21 USC § 610 - Prohibited acts

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No person, firm, or corporation shall, with respect to any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products of any such animals—

(a) Slaughtering animals or preparation of articles capable of use as human food

slaughter any such animals or prepare any such articles which are capable of use as human food at any establishment preparing any such articles for commerce, except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter;

(b) Humane methods of slaughter

slaughter or handle in connection with slaughter any such animals in any manner not in accordance with the Act of August 27, 1958 (72 Stat. 862; 7 U.S.C. 1901–1906);

sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce,

(1) any such articles which

(A) are capable of use as human food and

(B) are adulterated or misbranded at the time of such sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation, or receipt for transportation; or

(2) any articles required to be inspected under this subchapter unless they have been so inspected and passed;

(d) Adulteration or misbranding

do, with respect to any such articles which are capable of use as human food, any act while they are being transported in commerce or held for sale after such transportation, which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing such articles to be adulterated or misbranded.

Source

(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 10, formerly 8th par., 34 Stat. 1262; renumbered § 10 and amended Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 1, 7,Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, 589; Pub. L. 95–445, § 3,Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069.)

References in Text

Act of August 27, 1958, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85–765, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 862, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 48 (§ 1901 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Sections 1903 and 1905 of Title 7, included within reference to Act of August 27, 1958, were repealed by Pub. L. 95–445, § 5(b),Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069, effective as set forth in section 7 ofPub. L. 95–445, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 603 of this title.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 78 of this title.

Amendments

1978—Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 95–445added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.

1967—Pub. L. 90–201, § 7, included the list of animals and prohibited, except in compliance with requirements of this chapter, slaughtering animals or preparation of articles capable of use as human food, sales, transportation, and other transactions, and acts of adulteration or misbranding, incorporating in subsec. (b)(2) existing prohibition on distributions in interstate or foreign commerce of noninspected articles.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–445effective one year after Oct. 10, 1978, and an additional eighteen month period thereafter in hardship cases, see section 7 ofPub. L. 95–445, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 603 of this title.

Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 90–201effective Dec. 15, 1967, except that subsecs. (b)(1) and (c) of this section effective upon expiration of sixty days after Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20(a) ofPub. L. 90–201, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title.

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21 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large

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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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