Methods approved by the State Veterinarian for disposing of dead domesticated animals in addition to burial three feet beneath the surface of the ground are as follows:

1. (1) rendering at a rendering plant licensed under G.S. 106‑168.7;
2. (2) complete incineration;
3. (3) in the case of dead poultry, placing in a disposal pit as prescribed in G.S. 106‑549.70; and
4. (4) any method which in the professional opinion of the State Veterinarian would make possible the salvage of part of a dead animal's value without endangering human or animal health.

History Note: Authority G.S. 106‑403;
Eff. April 1, 1984;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017.