345 Ind. Admin. Code 7-7-3.7

Current through October 31, 2024

Section 345 IAC 7-7-3.7 - Digestion

Authority: IC 15-17

Affected: IC 13; IC 15-17-11

Sec. 3.7.

(a) A person disposing of animal carcasses or condemned and inedible waste through biodigestion or chemical digestion must meet the following requirements:

(1) The person must obtain a disposal plant permit from the board under IC 15-17-11 prior to accepting material from other operations. Carcasses or condemned and inedible waste from facilities under common ownership or management may be disposed of via biodigestion without obtaining a permit.

(2) The digestion process must be operated in a manner that meets all of the following conditions:

(A) The carcasses and waste must be thoroughly and completely digested to a stage where the resulting finished product does not contain visible pieces of soft tissue.

(B) The end product must be disposed of in compliance with IC 13, the state environmental laws.

(C) The process must:

(i) not create a health hazard to humans or animals; and

(ii) expose the material being processed to conditions that are reasonably likely to kill pathogenic organisms. The resulting finished product may contain small bones, bone fragments, feathers, and wool that have been processed but retain their structure. If the process results in a carcass part that is not thoroughly and completely digested, such as large femur bones or skulls from adult livestock, the part must be crushed or disposed of in accordance with section 3 of this rule.

(b) A slaughtering establishment disposing of animal carcasses and condemned and inedible waste through digestion must meet the following additional requirements:

(1) The digestion operation may not be located or operated in a way that exposes products intended for human food to contamination.

(2) Equipment and supplies used in the digestion operation may not be used in the slaughtering operation.

345 IAC 7-7-3.7

Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 7-7-3.7; filed Jun 16, 2011, 8:46 a.m.: 20110713-IR-345100561FRA

Readopted filed 7/17/2017, 9:06 a.m.: 20170816-IR-345170165RFA

Filed 5/16/2022, 10:44 a.m.: 20220615-IR-345210540FRA