Section 18.32.600. Purpose and applicability.

	(a)  The purpose of 18 AAC 32.600 - 18 AAC 32.699 is to safeguard public health and to ensure that slaughtered or processed reindeer intended to be sold as part of commerce and intended for human consumption is safe and wholesome, is not adulterated, and is presented honestly within the state.  
	(b)  Except as provided in (c) of this section, the requirements of 18 AAC 32.600 - 18 AAC 32.699 apply to facilities that slaughter or process reindeer intended to be sold as part of commerce and intended for human consumption.  
	(c)  The requirements of 18 AAC 32.600 - 18 AAC 32.699 do not apply to reindeer meat  
		(1) donated in accordance with 18 AAC 31.205;  
		(2) sold in accordance with 18 AAC 31.820(a)(1) - (4); or   
		(3) processed in accordance with 18 AAC 31.820(b).  

Authorities

03.05.011;17.20.005;17.20.010;17.20.020;17.20.072;17.20.180;44.46.020

Notes

Reference

18 AAC 31.200
18 AAC 32.600
18 AAC 32.605
18 AAC 32.615
18 AAC 32.645
18 AAC 32.655
18 AAC 32.665
18 AAC 32.690
18 AAC 32.693
18 AAC 32.695
18 AAC 32.699

Authority

AS 03.05.011 AS 17.20.005 AS 17.20.010 AS 17.20.020 AS 17.20.072 AS 17.20.180 AS 44.46.020 Editor's note: Words and phrases used in 18 AAC 32.600 - 18 AAC 32.699 are defined in 18 AAC 32.699 and 18 AAC 32.990. An operator who processes reindeer sausage that contains more than three percent skeletal muscle from, or more than 30 percent fat from, a species other than reindeer may also be subject to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

History

Eff. 9/6/2003, Register 167; am 12/3/2010, Register 196

References

18.32.600;18.32.699;18.32.990