Subchapter B. ANTEMORTEM INSPECTIONS
Sec.
1.81. General requirement.
1.82. Inspection pens.
1.83. Identification of Pa. Suspectsgeneral.
1.84. Reactors to tuberculin tests.
1.85. Immature livestock.
1.86. Identification of Pa. Condemnedgeneral.
1.87. Livestock affected with certain metabolic, toxic, nervous or circulatory disturbances; infectious or parasitic diseases; and others.
1.88. Hog cholera.
1.89. Epithelioma of the eye.
1.90. Anthrax.
1.91. Anasarca.
1.92. Swine erysipelas.
1.93. Parturition.
1.94. Vaccine livestock.
1.95. Inspection prior to emergency slaughter.
1.96. Disposition of condemned livestock.
1.97. Brucellosis-reactor goats.
1.98. Vesicular diseases.
1.99. Feeding certification.
1.100. Conditional slaughter.
1.101. Livestock suspected of having biological residues.
1.102. Disposal of adulterated meat.
1.103. Livestock used for research.
1.104. Official marks and devices.§ 1.81. General requirement.
All livestock offered for slaughter in an official establishment shall be examined and inspected on the day of and before slaughter unless, because of unusual circumstances, prior arrangements acceptable to the Department have been made in specific cases by the veterinary supervisor for such examination and inspection to be made on a different day before slaughter.
§ 1.82. Inspection pens.
(a) Antemortem inspection shall be made in pens on the premises of the establishment at which the livestock are offered for slaughter before the livestock shall be allowed to enter into any department of the establishment where they are to be slaughtered or dressed or in which edible products are handled.
(b) When the holding pens of an official establishment are located in a public stockyard and are reserved for the exclusive use of the establishment, such pens shall be regarded as part of the premises of that establishment and the operator of the establishment shall be responsible for compliance with all requirements of this chapter with respect to such pens.
§ 1.83. Identification of Pa. Suspectsgeneral.
(a) Any livestock which, on antemortem inspection, does not clearly show but is suspected of being afflicted with any disease or condition that may cause condemnation of the carcass, or which shows any disease or condition that would cause condemnation of any part of the carcass on postmortem inspection under Subchapter D (relating to disposal of diseased or otherwise adulterated carcasses) shall be handled so as to retain its identity as a suspect until it is given final post-mortem inspection or until it is disposed of as otherwise provided in this Subchapter.
(b) All seriously crippled animals and animals commonly termed downers shall be identified as Pa. Suspects and disposed of as provided in § 1.141 (relating to general requirements) unless they are required to be classed as condemned under § 1.86 (relating to identification of Pa. Condemnedgeneral).
(c) Each animal identified as a Pa. Suspect on antemortem inspection shall be set apart and shall be slaughtered separately from other livestock at that establishment unless disposed of as otherwise provided in this Subchapter.
(d) Each animal identified as a Pa. Suspect on antemortem inspection, when presented for slaughter shall be accompanied with a Form AAI-23 on which the inspector at the establishment shall record the Pa. Suspect identification number and any other identifying tag numbers present and a brief description of the animal and of the disease or condition for which the animal was classed as a suspect, including its temperature when the temperature of such animal might have a bearing on the disposition of the carcass on postmortem inspection.
(e) When any animal identified as a Pa. Suspect is released as provided in this Subchapter the official identification device shall be removed only by a program employe and he shall report his action to the veterinary supervisor. When a suspect is to be released for a purpose other than slaughter, the operator of the official establishment or the owner of the animal shall first obtain permission for the removal of such animal from the local, State or Federal livestock sanitary official having jurisdiction.
§ 1.84. Reactors to tuberculin tests.
Livestock which are known to have reacted to a tuberculin test shall be identified as Pa. Suspects and disposed of as provided in § 1.142 (relating to tuberculosis), except that livestock bearing an official USDA Reactor or similar State reactor tag shall not be tagged as Pa. Suspects.
§ 1.85. Immature livestock.
Livestock which are offered for antemortem inspection and which are regarded by the inspector as immature shall be identified as Pa. Suspects and, if slaughtered, the disposition of their carcasses shall be determined by the postmortem findings in connection with the antemortem conditions. If not slaughtered as suspects, such livestock shall be held under supervision of a program employe or other official designated by the veterinary supervisor and after sufficient development, may be released for slaughter or may be released for any other purpose, if they have not been exposed to any infectious or contagious disease. If such exposure occurs, permission shall be obtained from the nearest Bureau authorities prior to release of such livestock.
§ 1.86. Identification of Pa. Condemnedgeneral.
The following livestock shall be identified as Pa. Condemned and disposed of in accordance with § 1.96 (relating to disposition of condemned livestock):
(1) Livestock found to be dead or in a dying condition on the premises of an official establishment.
(2) Livestock plainly showing on antemortem inspection any disease or condition that, under Subchapter D (relating to disposal of diseased or otherwise adulterated carcasses), would cause condemnation of their carcasses on postmortem inspection.
(3)
(i) Any swine having a temperature of 106°F or higher and any cattle, sheep or goats having a temperature of 105°F or higher.
(ii) In case of doubt as to the cause of the high temperature, or when for other reasons a program employe deems such action warranted, any such livestock may be held for a reasonable time under the supervision of a program employe for further observation and taking of temperature before final disposition of such livestock is determined. Any livestock so held shall be reinspected on the day it is slaughtered. If, upon such reinspection, or when not held for further observation and taking of temperature, then on the original inspection, the animal has a temperature of 106°F or higher in the case of swine, or 105°F or higher in the case of other livestock, it shall be condemned and disposed of.
(4) Any livestock found in a comatose or semicomatose condition or affected with any condition not otherwise covered in this subchapter, which would preclude release of the animal for slaughter for human food, except that such animal may be set apart and held for further observation or treatment under supervision of a program employe or other official designated by the veterinary supervisor and for final disposition in accordance with this subchapter.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.83 (relating to identification of Pa. Suspectsgeneral); and 7 Pa. Code § 1.201 (relating to establishments having tanking facilities).
§ 1.87. Livestock affected with certain metabolic, toxic, nervous or circulatory disturbances; infectious or parasitic diseases; and others.
(a) Livestock showing, on antemortem inspection, symptoms of anaplasmosis, ketosis, leptospirosis, listeriosis, parturient paresis, pseudorabies, rabies, scrapie, tetanus, grass tetany, transport tetany, strangles, purpura hemorrhagica, azoturia, infectious equine encephalomyelitis, toxic encephalomyelitis (forage poisoning), dourine, acute influenza, generalized osteoporosis, glanders (farcy), acute inflammatory lameness or extensive fistula shall be identified as Pa. Condemned and disposed of accordingly.
(b) Livestock which have reacted to a test for leptospirosis or anaplasmosis, but which show no symptoms of the disease, shall be identified as Pa. Suspects and disposed of as provided in § 1.150 (relating to other diseases and conditions).
(c) Livestock previously condemned for listeriosis, if released for slaughter shall be identified as a Pa. Suspect in accordance with § 1.96 (relating to disposition of condemned livestock).
§ 1.88. Hog cholera.
(a) All hogs plainly showing on antemortem inspection that they are affected with hog cholera shall be identified as Pa. Condemned and disposed of in accordance with § 1.96 (relating to disposition of condemned livestock).
(b) All hogs, even though not themselves identified as Pa. Suspects, which are of lots in which one or more animals have been condemned or identified as Pa. Suspects for hog cholera, shall, so far as possible, be slaughtered separately and apart from all other livestock passed on antemortem inspection.
(c) Hyperimmune swine shall be condemned on antemortem inspection if offered for slaughter within 10 days after hyperimmunization.
(d) Hyperimmune swine offered for slaughter after ten days following hyperimmunization shall be given antemortem inspection without reference to the injected virus.
§ 1.89. Epithelioma of the eye.
(a) Any animal found on antemortem inspection to be affected with epithelioma of the eye and the orbital region in which the eye has been destroyed or obscured by neoplastic tissue and which shows extensive infection, suppuration and necrosis, usually accompanied with foul odor, or any animal affected with epithelioma of the eye or of the orbital region which, regardless of extent, is accompanied with cachexia shall be identified as Pa. Condemned and disposed of accordingly.
(b) Any cattle found on antemortem inspection to be affected with epithelioma of the eye or of the orbital region to a lesser extent than as described in subsection (a) shall be identified as a Pa. Suspect and disposed of as provided in § 1.152 (relating to epithelioma of the eye).
§ 1.90. Anthrax.
(a) Any livestock found on antemortem inspection to be affected with anthrax shall be identified as Pa. Condemned and disposed of accordingly.
(b) No other livestock of a lot in which anthrax is found on antemortem inspection shall be slaughtered and presented for postmortem inspection until it has been determined by a careful antemortem inspection that no anthrax infected livestock remains in the lot.
(c) Apparently healthy livestock (other than hogs) from a lot in which anthrax is detected, and any apparently healthy livestock which have been treated with anthrax biologicals which do not contain living anthrax organisms, may be slaughtered and presented for postmortem inspection if they have been held not less than 21 days following the last treatment or the last death of any livestock in the lot. Alternatively, if desired, all apparently healthy livestock of the lot may be segregated and held for treatment by a Commonwealth licensed veterinarian under supervision of a program employe or other official designated by the veterinary supervisor. No anthrax vaccine (live organisms) shall be used on the premises of an official establishment.
(d) Livestock which have been injected with anthrax vaccines (live organisms) within 6 weeks, and those bearing evidence of reaction to the treatment, such as inflammation, tumefaction or edema at the site of the injection, shall be condemned on antemortem inspection, or such animals may be held under supervision of a program employe or other official designated by the veterinary supervisor until the expiration of the six week period and the disappearance of any evidence of reaction to the treatment.
(e) When livestock are found on antemortem inspection to be affected with anthrax, all exposed livestock pens and driveways of the official establishment shall be cleaned and disinfected by promptly and thoroughly removing and burning all straw, litter and manure. This shall be followed immediately by a thorough disinfection of the exposed premises by soaking the ground, fences, gates and all exposed material with a 5% solution of sodium hydroxide or commercial lye prepared as outlined in § 1.121 (relating to cleaning of equipment contaminated with anthrax) or other disinfectant that may be approved in specific cases by the Department specifically for this purpose.
§ 1.91. Anasarca.
(a) Any livestock suspected of being affected with anasarca may be set apart and held for treatment under program or other responsible official supervision approved by the veterinary supervisor. If at the expiration of the treatment period the livestock upon examination is found to be free from disease, it may be released for any purpose. Otherwise, it shall be identified as Pa. Suspect and disposed of as provided in § 1.148 (relating to anasarca or generalized edema) or condemned and disposed of in accordance with subsection (b), whichever is appropriate.
(b) All cattle found on antemortem inspection to be affected with anasarca in advanced stages and characterized by an extensive and generalized edema shall be identified as Pa. Condemned and disposed of accordingly.
(c) Cattle found on antemortem inspection to be affected with anasarca to a lesser extent than as described in subsection (b) of this section shall be identified as Pa. Suspects and disposed of as provided in § 1.148 or subsection (a).
§ 1.92. Swine erysipelas.
(a) All hogs plainly showing on antemortem inspection that they are affected with acute swine erysipelas shall be identified as Pa. Condemned and disposed of accordingly.
(b) All hogs suspected on antemortem inspection of being affected with swine erysipelas shall be identified as Pa. Suspects and disposed of as provided in § 1.145 (relating to swine erysipelas) or subsection (c).
(c) A hog suspected of being affected with swine erysipelas may be set apart and held for treatment under program or other responsible official supervision approved by the veterinary supervisor. If at the expiration of the treatment period the animal upon examination is found to be free from disease, it may be released for any purpose. Otherwise, it shall be identified as Pa. Suspect and disposed of as provided in subsection (b) of this section or condemned and disposed of as provided in § 1.96 (relating to disposition of condemned livestock), whichever is appropriate.
§ 1.93. Parturition.
Any livestock showing signs of the onset of parturition shall be withheld from slaughter until after parturition and passage of the placenta. Slaughter or other disposition may then be permitted if the animal is otherwise acceptable.
§ 1.94. Vaccine livestock.
Vaccine livestock with unhealed lesions of vaccinia, accompanied with fever, which have not been exposed to any other infectious or contagious disease, are not required to be slaughtered and may be released for removal from the premises.
§ 1.95. Inspection prior to emergency slaughter.
In all cases of emergency slaughter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the animals shall be inspected immediately before slaughter, whether theretofore inspected or not. When the necessity for emergency slaughter exists, the establishment shall notify the veterinary supervisor or his assistant so that such inspection may be made.
§ 1.96. Disposition of condemned livestock.
(a)
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Subchapter, livestock identified as Pa. Condemned shall be killed by the official establishment, if not already dead. Such animals shall not be taken into the official establishment to be slaughtered or dressed, nor shall they be conveyed into any department of the establishment used for edible products. They shall be disposed of as provided in Subchapter F (relating to disposal of condemned and other inedible products).
(2) The official Pa. Condemned tag shall not be removed from, but shall remain on the carcass until it goes into the tank, or is otherwise disposed of, at which time the tag may be removed by a program employe only.
(3) The number of such tag shall be reported to the veterinary supervisor by the inspector who affixed it, and also by the inspector who supervised the tanking of the carcass.
(b) Any livestock condemned on account of ketosis, swine erysipelas, vesicular diseases, grass tetany, transport tetany, parturient paresis, anasarca, anaplasmosis, leptospirosis, listeriosis, or inflammatory condition including pneumonia, enteritis, and peritonitis may be set apart and held for treatment under supervision of a program employe or official designated by the veterinary supervisor. The Pa. Condemned identification tag shall be removed by a program employe following treatment under such supervision if the animal is found to be free from any such disease.
(c) Livestock previously affected with listeriosis, including those released for slaughter after treatment shall be identified as Pa. Suspect.
(d) When livestock is to be released for a purpose other than slaughter, the operator of the official establishment or the owner of the livestock shall first obtain permission for the movement of such livestock from the local, State or Federal livestock sanitary official having jurisdiction.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.86 (relating to identification of Pa. Condemnedgeneral); 7 Pa. Code § 1.87 (relating to livestock affected with certain metabolic, toxic, nervous or circulatory disturbances; infectious or parasitic diseases; and others); 7 Pa. Code § 1.88 (relating to hog cholera); and 7 Pa. Code § 1.92 (relating to swine erysipelas).
§ 1.97. Brucellosis-reactor goats.
Goats which have reacted to a test for brucellosis may not be slaughtered in an official establishment.
§ 1.98. Vesicular diseases.
(a) Immediate notification shall be given by the inspector to the local, State and Federal livestock sanitary officials having jurisdiction when any livestock is found to be affected with a vesicular disease.
(b)
(1) Any livestock which is affected with vesicular exanthema or vesicular stomatitis, but which has recovered to the extent that the lesions are in process of healing, the temperature is within normal range, and the livestock shows a return to normal appetite and activity, shall be identified as Pa. Suspect and disposed of as provided in § 1.173 (relating to vesicular diseases), except that if desired, the livestock may be set apart and held under supervision of a program employe or other official designated by the veterinary supervisor for treatment.
(2) If the livestock is set aside for treatment, the Pa. Suspect identification device shall be removed by a program employe following the treatment, if the livestock is found to be free from any such disease.
(3) The livestock found to be free from any such disease may be released for slaughter or for purposes other than slaughter if in the latter instance, the operator of the official establishment or the owner of the animal first obtains permission from the local, State or Federal livestock sanitary official having jurisdiction over the movement of such livestock.
(c) No livestock under quarantine by State or Federal livestock sanitary officials on account of a vesicular disease shall be given antemortem inspection. If no quarantine is invoked, or if quarantine is invoked and later removed, upon antemortem inspection any animal found to be affected with vesicular exanthema or vesicular stomatitis in the acute stages, as evidenced by acute and active lesions or an elevated temperature, shall be identified as Pa. Condemned and disposed of accordingly.
§ 1.99. Feeding certification.
(a) Cattle or sheep may, subject to other requirements under this chapter, be slaughtered at any official establishment provided they are accompanied by a certificate as prescribed in this subsection, signed by the owner, feedlot manager, feeder, selling agent, buying agent, dealer or other person who had custody of the animals during a period of 7 days or more immediately prior to delivery to the official establishment. Each certificate shall show the following:
(1) The number and kind of animals covered by the certificate.
(2) That the person making the certification had custody of the animals for seven days or more immediately prior to delivery to the official establishment.
(3) Whether the animals did or did not receive feed containing diethylstilbestrol (DES) while in the custody of the person making the certification.
(4) The date of withdrawing from DES if the animals received feed containing DES.
(5) That the regulations adopted pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.) were followed when feed containing DES was used in the feeding of the animals.
(b) Alternatively, cattle or sheep may, subject to other requirements under this Chapter, be slaughtered at any official establishment provided any market agency or dealer who furnishes cattle or sheep to the official establishment and who had custody of the animals during an interim holding period of less than 7 days prior to delivery to the official establishment furnishes a certificate showing the following:
(1) He has in his possession a certificate executed by another person or persons showing all of the following:
(i) The number and kind of animals covered by each certificate.
(ii) That, the person or persons making the certification has custody of the animals for a period of 7 days or more prior to their delivery to said dealer.
(iii) Whether the animals did or did not receive feed containing DES during the period in which the animals were in the custody of the person or persons making the certification.
(iv) The date of withdrawing from DES if the animals received feed containing DES during said period.
(v) That the regulations adopted under to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act were followed when feed containing DES was used in the feeding of the animals during said period.
(2) For animals shown by a certificate prescribed in paragraph (1) to have received feed containing DES within 7 days prior to the date of execution of the certificate of the market agency or dealer, the last date on which the animals received the feed, as shown by the certificate prescribed in paragraph (1).
(3) The animals offered for slaughter are the same animals covered by the certificates described in paragraph (1).
(4) The number and kind of animals covered by the certificate.
(5) The number of days the animals were in the custody of the market agency or dealer.
(6) The animals did not receive feed containing DES while in the custody of the market agency or dealer.
(c) A copy of each certificate issued by the market agency or dealer as prescribed in subsection (b) and the original certificates issued by other persons as prescribed in subsection (b)(1) shall be maintained by the market agency or dealer in his place of business for not less than 1 year after he issues his certificate under this section.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (c), the certificates must accompany the animals and be delivered by the operator of the official establishment to a program employe at the official establishment prior to presentation of the animals for slaughter.
(e) If it appears to the program employe, from the certificates, that there was compliance with the conditions specified in subsection (a)(5) and that the animals did not receive any feed containing DES for 7 days immediately prior to their presentation for slaughter, the animals may be slaughtered; otherwise, the animals shall be held at the establishment until the expiration of 7 days in which the animals have not received feed containing DES.
(f) The Department may, in specific cases, require the collection by a program employe and analysis by an approved laboratory of tissue samples from animals slaughtered under this section to determine whether they contain any DES residues.
Source The provisions of this § 1.99 added February 11, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 211, amended March 24, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 505.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.100 (relating to conditional slaughter).
§ 1.100. Conditional slaughter.
In lieu of compliance with the procedures prescribed in § 1.99 (relating to feeding certification), cattle or sheep may be slaughtered at any official establishment upon the condition that all the carcasses and edible organs and other parts thereof shall be designated as Pa. Retained and held until samples of the tissues have been subjected to laboratory analyses for DES residues, in accordance with the following procedure, the results of the analyses have been furnished to the program employe, and the articles have been released by the program employe from retention or condemned under § 1.102 (relating to disposal of adulterated meat).
(1) A specified number of random samples as prescribed in the Pennsylvania Manual of Meat Inspection Procedures shall be collected by the program employe.
(2) The operator of the official establishment shall submit the samples to a laboratory that is acceptable to the Department and have such samples analyzed for DES residue. Expenses incurred in connection with such analyses shall be paid by the operator of the official establishment.
Source The provisions of this § 1.100 added February 11, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 212.
§ 1.101. Livestock suspected of having biological residues.
Livestock suspected of having been treated with or exposed to any substance that may impart a biological residue which would make the edible tissues unfit for human food shall be identified as Pa. Condemned. These livestock may be held under the custody of a program employe or other official designated by the veterinary supervisor until metabolic processes have reduced the residue sufficiently to make the tissues fit for human food. When the required withdrawal time has elapsed, the livestock, if returned for slaughter, shall be reexamined on antemortem inspection. To aid in determining the amount of residue present in the tissues, officials of the program may permit the slaughter of any such livestock to collect tissues for analysis of the residue.
§ 1.102. Disposal of adulterated meat.
All carcasses and edible organs and other parts thereof, in which are found any biological residues which render such articles adulterated, shall be marked as Pa. Condemned and disposed of in accordance with Subchapter F (relating to disposal of condemned and other inedible products).
Source The provisions of this § 1.102 added February 11, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 212.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.100 (relating to conditional slaughter).
§ 1.103. Livestock used for research.
(a) No livestock used in any research investigation involving an experimental biological product, drug, or chemical shall be eligible for slaughter at an official establishment unless the following requirements are met:
(1) The operator of the establishment, the sponsor of the investigation, or the investigator has submitted to the Division data or a summary evaluation of the data which demonstrates that the use of such biological product, drug or chemical will not result in the products of the livestock being adulterated, and a program employe has approved the slaughter.
(2) Written approval by the Chief is furnished the veterinary supervisor prior to the time of slaughter.
(3) In the case of an animal administered any unlicensed, experimental veterinary biologic product regulated under the Virus-Serum Toxin Act (21 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq.), the product was prepared and distributed in compliance with 9 CFR Part 103, and used in accordance with the labeling approved under such regulations.
(4) In the case of an animal administered any investigational drug regulated under the Federal Act, the drug was prepared and distributed in compliance with the applicable provisions of 21 CFR Part 135, and used in accordance with the labeling approved under the regulations.
(5) In the case of an animal subjected to any experimental economic poison under section 2(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended (7 U.S.C.A. § 135 et seq.), the product was prepared and distributed in accordance with 7 CFR 362.17, and used in accordance with the labeling approved under the regulations.
(6) In the case of an animal administered or subjected to any substance that is a food additive or pesticide chemical under the Federal Act, there has been compliance with all tolerance limitations established by the Act and the provisions of 21 CFR 1.1 et seq., and all other restrictions and requirements imposed by the Federal Act and the regulations shall be complied with at the time of slaughter.
(b) The veterinary supervisor may deny or withdraw the approval for slaughter of any livestock subject to the provisions of this section when he deems it necessary to assure that all products prepared at the official establishment are free from adulteration.
§ 1.104. Official marks and devices.
(a) All livestock required by this subchapter to be identified as Pa. Suspects shall be tagged by or under the supervision of a program employe with a serially numbered metal ear tag bearing the term Pa. Suspect, except as otherwise provided in this Subchapter and except that cattle affected with epithelioma of the eye, antinomycosis, or actinobacillosis to such an extent that the lesions would be readily detected on postmortem inspection, need not be individually tagged on antemortem inspection with the Pa. Suspect tag, if such cattle are segregated and otherwise handled as Pa. Suspects.
(b) In addition, identification of Pa. Suspect swine shall include the use of tattoos specified by the inspector to maintain the identity of the animals through the dehairing equipment when such equipment is used.
(c) All livestock required by this Part to be identified as Pa. Condemned shall be tagged with a serially numbered metal ear tag bearing the term Pa. Condemned.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, no official device shall be removed except by or under the supervision of a program employe.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.193 (relating to marks for antemortem inspections).
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