8 CCR 1202-13, pt. 1 - DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMS
1.1. As used in these rules, and as the
context requires, the singular includes the plural, the masculine gender
includes the feminine and neuter, and vice versa.
1.2. Any term used in these rules that is
defined in the Custom Processing of Meat Animals Act, §§
35-33-101 through
35-33-407, inclusive, C.R.S.
(hereinafter referred to as the "Act") shall have the meaning set forth for
such term in the Act.
1.3. "Dress,"
"dressing," and "dressed" mean eviscerating, removing the hide or skin of a
livestock animal, and/or otherwise preparing the animal's carcass for cutting
and further processing.
1.4. "Large
game animal" means a large game animal within the scope of the term "game
wildlife" defined in §
33-1-102(23),
C.R.S.
1.5. "Mobile slaughtering
unit" means any conveyance that can be lawfully driven, pulled, or otherwise
moved on or over any street, road, highway, or other right of way, outfitted
with equipment and utensils, and used to slaughter, dress, and/or further
process livestock from place to place, or to slaughter and/or dress livestock
and transport any carcass of such livestock, or any part thereof to a
processing facility for further processing. This definition includes, for
example, trucks equipped with a hoist and a fully-enclosed work room where
processing is done; and trucks equipped with a hoist and a separate,
fully-enclosed trailer attached to such truck that contains a work room where
processing is done.
1.6. "Sanitize"
and "sanitized" mean to treat a clean surface with any of the following methods
or substances:
1.6.1. water at 180°
F;
1.6.2. a chlorine and water
solution of:
1.6.2.1. 100 parts of chlorine
per million of water when applied by sponge or cloth;
1.6.2.2. 200 parts of chlorine per million of
water when applied directly by spray; or
1.6.2.3. 50 parts of chlorine per million of
water when used to soak the item in a container for at least one minute;
or
1.6.3. any substance
intended to be used to sanitize equipment and/or utensils in a processing
facility and labeled as approved by the United States Department of
Agriculture.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.