Wisconsin Administrative Code

ATCP 55.07 Slaughter and other processing standards; general. (1) SLAUGHTER AND OTHER PROCESSING STANDARDS; LIVESTOCK. (a) A meat establishment operator who does any of the following shall comply with applicable federal standards under 9 CFR Chapter III, Subchapters A and E: 1. S…

ATCP 55.08 Custom processing. (1) GENERAL. A person providing a custom processing service shall do all the following: (a) Hold a current annual license if required under s. ATCP 55.03. (b) Hold a current annual registration certificate if required under s. ATCP 55.09 (2). (c) Com…

ATCP 55.09 Mobile custom processing. (1) GENERAL. A person engaged in mobile custom processing shall comply with ss. ATCP 55.07 and 55.08 and this section. (2) ANNUAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. (a) No person may receive any compensation, other than bartered services, for providing…

ATCP 55.10 Meat labels and formulas. (1) GENERAL. Meat or poultry products sold in this state shall be labeled according to this chapter and ch. ATCP 90. No person may sell any misbranded meat or poultry products, or make any false, deceptive, or misleading representation in conn…

ATCP 55.11 Transporting meat. (1) GENERAL. A person transporting meat or poultry products for human consumption shall do so in a manner that keeps the meat or poultry products unadulterated. Meat or poultry products for human consumption shall be maintained at 41n F (5n C) or coo…

ATCP 55.12 Meat brokers and meat distributors; registration. (1) ANNUAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. No person may operate as a meat broker or meat distributor without an annual registration certificate from the department, except that no registration certificate is required for a m…

ATCP 55.13 Prohibited practices. No person may do any of the following: (1) Process or sell, for human consumption, any adulterated or misbranded meat or poultry product. (2) Slaughter any food animal, for human consumption, under unsanitary conditions. (3) Process, store, handle…

ATCP 55.14 Enforcement. (1) INVESTIGATIONS. The department may conduct inspections and other investigations to determine compliance with this chapter and ch. 97, Stats. The department may exercise its authority under chs. 93 and 97, Stats., in support of its inspections and inves…

ATCP 55.15 Appeals. (1) A person directly affected by any of the following department actions under this chapter may ask the department to reconsider that action: (a) The denial of any application for a license or registration certificate. (b) Ante mortem or post mortem inspectio…

ATCP 57.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAdulteratedY means any animal remains from an animal that has been euthanized by the use of any drug injected intravenously or through another nonvascular route. (2) XAnimalY means any member of the animal kingdom other than a human b…

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 ren…

ATCP 57.12 Animal food processors. (1) ANNUAL LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) No person may do any of the following without an annual animal food processor license from the department: 1. Operate an animal food processing plant in this state. 2. Collect, receive, or transport, in this stat…

ATCP 57.14 Grease processors. (1) ANNUAL LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) No person may operate as a grease processor without an annual license from the department. A grease processor license expires on February 28 of each year and is not transferable. (b) A grease processor license under p…

ATCP 57.16 Dead animal collectors. (1) ANNUAL LI(a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may operate as a dead animal collector without an annual license from the department. A license expires on February 28 of each year. A license is not transferable. (b) No license is requ…

ATCP 57.18 Truck transfer station. (1) PERMIT RENo person may operate a truck transfer station without an annual permit from the department. An annual permit expires on February 28 of each year. QUIRED. Note: The department shall issue permits only to persons licensed under this …

ATCP 57.20 Transporting carcasses and carcass materials. (1) LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may transport carcasses or carcass materials on a public road without a license from the department under s. ATCP 57.10, 57.12 or 57.16. (b) No license is …

ATCP 57.22 Denaturing carcasses and carcass materials. (1) DENATURING REQUIRED. No person may transport, freeze, or receive for processing any carcasses or carcass materials other than the following: (a) Complete carcasses with hide or feathers intact. (b) Carcasses or carcass ma…

ATCP 57.24 Labeling processed products. (1) LABELING REQUIRED. No person may sell, distribute or hold for sale or distribution any rendered product, animal feed or grease unless that product is clearly and conspicuously labeled with all of the following: (a) The name and address …

ATCP 57.26 Prohibitions. (1) FEED FOR FOOD ANINo person may process, sell or distribute any carcass or carcass material as feed for food animals. MALS. Note: Subsection (1) does not apply to fully rendered products. See s. ATCP 57.01 (5) and (7). (2) RUMINANT FEED. No person may …

ATCP 65.01 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAbnormal milkY means milk that is visibly changed in color, odor, or texture, or milk that contains chemical, medicinal, or radioactive agents, which may be deleterious to human health. (2) XAseptic processing and packaging systemY me…

ATCP 65.02 Milk producer licenses and permits; fees. (1) MILK PRODUCER LICENSE REQUIREMENT. (a) No person may operate as a milk producer offering milk for sale without an annual license from the department for each farm operated, as provided under s. 97.22 (2), Stats. A license e…

ATCP 65.04 Dairy plant licenses and permits; fees. (1) DAIRY PLANT LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) License required. Except as provided under par. (b), no person may operate a dairy plant, or act as a milk contractor who submits a milk producer license application on behalf of a milk produ…

ATCP 65.06 Milking barn or parlor. All milking operations on a dairy farm shall be conducted in a milking barn or parlor, which shall be constructed and maintained in compliance with the following requirements: (1) FLOORS AND GUTTERS; CONSTRUCTION. Except as authorized by the div…

ATCP 65.08 Milkhouse. (1) REQUIREMENT. Every dairy farm shall have a milkhouse. Except as provided in s. ATCP 65.16 (5), a milk producer shall cool and store milk in the milk- 10 house. A milkhouse shall be separate from a milking barn or parlor, but may share common walls with a…

ATCP 65.10 Dairy farm water supply. (1) GENERAL. An adequate supply of potable water shall be supplied under pressure for milkhouse and milking operations. Water used for milkhouse and milking operations, including water used to cool milk in a plate or tubular cooler, shall be po…

ATCP 65.12 Equipment and utensils. (1) CONEquipment and utensils shall be constructed of smooth, non-absorbent, corrosion-resistant, and nontoxic materials. Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed so that they can be easily cleaned and shall be durable under repe…

ATCP 65.14 Milking and milk handling systems. (1) SANITARY REQUIREMENTS; GENERAL. Milking and milk handling systems shall be of sanitary design and construction, and shall be installed and maintained for sanitary operation. Pressurized air that contacts a milk or milk contact sur…

ATCP 65.16 Bulk tanks and bulk transport containers. (1) BULK TANK LOCATION. If a bulk tank is used to receive, cool, or store milk on a dairy farm, the bulk tank shall be installed in the milkhouse. A bulk tank may be installed so that a portion of the bulk tank protrudes throug…

ATCP 65.18 Milking procedure. (1) PREPARING MILKA milk producer shall clip the flanks, udder, belly, and tail of each milking animal as often as necessary to facilitate cleaning. The tail, belly, and flanks shall be reasonably free of visible dirt at the time of milking. If flank…

ATCP 65.20 Abnormal milk; milking diseased animals. (1) Milking animals that appear to be secreting abnormal milk from one or more quarters shall be milked last or with separate equipment, and their milk shall be discarded. (2) If milking animals consume or are treated with chemi…

ATCP 65.22 Farm premises. (1) GENERAL. Farm premises adjacent to a milking barn, milking parlor, or milkhouse shall be kept free of conditions that may result in the contamination of milk. (2) MANURE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL. Manure shall be removed and stored in a manner that inhibi…

ATCP 65.23 Federal requirements. (1) GRADE A DAIRY PLANTS. (a) A grade A dairy plant that is a qualified facility shall comply with the requirements of 21 CFR 117 Subparts A, B and E, and 21 CFR 117.201. (b) A grade A dairy plant that is a facility shall comply with the requireme…

ATCP 65.24 Construction and maintenance. (1) GENERAL. (a) Buildings, facilities, and equipment used in the operation of a dairy plant shall be soundly constructed and shall ATCP 65.24 be capable of being maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. The interior and exterior port…

ATCP 65.26 Personnel; sanitation standards. (1) CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION; GENERAL. (a) Within a dairy plant, access to processing areas shall be restricted to dairy plant employees and other authorized personnel. (b) Persons who handle or process dairy products shall maintain a…

ATCP 65.28 Equipment and utensils. (1) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. (a) Equipment and utensils, including C-I-P systems, shall be of sanitary design and construction. Equipment and utensils, including C-I-P systems installed after the effective date of this chapter, shall comply…

ATCP 65.30 C-I-P systems. (1) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE; GENERAL. C-I-P systems shall be designed, constructed, installed, and maintained in compliance with s. ATCP 65.28. (2) CLEANING AND SANITIZING C-I-P SYSTEMS. (a) A dairy plant operator shall clean and sanitize all C-I-P …

ATCP 65.32 Dairy product packages. (1) GENERAL. (a) Dairy product packages shall be of sanitary design and construction. Packages shall be designed and constructed to protect packaged dairy products from reasonably foreseeable contaminants. (b) Product contact surfaces of dairy p…

ATCP 65.34 Sanitizers and sanitizing methods. (1) SANITIZING METHODS. Cleaned product contact surfaces shall be sanitized by using any of the following methods: 24 110 43 6.39 4.80 3.98 (a) Complete and continuous exposure to clean water at a temperature of at least 170n F. (70n …

ATCP 65.36 Receiving milk and dairy products. (1) MILK FROM DAIRY FARMS. (a) No dairy plant operator may collect or receive milk from a dairy farm located in this state, unless the milk producer holds a current milk producer license for that dairy farm under s. 97.22 (2), Stats.,…

ATCP 65.38 Collecting milk samples. (1) SAMPLE REQUIRED. A dairy plant operator who receives a milk shipment from a milk producer shall collect a representative milk sample from that shipment. Sufficient agitation or a milk sampling method approved by the division shall be used t…

ATCP 65.40 Storing and handling milk and dairy products. (1) GENERAL. Dairy products shall be protected from contamination and decomposition while being received, processed, handled, conveyed, or held at a dairy plant. Dairy products shall be received, processed, handled, conveye…

ATCP 65.41 Low-acid or acidified dairy products packaged in hermetically sealed containers for non-refrigerated storage. (1) Manufacturing of low-acid dairy products, that have a pH greater than 4.6 and a water activity greater than 0.85, and are packaged in a hermetically sealed…

ATCP 65.42 Recall plan. (1) PLAN REQUIRED. An operator of a dairy plant at which dairy products are manufactured or processed shall prepare a written plan for identifying and recalling milk and dairy products processed at that dairy plant, and any other food processed at the faci…

ATCP 65.44 Dairy plant records. (1) MANDATORY RECORDS. A dairy plant operator, including a milk contractor that submits a milk producer license application on behalf of a milk producer and thereby certifies that the milk producer[s dairy farm and milking operations comply with ap…

ATCP 65.46 Dairy plant reports to department. (1) REPORTS RELATED TO LICENSES, PERMITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MILK QUALITY. A dairy plant operator, including a milk contractor that submits a milk producer license application on behalf of a milk producer and thereby certifies t…

ATCP 65.48 Confidential information. (1) None of the following information, received by the department from a dairy plant operator, including a milk contractor that submits a milk producer license application on behalf of a milk producer and thereby certifies that the milk produc…

ATCP 65.50 Dairy product labeling. (1) GENERAL. Dairy product labeling shall comply with applicable requirements in ch. 97, Stats., this chapter, and chs. ATCP 81, 83, 85, and 90. (2) PRODUCTS NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. No dairy plant operator may distribute any dairy product man…

ATCP 65.52 Unpasteurized milk sales prohibited; exemptions. No person may sell or distribute unpasteurized milk or dairy products to consumers or to any person for resale or redistribution in unpasteurized form to consumers. This section does not prohibit any of the following: (1…

ATCP 65.54 Pasteurization required. (1) Except as provided under sub. (2), every dairy product shall be pasteurized at the dairy plant where that dairy product is manufactured. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following: (a) A dairy product shipped in bulk to anoth…

ATCP 65.56 Labeling pasteurized and unpasteurized products. (1) If a dairy product is pasteurized or made exclusively from pasteurized ingredients, the label on every shipping container of that dairy product shall clearly and conspicuously state that the product is XpasteurizedY …