2 Miss. Code. R. 1-4-01-100.04

Current through December 10, 2024
Section 2-1-4-01-100.04 - Retail Sale of Poultry Products
1. Definition. "Poultry" means:
a. Any domesticated bird (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, ratites, or squabs), whether live or dead, as defined in 9 CFR 381.1 Poultry Products Inspection Regulations Definitions, Poultry; and
b. Any migratory waterfowl or game bird, pheasant, partridge, quail, grouse, or pigeon, whether live or dead, as defined in 9 CFR 362.1 Voluntary Poultry Inspection Regulations, Definitions.
2. Requirements.
a. All poultry products offered for sale at a retail food establishment, as defined in Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-18, shall be slaughtered, and processed under poultry inspection programs administered by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce or the United States Department of Agriculture. These products shall bear marks of inspection from the appropriate program.
b. All poultry products offered for sale by a vendor at a farmers market must be sold by a vendor who holds a retail mobile food establishment license from the Department. The poultry products must bear marks of inspection from a poultry inspection program administered by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce or the United States Department of Agriculture.
3. Labeling. In addition to marks of inspection, poultry products shall be labeled as required under the rules and regulations of the appropriate inspection program.

2 Miss. Code. R. 1-4-01-100.04

Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-18.
Adopted June 2013.