Okla. Admin. Code § 310:257-5-8

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 310:257-5-8 - Game Animals

(a) Game animals received for sale or service shall be commercially raised livestock for food and:

(1) Slaughtered and processed under the Exotic Livestock and Exotic Livestock Products Inspection Act (2 O.S. Section 6-290.1 et seq.) or the Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Act (2 O.S. Section 6-280.1 et seq.). The rules for rabbit inspection are included in OAC 35:37-9 (relating to Oklahoma Rabbit and Rabbit Products Inspection Regulations). The meat products shall be marked with the appropriate mark of inspection as required in OAC 35:37-9-18 (relating to Form of inspection mark) and OAC 35:37, Appendix D, (relating to Official Marks of Inspection and Other Identification for Rabbits and Rabbit Products); or

(2) Marked with the appropriate mark of inspection as described in OAC 35:37-11-86 (relating to Official marks and devices to identify inspected and passed carcasses and products of exotic livestock) and OAC 35:37, Appendix E (relating to Official Marks of Inspection and Other Identification for Exotic Livestock and Exotic Livestock Products), for exotic livestock that is commercially raised, including but not limited to animals of the families bovidae, cervidae, and antelocapridae. The rules for exotic livestock inspection are included in OAC 35:37-11 (relating to Exotic Livestock and Exotic Livestock Products); or

(3) Slaughtered and processed under a voluntary inspection program administered by the USDA for exotic animals, including reindeer, elk, deer, antelope, water buffalo or bison, that are inspected and approved in accordance with 9 CFR Part 352 , Exotic Animals and Horses; Voluntary Inspection, or rabbits that are inspected and certified in accordance with 9 CFR Part 354 , Voluntary Inspection of Rabbits and Edible Products Thereof; or

(4) Slaughtered and processed under the U. S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Meat Inspection Program or the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry - Meat and Poultry Inspection Program if the meat products are from wild hogs that are live caught. All products eligible for consumption shall be legibly marked by the appropriate regulatory agency with the mark of inspection.

(b) Meat derived from field dressed wild game animals shall not be received for sale or service and can only be donated to individual consumers from approved donation sites provided:

(1) The meat has been processed in an establishment that has been approved by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation; and

(2) The meat has been processed in an establishment that has been approved by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry as a custom processor.

(c) A game animal shall not be received for sale or service if it is a species of wildlife that is listed in 50 CFR 17 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:257-5-8

Added at 23 Ok Reg 2358, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2289, eff 11-1-11

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021 eff. 9/11/2021