345 IAC 1-3-10 Animals for immediate slaughter

Sec. 10. (a) Animals consigned for slaughter moving into the state or within the state must be: (1) moved directly to an approved slaughtering establishment; or (2) consigned to a: (A) licensed public livestock market for resale for immediate slaughter; or (B) slaughter only market. (b) An animal in slaughter channels must remain in slaughter channels until delivered to a slaughter establishment. (c) Cattle and bison leaving a slaughter establishment may only be moved to another approved slaughter establishment or feedlot and sold or resold as slaughter cattle. The animals must be accompanied by an owner-shipper statement that includes the following information: (1) The name and address of the slaughter establishment from which the animals left. (2) The official identification numbers correlated with the Untied [sic, United] States Department of Agriculture backtag number, if available. (3) The name of the destination slaughter establishment or approved feedlot to which the animals are being shipped. (d) Swine for immediate slaughter must meet the following requirements: (1) Swine sold for immediate slaughter must be slaughtered within seven (7) days of the date of first consignment and not move through more than two (2) markets. (2) Swine sold for immediate slaughter moving into or within the state must be accompanied by an owner-shipper statement, unless the information required to be present on this statement is obtained by the facility on arrival. (3) Swine moved through a slaughter market or otherwise sold for slaughter in another state may be moved into the state only to a slaughter establishment or a market for sale for slaughter. (4) Sows and boars moved to a livestock market must be consigned for sale for slaughter only. A sow or boar in a livestock market is considered a slaughter only animal for purposes of this rule. (5) Slaughter sows and boars moving through: (A) auction markets; (B) stockyards; (C) buying stations; (D) marketing agencies; or (E) slaughtering establishments; must be identified to the farm of origin and before being commingled with swine from other sources.