3-2084. Detention of product
Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product of cattle, sheep,
swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines, or any product exempted from the definition
of a meat food product, or any dead, dying, disabled or diseased cattle, sheep, swine,
goat or equine is found by any authorized representatives of the department upon any
premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after distribution in, intrastate
commerce, and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated or
misbranded and is capable of use as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in
violation of this or any other state or federal law or that it has been or is intended to
be distributed in violation of any such provisions, it may be detained by such
representative for a period of not to exceed twenty days, pending action under section
3-2085 or notification of any federal, state or other governmental authority having
jurisdiction over such article or animal, and shall not be moved by any person from the
place at which it is located when so detained until released by such representative. All
official marks may be required by such representative to be removed from such article or
animal before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the division that
the article or animal is eligible to retain such marks.
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