[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR362.2]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 362_VOLUNTARY POULTRY INSPECTION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 362.2  Types and availability of service.

    Upon application, in accordance with Sec. 362.3, the following 
types of service may be furnished under the regulations in this part:
    (a) Inspection service. An inspection and certification service for 
wholesomeness relating to the slaughter and

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processing of poultry and the processing of poultry products. All 
provisions of Part 381 and Sec. Sec. 416.1 through 416.6 of this 
chapter shall apply to the slaughter of poultry, and the preparation, 
labeling, and certification of the poultry and poultry products 
processed under this poultry inspection service except for the following 
provisions: the definitions of ``Act,'' ``animal food manufacturer,'' 
``Inspection Service,'' ``inspector,'' ``Inspector in Charge,'' 
``poultry,'' ``poultry product,'' ``poultry food product,'' ``poultry 
products broker,'' ``renderer,'' and ``U.S. Refused Entry'' in 
Sec. Sec. 381.1 (b), 381.3 (a), 381.6, 381.10, 381.13-381.17, 381.21, 
381.29, 381.39-381.42, 381.175 (a)(2), 381.175 (a)(3), 381.179, 381.185-
381.187, 381.192, and 381.195-381.225.
    (b) Export certification service. At the request of any person 
intending to export any slaughtered poultry or poultry product, 
inspectors may make certification regarding products for human food 
purposes, to be exported, as meeting conditions or standards that are 
not imposed or are in addition to those imposed by the regulations in 
this chapter and the laws under which such regulations were issued.
    (c) Identification Service. (1) Poultry or other product that is 
federally inspected and passed at an official establishment, or upon 
importation, under the Poultry Products Inspection Act, is officially 
marked to identify it as federally inspected and passed. In order to 
facilitate the division of such poultry or other product into smaller 
portions or its combination into larger units and still maintain its 
identify as product which has been federally inspected and passed and so 
marked, inspectors may supervise the handling and weighing of the 
product and mark such portions and units with the official mark of 
inspection when they determine that identify has been maintained.
    (2) At the time service is furnished, product must be sound, 
wholesome, and fit for human food. The service will be available only on 
premises other than those of an official establishment. The sanitation 
of the place or area where service is furnished must comply with 
provisions of Sec. Sec. 416.1 through 416.6 of this chapter.
    (3) The mark of inspection shall be applied only under the immediate 
supervision of an inspector.
    (4) This service does not cover further cutting and processing of 
products. These activities must take place at an official establishment.
    (5) The registration and recordkeeping requirements enumerated in 
Part 381, subpart Q, of this chapter shall apply to persons requesting 
voluntary identification service under this paragraph (c).

[66 FR 22905, May 7, 2001]