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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 12. Health |
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Agency 5. Department of Health |
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Chapter 421. Food Regulations |
Section 330. Game animals
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A. If game animals are received for sale or service they shall be:
1. Commercially raised for food and raised, slaughtered, and processed under a voluntary inspection program that is conducted by the state agency that has animal health jurisdiction or under a voluntary inspection program administered by the USDA for game animals such as exotic animals (reindeer, elk, deer, antelope, water buffalo, or bison) that are "inspected and approved" in accordance with 9 CFR Part 352 or rabbits that are "inspected and certified" in accordance with 9 CFR Part 354;
2. As allowed by law, wild game animals that are live-caught:
a. Under a routine inspection program conducted by a regulatory agency such as the agency that has animal health jurisdiction;P
b. Slaughtered and processed according to:
(1) Laws governing meat and poultry as determined by the agency that has animal health jurisdiction and the agency that conducts the inspection program;P and
(2) Requirements that are developed by the agency that has animal health jurisdiction and the agency that conducts the inspection program with consideration of factors such as the need for antemortem and postmortem examination by an approved veterinarian or veterinarian's designee;P or
3. As allowed by law for field-dressed wild game animals under a routine inspection program that ensures the animals:
a. Receive a postmortem examination by an approved veterinarian or veterinarian's designee; or
b. Are field-dressed and transported according to requirements specified by the agency that has animal health jurisdiction and the agency that conducts the inspection program;P and
c. Are processed according to laws governing meat and poultry as determined by the agency that has animal health jurisdiction and the agency that conducts the inspection program.P
B. A game animal shall not be received for sale or service if it is a species of wildlife that is listed in 50 CFR Part 17.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 02, eff. October 16, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. July 12, 2016.