Title 3 — Agriculture
54 chapters · 326 sections in this title.
3 Del. C. § 8701. Short title.
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§ 8701. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Act.”3 Del. C. 1953, § 8701; 57 Del. Laws, c. 500, § 1;
3 Del. C. § 8702. Enforcing agency.
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§ 8702. Enforcing agency. This chapter shall be administered by the State Department of Agriculture hereafter referred to as the “Department.”3 Del. C. 1953, § 8702; 57 Del. Laws, c. 500, § 1;
3 Del. C. § 8703. Definitions.
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§ 8703. Definitions. When used in this chapter: (1) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary’s delegate. (2) “Person” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business unit, and any officer, agent or employee thereof. (3) “Br…
3 Del. C. § 8704. Adulterated products.
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§ 8704. Adulterated products. “Adulterated” shall apply to any livestock product or poultry product under 1 or more of the following circumstances: (1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substanc…
3 Del. C. § 8705. Misbranded products.
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§ 8705. Misbranded products. “Misbranded” shall apply to any livestock product or poultry product under 1 or more of the following circumstances: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If it is offered for sale under the name of another food; (3) If it …
3 Del. C. § 8706. Purpose.
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§ 8706. Purpose. It is the objective of this chapter to provide for meat, poultry, and egg products inspection programs and for the humane slaughter of livestock that will impose and enforce requirements with respect to intrastate operations and commerce that are least equal to t…
3 Del. C. § 8707. Powers of Secretary.
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§ 8707. Powers of Secretary. In order to accomplish the objective stated in § 8706 of this title, the Secretary shall: (1) By regulations require antemortem and postmortem inspections, quarantine, segregation and reinspection with respect to the slaughter of livestock and poultry…
3 Del. C. § 8708. Additional powers of Secretary.
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§ 8708. Additional powers of Secretary. In order to accomplish the objective stated in § 8706 of this title the Secretary may: (1) Remove inspectors from any establishment that fails to destroy condemned products as required under § 8707(2) of this title; (2) Refuse to provide in…
3 Del. C. § 8709. Licenses.
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§ 8709. Licenses. Every person who owns or operates an official establishment or other facility subject to this chapter shall obtain a license for such establishment or facility. Every application for a license shall be submitted to the department on forms obtained from the depar…
3 Del. C. § 8710. Prohibited acts.
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§ 8710. Prohibited acts. (a) No person shall, with respect to any livestock or poultry or any livestock products or poultry products: (1) Slaughter any such animals or prepare any such articles which are capable of use as human food, at any establishment preparing such articles s…
3 Del. C. § 8711. Additional prohibited acts.
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§ 8711. Additional prohibited acts. (a) No brand manufacturer, printer, or other person shall cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation thereof, or any label bearing any such mark or simulation, or any form of official certif…
3 Del. C. § 8712. Offenses.
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§ 8712. Offenses. (a) No person shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, any carcasses of horses, mules, or other equines or parts of such carcasses, or the meat or meat food products thereof, unless they are …
3 Del. C. § 8713. Offenses; penalties.
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§ 8713. Offenses; penalties. (a) Any person who shall give, pay, or offer, directly or indirectly, to any officer or employee of this State authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this chapter or by the regulations of the Secretary any money or other thing of value,…
3 Del. C. § 8714. Inspection; exception.
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§ 8714. Inspection; exception. Inspection shall not be provided under this chapter at any establishment for: (1) the slaughter of livestock or poultry, or (2) the preparation of any livestock products or poultry products which are not intended for use as human food. Such products…
3 Del. C. § 8715. Inspection and seal.
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§ 8715. Inspection and seal. (a) No inspection of products placed in any container at any official establishment shall be deemed to be complete until the products are sealed or enclosed therein under the supervision of an inspector. (b) For purposes of any inspection of products …
3 Del. C. § 8716. Detention of certain goods, products or animals.
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§ 8716. Detention of certain goods, products or animals. Whenever any livestock product or poultry product or any product exempted from the definition of a livestock product and from the definition of a poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poult…
3 Del. C. § 8717. Forfeiture of certain goods, products or animals.
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§ 8717. Forfeiture of certain goods, products or animals. (a) Any livestock product or poultry product or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry that is being transported in intrastate commerce or is otherwise subject to the chapter, or is held for sale in th…
3 Del. C. § 8718. Appeal and jurisdiction.
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§ 8718. Appeal and jurisdiction. (a) Any order issued under § 8707(5) or 8708(1), (2), or (3) of this title shall be final, unless appealed to the Superior Court within 15 days after service. Review of any such order and the determinations upon which it is based shall be upon the…
3 Del. C. § 8719. Penalties generally.
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§ 8719. Penalties generally. (a) Any person who commits an offense in violation of this chapter for which no other criminal penalty is provided by this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both;…
3 Del. C. § 8720. Powers of Secretary; investigation; record keeping.
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§ 8720. Powers of Secretary; investigation; record keeping. (a) The Secretary shall also have power: (1) To gather and compile information concerning and to investigate from time to time the organization, business, conduct, practices, and management of any person engaged in intra…
3 Del. C. § 8721. Application of chapter.
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§ 8721. Application of chapter. The requirements of this chapter shall apply to persons, establishments, animals and articles regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.] or the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act [21 U.S.C. § 451 et seq.] only to…