Okla. Admin. Code § 35:37-11-127

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 35:37-11-127 - Reinspection, retention, and disposal of exotic livestock products at official establishments

(a) All products brought into any official establishment shall be identified by the operator of the official establishment at the time of receipt at the official establishment and shall be subject to reinspection by an inspector at the official establishment in a manner and at times as may be deemed necessary by the District Supervisor to assure compliance with the rules in this Subchapter.

(b) All products, whether fresh, cured, or prepared, even though previously inspected and passed, shall be reinspected by authorized inspection employees as often as the inspector may deem necessary in order to ascertain that the products are not adulterated or misbranded at the time the products enter or leave official establishments and that the requirements of the rules in this Subchapter are complied with.

(c) Reinspection may be accomplished through use of statistically sound sampling plans that assure a high level of confidence. The District Supervisor shall designate the type of plan and the inspector shall select the specific plan to be used in accordance with instructions issued by the District Supervisor.

(d) An Oklahoma retained tag shall be placed by an inspector at the time of reinspection at any official establishment on all products that are suspected on reinspection of being adulterated or misbranded, and the products shall be held for further inspection. The tags shall be removed only by authorized inspection employees. When further inspection is made, if the product is found to be adulterated, all official inspection legends or other official marks for which the product is found to be ineligible under the rules in this subchapter, shall be removed or defaced and the product will be subject to condemnation and disposal in accordance with Part 27 of this Subchapter, except that a determination regarding adulteration may be deferred if a product has become soiled or unclean by falling on the floor or in any other accidental way or if the product is affected with any other condition that the inspector deems capable of correction, in that case the product shall be cleaned (including trimming if necessary) or handled in a manner approved by the inspector to assure that it will not be adulterated or misbranded and shall then be presented for reinspection and disposal in accordance with this Section. If upon final inspection, the product is found to be neither adulterated nor misbranded, the inspector shall remove the Oklahoma retained tag. If a product is found upon reinspection to be misbranded, it shall be held under an Oklahoma retained tag, pending correction of the misbranding, or the institution of a judicial seizure action or other appropriate action. The inspector shall make a complete record of each transaction under this Subsection and shall report the action to the district supervisor.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:37-11-127

Added at 21 Ok Reg 1181, eff 5-27-04