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Code of Alabama

Chapter 17

Ala. Code § 2-17 et seq.

Meat and Poultry Inspection

2-17-1Definitions.2-17-2Legislative Findings of Fact and Declaration of Policy; Purpose and Construction of Chapter Generally; Adoption and Promulgation of Regulations Promulgated Under Certain Federal Acts.2-17-3Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Etc., to Be Inspected Prior to Slaughter; Diseased Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Etc., to Be Separately Slaughtered; Examination and Inspection of Carcasses of Slaughtered Animals Generally.2-17-4Examination, Inspection and Labeling of Carcasses, Etc., of Slaughtered Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Etc.; Reinspection of Carcasses, Etc.; Destruction of Adulterated and Condemned Carcasses, Etc.; Removal of Inspectors from Establishments Failing to Destroy Same.2-17-5Applicability of Provisions as to Inspection and Examination of Carcasses, Etc.; Limitation of Entry of Carcasses, Etc., into Establishments Inspected Under Chapter.2-17-6Inspection Not to Be Provided at Establishments for Slaughter or Preparation of Cattle, Sheep, Poultry, Carcasses, Etc., Not Intended for Use as Human Food; Denaturation or Identification Thereof Prior to Offer for Sale or Transportation; Purchase, Transportation of Carcasses, Meat Food Products or Poultry Food Products Not Intended for Use as Human Food and Not Denatured, Identified, Etc.2-17-7Registration of Persons, Firms, Etc., Buying, Selling, Transporting, Etc., Dead, Dying, Disabled, Diseased, Etc., Cattle, Sheep, Poultry, Carcasses, Etc.2-17-8Persons, Firms, Etc., Buying, Selling, Transporting, Etc., Dead, Dying, Disabled, Diseased, Etc., Cattle, Sheep, Poultry, Etc., to Comply with Regulations of Commissioner for Prevention of Use of Same for Human Food Purposes.2-17-9Examination, Inspecting and Labeling, Etc., of Meat Food Products and Poultry Food Products; Destruction of Condemned Meat Food Products and Poultry Food Products; Removal of Inspectors from Establishments Failing to Destroy Same.2-17-10Labeling of Cans, Pots, Etc., Containing Meat, Meat Food Products, or Poultry Food Products; Misbranding of Products, or Poultry Food Products; Misbranding of Carcasses, Etc.; Establishment of Definitions and Standards; Use of False or Misleading Names, Labeling, Etc.2-17-11Inspection of Sanitary Conditions in Slaughtering and Processing Establishments; Commissioner to Refuse to Allow Marking, Stamping, Etc., of Meat Food Products, Poultry Food Products in Establishments Where Sanitary Conditions Adulterate Meat Food Products, Poultry Food Products, Etc.2-17-12Inspection of Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Etc., Slaughtered and Prepared in Slaughtering and Processing Establishments; Assignment of Inspectors and Designation of Days and Hours When Slaughtering and Processing to Be Done.2-17-13Slaughter, Sale, Offer for Sale, Transportation, Etc., of Animals, Carcasses, Food Products, Etc., in Violation of Provisions of Chapter or Regulations Promulgated by Commissioner.2-17-14Unauthorized Casting, Printing, Etc., of Device or Label Containing Official Mark or Simulation; Forgery, Unauthorized Use, Etc., of Official Devices, Marks, Etc.; Making of False Statements in Certificates, Misrepresentations as to Inspections, Etc.2-17-15Sale, Offer for Sale, Transportation, Etc., of Carcasses, Etc., of Horses, Mules, Etc., Not Marked, Labeled, Etc., to Show Derivation as Required by Regulations of Commissioner; Horses, Mules, Etc., to Be Prepared in Facilities Separated from Those in Which Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Etc., Slaughtered or Prepared.2-17-16Commissioner to Appoint Inspectors; Duties of Inspectors; Inspections and Examinations to Be Made in Accordance with Rules and Regulations Prescribed by Commissioner.2-17-18Detention of Carcasses, Meat Food Products, Poultry Food Products, Etc., Believed to Be Adulterated or Misbranded, Etc.; Removal of Official Marks Therefrom Prior to Release.2-17-19Condemnation Proceedings Generally; Disposition of Condemned Animals or Articles; Payment of Costs, Fees and Expenses, Etc.2-17-20Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection as to Establishments Deemed Unfit to Engage in Business Because of Convictions Based Upon Acquisition, Distribution, Etc., of Unwholesome, Mislabeled or Deceptively Packaged Food, Etc.; Appeals from Determination and Order of Commissioner.2-17-21Promulgation, Approval, Adoption, Amendment, Etc., of Regulations for Implementation of Chapter Generally; Issuance, Etc., of Temporary Orders of Commissioner.2-17-22Promulgation of Regulations as to Storage and Handling of Carcasses, Meats, Etc.2-17-23Classes of Persons, Firms, Etc., Required to Maintain Records; Examination, Etc., of Records, Facilities and Inventories.2-17-24Conduct of Investigations and Requirement of Reports as to Organization, Business, Practices, Etc., of Persons, Firms, Etc., Engaged in Intrastate Commerce by Commissioner; Access to Copying, Etc., of Documentary Evidence; Powers of Commissioner as to Witnesses Generally; Issuance of Subpoenas and Orders for Taking of Depositions; Enforcement of Subpoenas and Orders of Commissioner, Etc., Generally; Fees of Witnesses, Etc.; Witnesses Not to Be Excused from Testifying on Grounds of Self-Incrimination; Immunity from Prosecution of Witnesses as to Matters, Etc., Upon Which Compelled to Testify.2-17-25Designation and Powers of Commissioner as State Agency for Cooperating with Secretary of Agriculture; Jurisdiction of Commissioner Exclusive as to Activities Covered by Chapter; Cooperation with Other Governmental Branches and Agencies.2-17-26Meat and Poultry Inspection Advisory Council.Repealed 2-17-27Exemption of Certain Activities from Provisions of Chapter by Commissioner; Applicability of Certain Provisions of Chapter.2-17-28Exemption of Meat, Etc., Inspected and Passed by United States Department of Agriculture.2-17-29Applicability of Chapter to Persons, Firms, Etc., Regulated Under Federal Meat Inspection Act and Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.2-17-30Jurisdiction and Prosecution of Injunctive Proceedings Under Chapter or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder.2-17-31Admissibility of Evidence of Violations of Chapter or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder in Civil Actions for Damages Against Persons, Firms, Etc., Subject Thereto.2-17-32Interference with Person Engaged in Performance of Official Duties Under Chapter, Etc.2-17-33Failure to Attend and Testify, Answer Lawful Inquiry or Produce Documentary Evidence in Obedience to Subpoena, Etc., of Commissioner.2-17-34Making, Etc., of False Statements or Entries in Reports, Accounts, Etc.; Mutilation, Alteration, Etc., of Documentary Evidence, Etc.2-17-35Forfeiture by Persons, Firms, Etc., Upon Failure to File Annual or Special Reports as Required by Commissioner.2-17-36Disclosure by State Officer or Employee of Information Obtained by Commissioner Without Proper Authority.2-17-37Penalties for Violations of Chapter; Commissioner Not Required to Report Minor Violations of Chapter for Prosecution, Etc.2-17-38Construction of Chapter.