Wisconsin Statutes
§ 97.44 — Identification of meat for animal feed; registration and records of buyers.
Wisconsin § 97.44
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 97Food, lodging, and recreation
Subch.subch. II of ch. 97 SUBCHAPTER II
FOOD SAFETY AND REGULATION
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Bluebook
Wis. Stat. § 97.44 (2026).
Text
97.44
97.44(1) (1) No person shall buy, sell or transport any carcasses, parts thereof or meat or meat food products of any animals which are not intended for use as human food, unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by rules of the department or are naturally inedible by humans.
97.44(2) (2) Animal feed manufacturers and operators of fur farms, exempt from s. 95.72 , shall register their names and business locations with the department if they engage in slaughtering animals or in buying dead animals or parts of the carcasses of such animals. The department, by rule, may require that they keep records of their purchase and disposition of such animals and carcass parts.
97.44(3) (3) As used in this section, “animals” means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, equines, farm-ra
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Legislative History
97.44 History History: 1975 c. 308 ; 1995 a. 79 ; 2001 a. 56 .
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