The requirements for a pet food processing plant are as follows:
- (1) The plant must be a structurally enclosed building or buildings with ventilation, constructed to be maintained at all times in a sanitary condition;
- (2) Floors, walls, ceilings, posts, doors, and other structural parts of the building or buildings must be of impervious materials or protected with impervious materials;
- (3) All windows, doors, and other openings must be screened or constructed to prevent, as far as is practical, entry of mice, rats, flies, and other animals or insects. Management must establish and maintain a routine insect-vermin extermination program;
- (4) The water must be ample, potable, and approved by the South Dakota health department. Management must install equipment to provide hot water, temperature 185° F, or steam to all areas of the plant;
- (5) Management must provide gutters and drains with traps and vents that meet the requirements of the state plumbing code in article 20:54. Floor washings, liquid waste, and sewage must be disposed of through public or private sewage disposal facilities that meet the requirements of articles 74:50 to 74:55, inclusive, and 74:21.
Source: 12 SDR 190, effective June 1, 1986; 18 SDR 55, effective September 23, 1991; 37 SDR 47, effective September 20, 2010.
General Authority: SDCL 40-17-9.1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 40-17-9.1.