2015 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 5-C - (Agriculture & Markets) LICENSING OF RENDERING PLANTS
96-Y - Definitions.

 96-y. Definitions.   As  used  in  this  article,  unless  otherwise
  expressly stated, or unless the  context  or  subject  matter  otherwise
  requires:
(1)  "Disposal  plant"  means  the  premises  or  place  where bodies,
  carcasses or portions thereof of  dead,  dying,  diseased,  disabled  or
  condemned animals or inedible meat are received and held for the purpose
  of  burning,  processing  or rendering or otherwise obtaining the hides,
  skins, grease or meat therefrom in any manner whatsoever.
(2) "Processing" means  any  method  whereby  meat  or  meat  products
  derived  from  animals  are cut, boned, mixed, blended, canned, cured or
  otherwise prepared for purposes other than for human consumption.
(3) "Inedible meat" means meat and meat products  derived  from  dead,
  dying,  disabled,  diseased  or  condemned  animals,  and  meat  or meat
  products, regardless of origin, which are adulterated within the meaning
  of section two hundred of this chapter.
(4) "Rendering" means the method by which animal bodies, carcasses  or
  portions  thereof,  and meat or meat product are melted down and the fat
  or grease extracted therefrom.
(5) "Decharacterization" means the uniform application  of  sufficient
  quantities  of  dye,  charcoal,  malodorous fish oil, acid, or any other
  agent approved by the commissioner upon  and  into  the  freely  slashed
  flesh  of meat or meat product not being rendered so as to unequivocally
  preclude its use for human food.
(6) "Transportation service" means the operation within the state of a
  vehicle or vehicles by a person not  otherwise  licensed  to  operate  a
  disposal  plant,  for  the  purpose of transporting for hire unprocessed
  animal bodies, carcasses or portions thereof, and meat or meat  products
  which are not intended for eventual use for human consumption.
(7)  "Vehicle" means a conveyance or any piece of equipment whatsoever
  used in transportation service.
(8) "Animal" means any animal, domestic or feral, or any  domesticated
  bird.
(9)  "Dead  animal"  means  an  animal that has died otherwise than by
  slaughter.
(10) "Meat" means the entire bodies, carcasses or portions thereof  of
  animals or birds.
(11)  "Meat product" means any product which is made or derived wholly
  or in part from the body, carcass or  portions  thereof  of  animals  or
  birds.