PART VII. VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, PROSECUTION, COMPACTS,

CONSTRUCTION

 

§159-51  Interstate and federal compacts. (a)  The board is hereby designated as the state agency which is responsiblefor cooperating with the Secretary of Agriculture under section 301 of theFederal Meat Inspection Act, and the board is directed to cooperate with theSecretary of Agriculture in administering the meat inspection program of thisState under this chapter to assure that its requirements remain at least equalto those imposed under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and in administering theprogram of this State under this chapter in a manner that will effectuate thepurposes of this chapter, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and rules andregulations adopted thereunder.

(b)  In cooperative efforts, the board mayaccept from the Secretary of Agriculture advisory assistance in administeringthe state program, technical and laboratory assistance and training, includingnecessary curricular and instructional materials and equipment, and financialand other aid for administration of the program.

(c)  The board may recommend to the Secretaryof Agriculture, the officials or employees of this State as the board shalldesignate for appointment to the advisory committees provided for in section301 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act; and the board shall serve as therepresentative of the governor for consultation with the Secretary ofAgriculture under paragraph (c) of section 301 of the Federal Meat InspectionAct unless the governor shall select another representative. [L 1969, c 214, ptof §1; am L 1990, c 139, §13; am L 1991, c 88, §1]