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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title22 Agriculture. Domestic Animals |
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SubTitle22-320f-1_22-320f-12. Treating of Garbage Fed to Swine |
| Sec. 22-320f-1. Heating of raw garbage |
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Before being fed to swine, all raw garbage shall be heated throughout to the boiling point, or an equivalent temperature, for thirty minutes within twenty-four hours of its receipt on the premises where it is kept and cooked. (See 1961 Supp. § 22-320a et seq.; Reg. 19-13-B79 (d).) |
| Sec. 22-320f-2. Heat-treating area to be separate from swine |
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The heat-treating area shall be separate from the swine. Swine shall not have access to raw garbage. |
| Sec. 22-320f-3. Amount of equipment required |
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To prevent accumulation of raw garbage with resulting possible dissemination of disease among swine, premises where garbage is kept and heat-treated using live steam or similar means of rapid heat treatment shall have enough equipment to heat-treat all garbage within twenty-four hours of its receipt on the premises. On premises where direct-fire-type of heat treatment is employed, the operator should have enough equipment to heat all the garbage at one time that is received during a twenty-four hour period. |
| Sec. 22-320f-4. Location of equipment |
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Heat-treating equipment shall be so located that varying weather conditions are not a deterrent to operation of the equipment. |
| Sec. 22-320f-5. Loading of containers |
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Vats or containers holding garbage for heat-treating purposes shall never be loaded so as to permit the contents to boil over. |
| Sec. 22-320f-6. Covers of containers |
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Covers of heating vats or containers shall be made of solid material, shall be tight and shall be so constructed that the water of condensation will return to the garbage rather than escape. |
| Sec. 22-320f-7. Thermometer required |
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Each operator shall have at least one functioning thermometer capable of registering at least 212°F. and suitable for measuring the temperature of the garbage being heat-treated. |
| Sec. 22-320f-8. Facilities to determine temperature and inspect garbage |
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The operator shall provide suitable facilities adjacent to the truck, vat or container to facilitate the safe determination of temperature and the inspection of the garbage being heat-treated. |
| Sec. 22-320f-9. Heating fuel supplies |
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Available supplies of heating fuel on hand at all times should be sufficient for the operation of heating equipment for a period of time comparable to that time the equipment is used over a three-day period. |
| Sec. 22-320f-10. Containers for carrying garbage to be leakprof and covered |
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In order that raw garbage during transit and after reaching the premises where it is kept and heat-treated remain unexposed to animal sources, all trucks or containers used to carry raw garbage shall be leakproof and covered. |
| Sec. 22-320f-11. Utensils for handling raw and heat-treated garbage |
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Shovels, forks and other utensils or equipment used to handle raw garbage shall be cleaned before being used to handle heat-treated garbage, or separate equipment shall be used. |
| Sec. 22-320f-12. Removal of dead animals |
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For the prevention of the spread of disease among swine on premises where garbage is kept and heat-treated, dead animals shall be removed as soon as possible and shall be kept in covered, rat-proof containers until removed from the premises. |