82.12. Lighting and electrical. (a) Electrical installations at seasonal farm labor camps shall comply with and be maintained in accordance with the requirements of the 1978 National Electrical Code published by the National Fire Protection Association. An exception to this req…

§ 82.13. Refuse. (a) Garbage and refuse containing food wastes shall, prior to disposal, be kept in leak-proof, nonabsorbent, rust and corrosion resistant containers of adequate number. Containers shall be provided with tight fitting lids. (b) Other refuse shall be stored in cont…

§ 82.14. Food service. (a) Each private kitchen shall be a space separated but not necessarily partitioned from the sleeping area and shall be provided with the following: (1) A cookstove or hot plate with not less than two burners. (2) Adequate food storage shelves and a counter…

§ 82.15. Insect and rodent control. (a) Effective control measures and environmental changes approved by the Department shall be taken to prevent or eliminate infestation by and harborage of animal or insect vectors to include rodents, flies, mosquitoes, bedbugs, cockroaches, lic…

§ 82.16. First aid. (a) First aid kit, approved by the Department, shall be provided in the ratio of one per 50 persons, or fraction thereof. Each kit shall contain the following: 50 3/4 inch or 1 inch adhesive compress 10 gauze pads (4 inches x 4 inches) 20 gauze pads (3 inches …

§ 82.17. Safety—fire prevention and egress. (a) A building to be used as living quarters in a seasonal farm labor camp shall comply with the following requirements: (1) Exits provided shall be safe, adequate, reliable, accessible and unobstructed. Locks or other devices which pre…

§ 82.18. Occupant concurrent responsibility. (a) The occupants of a seasonal farm labor camp shall be held legally responsible, concurrently with the permittee of the camp, for the maintenance and operation of the camp in compliance with § 82.4(d) (relating to site); § 82.6(a) an…

§ 82.19. Obligations of owners and operators. Nothing in this chapter relieves the owner, operator or occupant of a seasonal farm labor camp of the responsibilities imposed by other statutes or rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Disease Prevention and Contr…

§ 82.1a. Scope. This chapter establishes standards for conditions of work, living quarters, occupancy, camp sanitation, work area sanitation, food facilities, fire protection and safety of seasonal farm workers. This chapter implements the act. This chapter applies to a seasonal …

§ 82.1b. Rebutting the presumption of employment of a seasonal farm worker on a temporary basis. Under the definition of ‘‘other temporary basis’’ in § 82.1 (relating to definitions), an individual is presumed to be employed on a temporary basis because the individual has been em…

§ 82.2. Permit to operate. (a) A person who owns land, buildings or facilities may not allow the operation, use or occupancy thereof as a seasonal farm labor camp without first obtaining a permit authorizing the operation and occupancy of the seasonal farm labor camp from the Dep…

§ 82.20. Single family homes. (a) A ‘‘single family home’’ is defined as a residential dwelling in which an individual or two or more persons related as spouses, children, parents, brothers or sisters to the seasonal farm worker occupant function as a single housekeeping unit and…

§ 82.3. Submission of plans to Department. Before beginning the construction, remodeling or alteration of a seasonal farm labor camp or the conversion of any existing establishment or facility to a seasonal farm labor camp, properly prepared plans and specifications shall be subm…

§ 82.4. Site. (a) Sites used for camps shall be adequately drained. A site may not be located within 500 feet of swamps, pools, sink holes or other surface collections of water unless the quiescent water surfaces can be subjected to mosquito control measures. The camp shall be lo…

§ 82.5. Camp housing. (a) Housing for seasonal farm laborers and their families shall be confined to one of the following: (1) Buildings used exclusively for the purpose of human habitation. (2) Fully-partitioned rooms in buildings used for purposes other than human habitation, p…

§ 82.5a. Occupancy. Occupancy of a camp shall be determined by the number of square feet of usable floor space in sleeping rooms and habitable rooms in the case of single family living units. The following ratios shall apply: (1) In dormitory and other sleeping rooms shared by un…

§ 82.5b. Sleeping room contents. (a) Each occupant of the camp shall be provided with a bed, mattress and cover, pillow and case, sheets, and blankets, subject to the following conditions: (1) Beds, bunks or cots shall be elevated at least 12 inches from the floor and spaced at l…

§ 82.6. Maintenance of cleanliness. (a) Living and sleeping rooms shall be aired and cleansed at intervals and in a manner approved by the Department. (b) Bedding, including mattresses, shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times. Blankets, covers and bed linen shall be wa…

§ 82.7. Water supply. (a) General. A seasonal farm labor camp shall have an approved water system that meets one of the following requirements: (1) Public water systems. Public water systems shall comply with the requirements and standards established under the Pennsylvania Safe …

§ 82.8. Plumbing. (a) Plumbing shall be so sized, installed and maintained as to safely carry adequate quantities of water to required locations throughout the camp and to properly convey sewage and liquid wastes from the establishment to the sewerage or sewage disposal system. (…

§ 82.9. Toilet facilities. (a) Toilet facilities adequate for the capacity of the camp shall be provided. Central toilet and handwashing facilities separate for each sex shall be provided on the premises of seasonal farm labor camps, except where the camp is composed entirely of …

§ 83.11. Responsibilities of Department agents. Department agents shall perform the following: (1) Make an initial inspection to approve plant facilities and equipment before a license is issued to prepare frozen or liquid eggs for consumer use. (2) Make periodic inspections of p…

§ 83.12. Plant requirements. (a) A specially constructed room shall be provided for egg breaking and may be used for no other operation. Walls, floor and ceilings shall be constructed of materials that may be readily washed and kept in a sanitary condition. The floors shall have …

§ 83.13. Equipment. (a) Tables shall be constructed of stainless steel or other water impervious materials. (b) A three-compartmented sink or three adjacent sinks shall be provided with hot and cold running water for cleaning and sanitizing equipment and shall be large enough for…

§ 83.14. Personnel requirements. (a) Personnel carrying out egg breaking operations shall comply with the following requirements: (1) Wear clean outer garments and hair nets or hats which cover the entire hairline at all times. (2) Wash and dry their hands with an approved saniti…

§ 83.15. Materials. (a) Acceptable denaturing materials such as kerosene or crank case oil shall be available and used in denaturing inedible eggs. The recommended strength of the denaturing material is one pint per 30 pounds of eggs. (b) Acceptable cleaner-sanitizer materials sh…

§ 83.16. General requirements. (a) Tobacco in any form is not permitted in the breaking room at any time. ‘‘No Smoking’’ signs shall be posted. (b) The chewing of gum is not permitted in the breaking room. (c) Equipment coming in contact with a contaminated egg shall be replaced …

§ 83.17. Preparation of frozen and liquid eggs. (a) Eggs with adhering dirt, leakers, incubator rejects and inedibles may not be used under any circumstances. Inedible eggs, including rots, eggs with diffused blood in the albumen; green whites; crusted yolks; stuck yolks; develop…

§ 83.18. Equipment cleaning and sanitizing. Equipment shall be manually cleaned and thereafter sanitized by one of the following methods: (1) Immersion for 1 minute in clean water maintained at 180°F. (2) Immersion for 1 minute in clean sanitizing solution at twice the minimal st…

§ 83.19. Packaging and labeling. (a) Containers and lids shall be clean of nonabsorbent fiber and plastic or metal construction, and shall be designed for egg products only. (b) No labeling except that specifying egg products may be used on containers or lids used for either anim…

§ 83.20. Suspension of plant approval. Plant approval may be suspended within a reasonable length of time by the Department for the following: (1) Failure to maintain plant and equipment in a satisfactory state of repairs. (2) The use of operating procedures which are not in acco…

§ 85.1. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Department—The Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth. Organization—A marketing organization or producer who has ente…

§ 85.2. Department responsibilities. The Department will perform the following: (1) Issue egg certification licenses to persons designated by the organization, when the Department is satisfied that such designee is fully qualified to classify eggs under Chapter 87 (relating to st…

§ 85.3. Personnel responsibilities. Personnel shall perform the following: (1) Prior to being licensed, take a written and practical egg quality test to determine accuracy in classifying eggs. (2) Examine a sufficient number of eggs in each wholesale or consumer lot to satisfy th…