§159-25  Slaughter, transportation, andselling.  No person shall, with respect to cattle, sheep, swine, goats,horses, mules, or other equines, or carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meatproducts of animals:

(1)  Slaughter any animal or prepare any meat or meatproducts which are capable of use as human food, at any establishment preparingsuch meat or meat products solely for intrastate commerce, except in compliancewith the requirements of this chapter.

(2)  Slaughter or handle in connection with slaughterany such animal in any manner not in accordance with section 159-21(c).

(3)  Sell, transport, offer for sale ortransportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce:

(A)  Any meat or meat products which

(i)  Are capable of use as human food, and

(ii)  Are adulterated or misbranded at the timeof the sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation, or receipt fortransportation.

(B)  Any meat or meat products required to beinspected under this chapter unless they have been so inspected and passed.

(4)  Do, with respect to any such meat or meatproducts which are capable of use as human food, any act while they are beingtransported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after transportation, whichis intended to cause or has the effect of causing meat or meat products to beadulterated or misbranded. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 7, §1; am L1980, c 178, §2]

 

Cross References

 

  Further regulation, see chapter 146, pt. II.