2 CAR Part 153 — Garbage Feeding Rule — Swine

Chapter III

Subchapter B

Subpart 1

2 CAR § 153-101 Garbage-feeding prohibitions {#sec-2-car-153-101 omnilex-key=us-ar-regs-official--title-2-part-153--2 CAR § 153-101}

2 CAR § 153-101. Garbage-feeding prohibitions.

It is prohibited to:

(1) Feed swine any of the following:

(A) Animal carcasses or parts thereof;

(B) Meat products or meat by-products; and

(C) Offal or contents thereof, whether raw or resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of foods; and

(2) Allow swine access to a site where ordinary household garbage is disposed of from two (2) or more families.

2 CAR § 153-102 Enforcement authority {#sec-2-car-153-102 omnilex-key=us-ar-regs-official--title-2-part-153--2 CAR § 153-102}

2 CAR § 153-102. Enforcement authority.

(a) Any authorized representative of the Department of Agriculture shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private property for the purpose of determining compliance with this part.

(b)(1) The State Veterinarian is authorized to quarantine for a period of forty-five (45) days any swine that have been fed in violation of this part.

(2) Swine may not be sold or removed from the premises until the quarantine has been officially removed by a representative of the department.

(c)(1) It is not a violation of this part to feed swine as otherwise prohibited by 2 CAR § 153-101 that are:

(A) Considered pets; or

(B) For consumption only by the immediate family of the owner of the swine.

(2) Swine described in subdivision (c)(1) of this section must be fed on grain or traditional swine feed for forty-five (45) days prior to being sold or removed from the premises.

2 CAR § 153-103 Penalties {#sec-2-car-153-103 omnilex-key=us-ar-regs-official--title-2-part-153--2 CAR § 153-103}

2 CAR § 153-103. Penalties.

(a) Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this part may result in administrative penalties as provided by law.

(b) First offense will result in a warning letter.

(c) Second or subsequent offense will result in a notice to appear before the Arkansas Board of Animal Health for a determination for proper administrative penalties.