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Show 1 GuGtom slaogliforing I regulations given Sale.' This identification must remain on the meat until it is finally consumed. Mr.DavidR.Waldron.Dep-uty Mr.DavidR.Waldron.Dep-uty Commissioner of Agriculture Agri-culture and Director of the Division of Animal Industry says that animals slaughtered slaughter-ed under these conditions cannot be classified as being inspected by USDA or Utah State Meat Inspectors, "if a permittee states that the product is inspected, his permit is subject to immediate immedi-ate suspension." According to Mr.Waldron, certain responsibilities are required o f those who receive re-ceive a permit to Farm Custom Cus-tom Slaughter: (1) the permittee per-mittee must show that he is capable of slaughtering an animal adequately within the requirements of the law and regulations; (2) the permittee per-mittee must not slaughter an animal unless he has AI1 meat which comes animals slaughtered by 'Cm Custom Slaughter ' littee must be proper-?eSd, proper-?eSd, stamped, and iden-CciJBt iden-CciJBt For SaleO. This A of warning comes from Archie S. Hurst, Super-. Super-. Food Compliance and Services, Utah Jrtnert of Agriculture. Lording to Mr. Hurst in ' the state legislature 'sed the Farm Custom Lhterlng Law which allows individual who possesses "vlld Custom Slaughter Lit to butcher livestock poultry for another per- lor to July 10, 1975, when bw went Into effect, an-Lls an-Lls could only be slaugh- in a licensed slaughter - or an individual could us own animal for per-,Jjal per-,Jjal consumption. This ndraent to the State Meat ,j Poultry Inspection Act owners and permittees," states Mr. Hurst. "We feel good about the present law as it now stands. If the interest in-terest of the legislature can be accomplished, a good ger-vice ger-vice will be supplied to the public." An employee of the Department De-partment of Agriculture has been assigned to work with the livestock industry to carry out the proper intent of the program. At the present time there are 59 Farm Custom Slaughter Permit holders in the state. Copies of the Farm Custom Slaughtering Regulations and applications for permits can be obtained from the Utah Department of Agriculture, 147 North 200 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103. received evidence that the sheriff's office has been called as required by law; (3) the permittee must not slaughter an animal until he has explained to the owner of the animal that the animal ani-mal can only be consumed by himself, his immediate family or a regular employee ( immediatefamilyis defined as those living together in a single dwelling unit andor their sons and daughters); and, (4) accurate records are to be kept by the permittee per-mittee on each animal slaughtered; i.e., the name, address and telephone num -ber of the person for whom the animal is slaughtered, a full description of the animal including brands or marks, proof of ownership, destination destina-tion of the carcass for processing, pro-cessing, and the date of slaughter. "The Farm Custom Slaughter Program is a good program, but we must have the cooperation of animal .prides another way in which jvejtock and poultry can be stereo. lit was not the intent of legislature, nor is it al-liVible al-liVible under the provisions ,j the Federal Wholesome jut Act to allow such jjiiiils to be slaughter -,i and to enter commerce," ;ifS Mr. Hurst, "giving the away is considered the !ffle as a sale and is not emitted under the law." Some of the conditions jier which an owner :u have Ms animal butcher -jitj an individual holding a jinn Custom Slaughtering Permit are: (1) 1116 sheriff's :It8 must be notified 24 'Mi before the animal is tots slaughtered; (2) the an - ial must be consumed ex-diively ex-diively by the owner, his mediate family, or a reg-ilr reg-ilr employee; and, (4) the Etit Is not to be offered ' sale and must be mark-il mark-il and labeled 'Not For |