Authority: IC 15-17

Affected: IC 15-17-5

Sec. 5. (a) The official marks required by 9 CFR 416 and 9 CFR 310 for use in postmortem inspection and identification of adulterated products and insanitary equipment and facilities are as follows:

1. (1) The tag that is used to retain carcasses and parts of carcasses in the slaughter department shall appear as follows:

   1. (A) Black and white.
   2. (B) Bears the legend "IND. Retained".

   3. (C) Is a three-section or five-section tag as used for:

      1. (i) hogs;
      2. (ii) sheep;
      3. (iii) goats;
      4. (iv) ratitae; and
      5. (v) calves.

   4. (D) Is a five-section tag as used for:

      1. (i) cattle;
      2. (ii) farm-raised cervidae; and
      3. (iii) bison.
2. (2) The "IND. Retained" mark is applied to products and articles as prescribed in 9 CFR 310 by means of a paper tag bearing the legend "IND. Retained".
3. (3) The "IND. Rejected" mark is used to identify insanitary buildings, rooms, or equipment as prescribed in 9 CFR 416 and is applied by means of a paper tag bearing the legend "IND. Rejected".
4. (4) The "IND. Passed for Cooking" mark is applied on products passed for cooking as prescribed in 9 CFR 310 by means of a brand and is in the following form: IND. PASSED FOR COOKING
5. (5) The "IND. Condemned" mark is applied to products condemned as prescribed in 9 CFR 310 by means of a brand and is in the following form: IND. CONDEMNED

(b) The IND. Retained and IND. Rejected tags, and all other brands, stamps, labels, and other devices approved by the board and bearing any official mark prescribed in this section, shall be official devices for purposes of the act.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an establishment that is a selected establishment under 9 CFR Part 332 shall use the official marks, devices, and certificates in 9 CFR Part 312 for products that are intended for interstate commerce.

(Indiana State Board of Animal Health; Reg HMP-1R,CH A,PT 12, Sec 12.5; filed Feb 11, 1972, 2:00 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1973, p. 278; filed Dec 10, 1997, 11:30 a.m.: 21 IR 1306; filed Oct 30, 2000, 2:06 p.m.: 24 IR 683; readopted filed May 2, 2001, 1:45 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; readopted filed May 9, 2007, 3:16 p.m.: 20070516-IR-345070037RFA; filed Sep 18, 2012, 2:21 p.m.: 20121017-IR-345120108FRA; readopted filed Jul 16, 2018, 9:00 a.m.: 20180815-IR-345180196RFA; readopted filed Jul 17, 2024, 3:19 p.m.: 20240814-IR- 345230759RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Indiana State Department of Health (410 IAC 9-12-5) to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (345 IAC 9-12-5) by P.L.137-1996, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1996.