Authority: IC 15-17-3-21

Affected: IC 15-17-3-13

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 15-17-2 and the following definitions apply throughout this rule:

1. (1) "Garbage" means:

   1. (A) all waste material derived in whole or in part from the meat of any animal (such as livestock, fish, and poultry); and
   2. (B) refuse from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food that has been associated with waste material derived in whole or in part from any animal.

2. (2) "Processed product" means material derived in whole or in part from the meat of any animal (such as livestock, fish, and poultry), other animal material, and other refuse that has been associated with any meat or animal material, that has undergone an industrial manufacturing procedure to prevent spoilage or add shelf stability, and that has been:

   1. (A) cooked to a temperature of at least one hundred sixty-seven (167) degrees Fahrenheit for at least thirty (30) minutes; or
   2. (B) subjected to other industrial processes approved by the state veterinarian based upon a determination that the processes provide an equivalent level of inactivation of disease organisms.

3. (3) "Rendered product" means waste material derived in whole or in part from the meat of any animal (such as livestock, fish, and poultry) or other animal material, and other refuse of any character whatsoever that has been associated with any such material, resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food that is:

   1. (A) ground and heated to a minimum temperature of two hundred thirty (230) degrees Fahrenheit; or
   2. (B) subjected to other industrial processes approved by the state veterinarian based upon a determination that the processes provide an equivalent level of inactivation of disease organisms;
4. to make products such as, but not limited to, animal, poultry, or fish protein meal, grease, or tallow.

5. (4) "Treated garbage" means edible waste for animal consumption derived from garbage that has been:

   1. (A) heated throughout at boiling or equivalent temperature of two hundred twelve (212) degrees Fahrenheit for thirty (30) minutes under the supervision of a licensee under section 3.5 of this rule; or
   2. (B) subjected to other industrial processes approved by the state veterinarian based upon a determination that the processes provide an equivalent level of inactivation of disease organisms.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 1-2.1-1; filed Jan 20, 1988, 4:00 p.m.: 11 IR 1738; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; readopted filed Feb 9, 2007, 9:42 a.m.: 20070307-IR-345060512RFA; readopted filed Aug 7, 2013, 8:32 a.m.: 20130904-IR-345130236RFA; filed May 25, 2016, 1:46 p.m.: 20160622-IR-345150258FRA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2022, 2:33 p.m.: 20220810-IR-345220146RFA)