§619 — Title 21 Food and Drugs | U.S. Code

Summary

No one may sell, transport, offer for sale, or receive for transport in commerce any carcasses, parts, or meat from animal species listed in the rules that were in effect the day before November 10, 2005, unless those items are clearly labeled to show what kind of animal they came from, as the Secretary requires. If the Secretary requires it for plants that are inspected under this law, those animals and their products must be processed in separate plants from other animals covered by the law.

Title 21, §619

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No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, any carcasses of species designated by regulations in effect on the day before November 10, 2005, or parts of such carcasses, or the meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are plainly and conspicuously marked or labeled or otherwise identified as required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary to show the kinds of animals from which they were derived. When required by the Secretary, with respect to establishments at which inspection is maintained under this subchapter, such animals and their carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products shall be prepared in establishments separate from those in which other amenable species are slaughtered or their carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products are prepared.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 87 of this title.

Amendments

2005—Pub. L. 109–97 substituted “species designated by

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in effect on the day before November 10, 2005,” for “horses, mules, or other equines” and “other amenable species” for “cattle, sheep, swine, or goats”. 1967—Pub. L. 90–201, § 9, substituted provisions for marking, labeling, or other identification of kinds of animals whence the articles are derived and for separate establishments for preparation and slaughtering activities for prohibition against transportation or sale of meat or meat food products without complying with inspection provisions. See section 610(b) of this title.

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of 2005 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–97 effective the day after 120 days after Nov. 10, 2005, see section 798(b) of Pub. L. 109–97, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.

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of 1967 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L, 90–201 effective Dec. 15, 1967, except that with respect to equines (other than horses) and their carcasses and parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof, amendment effective upon expiration, of sixty days after Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20(b) of Pub. L. 90–201, set out as an

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note under section 601 of this title.

§619 Marking, labeling, or other identification to show kinds of animals from which derived; separate establishments for preparation and slaughtering activities

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