1. (a) Before a person may engage in slaughtering livestock or poultry or processing meat or poultry, meat food products, or poultry products for commerce, the person must apply for, and upon compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, shall receive from the state veterinarian, inauguration of inspection service in the establishment where the:

   1. (1) livestock or poultry are to be slaughtered for human consumption; or
   2. (2) meat or poultry, meat food products, or poultry products are processed or manufactured.

2. (b) The board shall adopt rules governing the granting of inspection to the establishments that trade in commerce.

   [Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-2.1-24-11.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.8.