Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102
§616 Inspectors of Carcasses, Etc., Meat of Which Is Intended for Export; Certificates of Condition
Title 21 › CHAPTER 12 — MEAT INSPECTION › SUBCHAPTER I — INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING › § 616
Summary
The Secretary may appoint inspectors to issue official certificates about the condition of livestock and their meat.
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Title 21, §616
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For the purpose of section 615 of this title the Secretary may appoint inspectors who shall be authorized to give an official certificate stating the condition in which said cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, and the meat thereof, are found.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 84 of this title.
Amendments
1967—Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 3(b), 12(a), struck out “of Agriculture” after “Secretary”, and included horses, mules, or other equines in the list of animals.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
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
Effective Date
note under section 601 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
21 U.S.C. § 616
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102