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65-6a21. Post-mortem inspection of carcasses capable of use as humanfood; marking or labeling; destruction of adulterated carcasses for foodpurposes; removal of inspectors for failure to destroy.For the purposes of the Kansas meat andpoultry inspection act, the secretary shall cause to bemade, by inspectors appointed therefor, apost-mortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts thereofof all livestock,domestic rabbits and poultry which are capable of use as humanfood and which are to be preparedat any slaughtering, canning, salting, packing or similar establishment inthis state in which such articles are prepared for intrastate commerce.The carcasses and parts thereof of all such animals found to be notadulterated shall be marked, stamped, tagged or labeled as "inspected andpassed." The inspectors shall label, mark, stamp ortag as "inspectedand condemned" all carcasses and parts thereof of animals found to beadulterated. All carcasses and parts thereof thus inspected andcondemned shall be destroyed for food purposes by the establishment inthe presence of an inspector, and the secretary may remove inspectors fromany such establishment which fails to so destroy any such condemned carcassor part thereof. After the firstinspectionand when they deem it necessary, the inspectors shall reinspectsuch carcasses or parts thereof todetermine whether since the first inspection such carcassesor parts thereof have becomeadulterated. If any carcass or any part thereof, upon examinationand inspection subsequent to the first examination and inspection, is foundto be adulterated, it shall be destroyed for food purposes by theestablishment in the presence of an inspector. The secretary may removeinspectors from any establishment which fails to so destroy any suchcondemned carcass or part thereof.
History: L. 1969, ch. 296, § 4;L. 1985, ch. 211, § 3; July 1.
