[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

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 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]



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