21 USC § 604 - Post mortem examination of carcasses and marking or labeling; destruction of carcasses condemned; reinspection

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For the purposes hereinbefore set forth the Secretary shall cause to be made by inspectors appointed for that purpose a post mortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts thereof of all amenable species to be prepared at any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment in any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia as articles of commerce which are capable of use as human food; and the carcasses and parts thereof of all such animals found to be not adulterated shall be marked, stamped, tagged, or labeled as “Inspected and passed”; and said inspectors shall label, mark, stamp, or tag as “Inspected and condemned” all carcasses and parts thereof of animals found to be adulterated; and all carcasses and parts thereof thus inspected and condemned shall be destroyed for food purposes by the said establishment in the presence of an inspector, and the Secretary may remove inspectors from any such establishment which fails to so destroy any such condemned carcass or part thereof, and said inspectors, after said first inspection, shall, when they deem it necessary, reinspect said carcasses or parts thereof to determine whether since the first inspection the same have become adulterated, and if any carcass or any part thereof shall, upon examination and inspection subsequent to the first examination and inspection, be found to be adulterated, it shall be destroyed for food purposes by the said establishment in the presence of an inspector, and the Secretary may remove inspectors from any establishment which fails to so destroy any such condemned carcass or part thereof.

Source

(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 4, formerly 2nd par., 34 Stat. 1260; renumbered § 4 and amended Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 1, 3, 4, 12 (a)–(d), Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, 588, 592; Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 798[(a)](1), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2166.)

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 72 of this title.

Amendments

2005—Pub. L. 109–97substituted “amenable species” for “cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines”.

1967—Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 3, 4, 12 (a)–(d), struck out “interstate or foreign” before “commerce” and “of Agriculture” after “Secretary” in three places; struck out “for human consumption” before “at any slaughtering” and “for transportation or sale” after “District of Columbia” and inserted “which are capable of use as human food” after “commerce”; included horses, mules, and other equines in the list of animals; substituted “adulterated” for “unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food” after “ ‘Inspected and condemned,’ all carcasses and parts thereof of animals found to be” and before “, it shall be destroyed”; substituted “not adulterated” for “sound, healthful, wholesome, and fit for human food”; and substituted “adulterated” for “unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or in any way unfit for human food” before “and if any carcass”, respectively.

Effective Date of 2005 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 109–97effective the day after 120 days after Nov. 10, 2005, see section 798(b) ofPub. L. 109–97, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.

Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 90–201effective Dec. 15, 1967, except that with respect to equines (other than horses) and their carcasses and parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof, amendment effective upon expiration of sixty days after Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20(b) ofPub. L. 90–201, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title.

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7 CFR - Title 7—Agriculture

7 CFR 15 - NONDISCRIMINATION

9 CFR - Title 9—Animals and Animal Products

9 CFR 300 - AGENCY MISSION AND ORGANIZATION

9 CFR 301 - TERMINOLOGY; ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING STANDARDS

9 CFR 302 - APPLICATION OF INSPECTION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

9 CFR 303 - EXEMPTIONS

9 CFR 304 - APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION; GRANT OF INSPECTION

9 CFR 305 - OFFICIAL NUMBERS; INAUGURATION OF INSPECTION; WITHDRAWAL OF INSPECTION; REPORTS OF VIOLATION

9 CFR 306 - ASSIGNMENT AND AUTHORITIES OF PROGRAM EMPLOYEES

9 CFR 307 - FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION

9 CFR 309 - ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION

9 CFR 310 - POST-MORTEM INSPECTION

9 CFR 311 - DISPOSAL OF DISEASED OR OTHERWISE ADULTERATED CARCASSES AND PARTS

9 CFR 312 - OFFICIAL MARKS, DEVICES AND CERTIFICATES

9 CFR 313 - HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK

9 CFR 314 - HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF CONDEMNED OR OTHER INEDIBLE PRODUCTS AT OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS

9 CFR 315 - RENDERING OR OTHER DISPOSAL OF CARCASSES AND PARTS PASSED FOR COOKING

9 CFR 316 - MARKING PRODUCTS AND THEIR CONTAINERS

9 CFR 317 - LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS

9 CFR 318 - ENTRY INTO OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS; REINSPECTION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS

9 CFR 319 - DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF IDENTITY OR COMPOSITION

9 CFR 320 - RECORDS, REGISTRATION, AND REPORTS

9 CFR 321 - COOPERATION WITH STATES AND TERRITORIES

9 CFR 322 - EXPORTS 1

9 CFR 325 - TRANSPORTATION

9 CFR 327 - IMPORTED PRODUCTS

9 CFR 329 - DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION; CRIMINAL OFFENSES

9 CFR 331 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DESIGNATED STATES AND TERRITORIES; AND FOR DESIGNATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS WHICH ENDANGER PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOR SUCH DESIGNATED ESTABLISHMENTS

9 CFR 335 - RULES OF PRACTICE GOVERNING PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT

9 CFR 390 - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION

9 CFR 391 - FEES AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTION SERVICES AND LABORATORY ACCREDITATION

9 CFR 416 - SANITATION

9 CFR 417 - HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) SYSTEMS

9 CFR 424 - PREPARATION AND PROCESSING OPERATIONS

9 CFR 439 - ACCREDITATION OF NON-FEDERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES

9 CFR 441 - CONSUMER PROTECTION STANDARDS: RAW PRODUCTS

9 CFR 442 - QUANTITY OF CONTENTS LABELING AND PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCURATE WEIGHTS

9 CFR 500 - RULES OF PRACTICE

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