(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and this part, the department shall make rules regarding: (a) antemortem inspection, in accordance with 9 C.F.R. Sec. 352.10; (b) postmortem inspection of the domesticated game carcass to ensure the domesticated game carcass is clean and wholesome, including inspection of the kidneys and abdominal and thoracic viscera; (c) slaughter area and facilities requirements; (d) personal cleanliness of individuals involved in domesticated game slaughter; (e) skinning, hoisting, bleeding, and evisceration of domesticated game; (f) chronic wasting disease testing requirements, surveillance, investigation, and follow-up, in accordance with department rule; (g) tags and tagging procedure to maintain carcass identification; (h) procedure for transportation of a domesticated game carcass; and (i) packaging and labeling of domesticated game products. (2) The department may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding labeling a domesticated game carcass as slaughtered: (a) with inspection and processed at a farm custom slaughter facility; or (b) with inspection and the domesticated game carcass released to a licensed food establishment for processing and sale to a consumer. (3) The department shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that allow: (a) a person with a farm custom slaughter license to slaughter and process domesticated game in accordance with this part; and (b) a facility licensed to perform custom exempt processing, as defined in Section 4-32-105, to process slaughtered domesticated game in accordance with this part.
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