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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 221 - MEAT SAFETY ASSURANCE
SUBCHAPTER B - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
SECTION/RULE §221.11 - Federal Regulations on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Chapter Review Date 12/13/2023

(a) The department adopts by reference the following federal regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), as amended. (1) 9 CFR Part 301, Terminology; Adulteration and Misbranding Standards;(2) 9 CFR Part 303, Exemptions, except §303.1(a)(2)(i); (3) 9 CFR Part 304, Application for Inspection; Grant of Inspection;(4) 9 CFR Part 305, Official Numbers; Inauguration of Inspection; Withdrawal of Inspection; Reports of Violation;(5) 9 CFR Part 306, Assignment and Authorities of Program Employees;(6) 9 CFR Part 307, Facilities for Inspection;(7) 9 CFR Part 309, Ante-Mortem Inspection;(8) 9 CFR Part 310, Post-Mortem Inspection;(9) 9 CFR Part 311, Disposal of Diseased or Otherwise Adulterated Carcasses and Parts;(10) 9 CFR Part 312, Official Marks, Devices and Certificates; (11) 9 CFR Part 313, Humane Slaughter of Livestock;(12) 9 CFR Part 314, Handling and Disposal of Condemned or Other Inedible Products at Official Establishments;(13) 9 CFR Part 315, Rendering or Other Disposal of Carcasses and Parts Passed for Cooking;(14) 9 CFR Part 316, Marking Products and Their Containers; (15) 9 CFR Part 317, Labeling, Marking Devices, and Containers;(16) 9 CFR Part 318, Entry into Official Establishments; Reinspection and Preparation of Products;(17) 9 CFR Part 319, Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition, with the following requirements applying, except in the case of restaurant menus and signs:(A) the label of products prepared from bison meat must contain the words "bison meat," "North American bison meat," or "Native American bison meat"; and(B) the label of products prepared from buffalo meat must contain the words "water buffalo meat," or "Asian buffalo meat";(18) 9 CFR Part 320, Records, Registration, and Reports;(19) 9 CFR Part 321, Cooperation with States and Territories; (20) 9 CFR Part 322, Exports;(21) 9 CFR Part 325, Transportation;(22) 9 CFR Part 327, Imported Products;(23) 9 CFR Part 329, Detention; Seizure and Condemnation; Criminal Offenses;(24) 9 CFR Part 331, Special Provisions for Designated States and Territories; and for Designation of Establishments Which Endanger Public Health and for Such Designated Establishments;(25) 9 CFR Part 335, Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings Under the Federal Meat Inspection Act;(26) 9 CFR Part 350, Special Services Relating to Meat and Other Products;(27) 9 CFR Part 352, Exotic Animals and Horses; Voluntary Inspection, except 9 CFR §352, Subpart B;(28) 9 CFR Part 354, Voluntary Inspection of Rabbits and Edible Products Thereof;(29) 9 CFR Part 362, Voluntary Poultry Inspection Regulations; (30) 9 CFR Part 381, Poultry Products Inspection Regulations, except §381.10(a)(3) through §381.10(c);(31) 9 CFR Part 416, Sanitation;(32) 9 CFR Part 417, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Systems;(33) 9 CFR Part 418, Recalls;(34) 9 CFR Part 424, Preparation and Processing Operations; (35) 9 CFR Part 430, Requirements for Specific Classes of Product;(36) 9 CFR Part 441, Consumer Protection Standards: Raw Products;(37) 9 CFR Part 442, Quantity of Contents Labeling and Procedures and Requirements for Accurate Weights; and(38) 9 CFR Part 500, Rules of Practice.(b) Copies of these regulations are available via the Internet at www.dshs.texas.gov/meat-safety.

Source Note: The provisions of this §221.11 adopted to be effective March 15, 1995, 20 TexReg 1417; amended to be effective April 17, 1997, 22 TexReg 3421; amended to be effective June 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 5901; amended to be effective March 14, 2002, 27 TexReg 1801; amended to be effective November 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 10391; amended to be effective May 6, 2004, 29 TexReg 4174; amended to be effective January 1, 2005, 29 TexReg 11979; amended to be effective November 23, 2014, 39 TexReg 9017; amended to be effective December 23, 2020, 45 TexReg 9215; amended to be effective February 25, 2025, 50 TexReg 995.

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