| (a) Exotic animals. If exotic animals are received
for sale or service, they shall:
(1) be commercially raised for food; and
(A) raised, slaughtered, processed, and deemed to be
"inspected and approved" under an inspection program administered
by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in accordance with
9 CFR 352, Exotic Animals; Voluntary Inspection; or
(B) raised, slaughtered, processed, and deemed to be
"inspected and passed" under a meat and poultry inspection program
administered by the department or any other state meat inspection
program deemed equal to USDA inspection;
(2) as allowed by law, for exotic animals that are
live caught, be slaughtered and processed as required in paragraph
(1)(A) or (B) of this subsection; and
(3) as allowed by law, for exotic animals that are
field dressed:
(A) receive an antemortem and postmortem examination
by the appropriate inspection personnel as described in paragraph
(1)(A) or (B) of this subsection; and
(B) be transported and processed according to the requirements
specified by the appropriate regulatory authority as described in
paragraph (1)(A) or (B) of this subsection.
(b) Cooking. Exotic animals shall be cooked to heat
all parts of the food to a temperature and for a time that complies
with one of the methods for cooking game animals according to Food
Code, §3-401.11, and under a voluntary inspection program as
specified in subsection(a) of this section.
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