§159-29 Exemptions. (a) This chapter requiring inspection of the slaughtering of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, and meat or meat products at establishments conducting such operations shall not apply:
(b) The custom slaughter of animals and preparation of meat or meat products shall be conducted in accordance with the sanitary conditions and the recordkeeping, registration, and disease control provisions that the board may prescribe.
(c) The transportation by commercial carrier of carcasses, parts thereof, or meat or meat products produced without inspection under subsection (a) is prohibited, except under permit issued by the board.
(d) This chapter requiring inspection of meat or meat products shall not apply to operations of types traditionally and usually conducted at retail stores and restaurants, when conducted at any retail store or restaurant or similar retail-type establishment for sale at the establishments in normal retail quantities or service of meat or meat products to consumers; provided that the meat or meat products shall have been inspected and passed previously in compliance with this chapter and that the preparation, handling, and storage of meat or meat products is conducted in accordance with the sanitary conditions that the board may prescribe.
(e) In order to accomplish the objectives of this chapter, the board, by rule, may exempt operations which the board determines would best be exempted to further the purposes of this chapter, to the extent that the exemptions conform to the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the regulations thereunder.
(f) The adulteration and misbranding provisions of this chapter, other than the requirement of the official inspection legend, shall apply to meat or meat products which are not required to be inspected under this section. [L 1969, c 214, pt of §1; am L 1977, c 202, §1; am L 1978, c 37, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 139, §7; am L 1991, c 88, §1]