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U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 451 - Congressional statement of findings From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §451. Congressional statement of findings Poultry and poultry products are an important source of the Nation's total supply of food. They are consumed throughout the Nation and the major portion thereof moves in interstate or foreign commerce. It is essential in the public interest that the health and welfare of consumers be protected by assuring that poultry products distributed to them are wholesome, not adulterated, and properly marked, labeled, and packaged. Unwholesome, adulterated, or misbranded poultry products impair the effective regulation of poultry products in interstate or foreign commerce, are injurious to the public welfare, destroy markets for wholesome, not adulterated, and properly labeled and packaged poultry products, and result in sundry losses to poultry producers and processors of poultry and poultry products, as well as injury to consumers. It is hereby found that all articles and poultry which are…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 452 - Congressional declaration of policy From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §452. Congressional declaration of policy It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to provide for the inspection of poultry and poultry products and otherwise regulate the processing and distribution of such articles as hereinafter prescribed to prevent the movement or sale in interstate or foreign commerce of, or the burdening of such commerce by, poultry products which are adulterated or misbranded. It is the intent of Congress that when poultry and poultry products are condemned because of disease, the reason for condemnation in such instances shall be supported by scientific fact, information, or criteria, and such condemnation under this chapter shall be achieved through uniform inspection standards and uniform applications thereof. (Pub. L. 85–172, §3, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 441; Pub. L. 90–492, §3, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 792.) Editorial Notes Amendments 1968—Pub. L.…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 453 - Definitions From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §453. Definitions For purposes of this chapter— (a) The term "commerce" means commerce between any State, any territory, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or within any territory not organized with a legislative body, or the District of Columbia. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the term "State" means any State of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (c) The term "territory" means Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States, excluding the Canal Zone. (d) The term "United States" means the States, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. (e) The term "poultry" means any domesticated bird, whether live or dead. (f) The term "poultry product" means any poultry carcass, or part thereof; or any product which is made wholly or in part from any poultry carcass or part thereof,…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 454 - Federal and State cooperation in development and administration of State poultry product inspection programs From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §454. Federal and State cooperation in development and administration of State poultry product inspection programs (a) State laws; planning, technical and financial assistance; advisory committees It is the policy of the Congress to protect the consuming public from poultry products that are adulterated or misbranded and to assist in efforts by State and other government agencies to accomplish this objective. In furtherance of this policy— (1) The Secretary is authorized, whenever he determines that it would effectuate the purposes of this chapter, to cooperate with the appropriate State agency in developing and administering a State poultry product inspection program in any State which has enacted a mandatory State poultry product inspection law that imposes ante mortem and post mortem inspection, reinspection and sanitation requirements that…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 455 - Inspection in official establishments From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §455. Inspection in official establishments (a) Ante mortem inspection For the purpose of preventing the entry into or flow or movement in commerce of, or the burdening of commerce by, any poultry product which is capable of use as human food and is adulterated, the Secretary shall, where and to the extent considered by him necessary, cause to be made by inspectors ante mortem inspection of poultry in each official establishment processing poultry or poultry products for commerce or otherwise subject to inspection under this chapter. (b) Post mortem inspection; quarantine, segregation, and reinspection The Secretary, whenever processing operations are being conducted, shall cause to be made by inspectors post mortem inspection of the carcass of each bird processed, and at any time such quarantine, segregation, and reinspection as he deems necessary of poultry and poultry products capable of use as human food in each…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 456 - Operation of premises, facilities and equipment From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §456. Operation of premises, facilities and equipment (a) Sanitary practices Each official establishment slaughtering poultry or processing poultry products for commerce or otherwise subject to inspection under this chapter shall have such premises, facilities, and equipment, and be operated in accordance with such sanitary practices, as are required by regulations promulgated by the Secretary for the purpose of preventing the entry into or flow or movement in commerce or burdensome effect upon commerce, of poultry products which are adulterated. (b) Refusal of inspection The Secretary shall refuse to render inspection to any establishment whose premises, facilities, or equipment, or the operation thereof, fail to meet the requirements of this section. (Pub. L. 85–172, §7, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 444; Pub. L. 90–492, §7, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 799.) Editorial Notes Amendments…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 457 - Labeling and container standards From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §457. Labeling and container standards (a) Requirements for shipping containers and immediate containers; nonconsumer packaged carcasses All poultry products inspected at any official establishment under the authority of this chapter and found to be not adulterated, shall at the time they leave the establishment bear, in distinctly legible form, on their shipping containers and immediate containers as the Secretary may require, the information required under paragraph (h) of section 453 of this title. In addition, the Secretary whenever he determines such action is practicable and necessary for the protection of the public, may require nonconsumer packaged carcasses at the time they leave the establishment to bear directly thereon in distinctly legible form any information required under such paragraph (h). (b) Labeling requirements; definitions and standards of identity or composition or articles and standards of fill of…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 458 - Prohibited acts From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §458. Prohibited acts (a) No person shall— (1) slaughter any poultry or process any poultry products which are capable of use as human food at any establishment processing any such articles for commerce, except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter; (2) sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, (A) any poultry products which are capable of use as human food and are adulterated or misbranded at the time of such sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation, or receipt for transportation; or (B) any poultry products required to be inspected under this chapter unless they have been so inspected and passed; (3) do, with respect to any poultry products which are capable of use as human food, any act while they are being transported in commerce or held for sale after such transportation, which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing such products to be…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 459 - Compliance by all establishments From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §459. Compliance by all establishments (a) In general No establishment processing poultry or poultry products for commerce otherwise subject to this chapter shall process any poultry or poultry product except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. (b) Notification Any establishment subject to inspection under this chapter that believes, or has reason to believe, that an adulterated or misbranded poultry or poultry product received by or originating from the establishment has entered into commerce shall promptly notify the Secretary with regard to the type, amount, origin, and destination of the poultry or poultry product. (c) Plans and reassessments The Secretary shall require that each establishment subject to inspection under this chapter shall, at a minimum— (1) prepare and maintain current procedures for the recall of all poultry or poultry products produced and shipped by the establishment; (2)…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 460 - Miscellaneous activities subject to regulation From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §460. Miscellaneous activities subject to regulation (a) Prohibition of inspection of articles not intended for use as human food; denaturation or other identification prior to distribution in commerce; inedible articles Inspection shall not be provided under this chapter at any establishment for the slaughter of poultry or the processing of any carcasses or parts or products of poultry, which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, prior to their offer for sale or transportation in commerce, unless naturally inedible by humans, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the Secretary to deter their use for human food. No person shall buy, sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, or import, any poultry carcasses or parts or products thereof which are not intended for use as human food unless they are…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 461 - Offenses and punishment From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §461. Offenses and punishment (a) Violations; liability of agents, employees, and employers Any person who violates the provisions of section 458, 459, 460, 463, or 466 of this title shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; but if such violation involves intent to defraud, or any distribution or attempted distribution of an article that is adulterated (except as defined in section 453(g)(8) of this title), such person shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. When construing or enforcing the provisions of said sections the act, omission, or failure of any person acting for or employed by any individual, partnership, corporation, or association within the scope of his employment or office shall in every case be deemed the act, omission, or failure of such individual, partnership, corporation, or association, as well as of such person. (b) Liability…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 462 - Reporting of violations; notice; opportunity to present views From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §462. Reporting of violations; notice; opportunity to present views Before any violation of this chapter is reported by the Secretary to any United States attorney for institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall be given reasonable notice of the alleged violation and opportunity to present his views orally or in writing with regard to such contemplated proceeding. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the Secretary to report for criminal prosecution violations of this chapter whenever he believes that the public interest will be adequately served and compliance with the chapter obtained by a suitable written notice or warning. (Pub. L. 85–172, §13, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 447.)

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 463 - Rules and regulations From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §463. Rules and regulations (a) Storage and handling of poultry products; violation of regulations The Secretary may by regulations prescribe conditions under which poultry products capable of use as human food, shall be stored or otherwise handled by any person engaged in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting, in or for commerce, or importing, such articles, whenever the Secretary deems such action necessary to assure that such articles will not be adulterated or misbranded when delivered to the consumer. Violation of any such regulation is prohibited. (b) Other necessary rules and regulations The Secretary shall promulgate such other rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (c) Oral presentation of views In applying the provisions of section 553(c) of title 5 to proposed rule making under this chapter, an opportunity for the oral presentation of views shall be…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 464 - Exemptions From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §464. Exemptions (a) Persons exempted The Secretary shall, by regulation and under such conditions as to sanitary standards, practices, and procedures as he may prescribe, exempt from specific provisions of this chapter— (1) retail dealers with respect to poultry products sold directly to consumers in individual retail stores, if the only processing operation performed by such retail dealers is the cutting up of poultry products on the premises where such sales to consumers are made; (2) for such period of time as the Secretary determines that it would be impracticable to provide inspection and the exemption will aid in the effective administration of this chapter, any person engaged in the processing of poultry or poultry products for commerce and the poultry or poultry products processed by such person: Provided, however, That no such exemption shall continue in effect on and after January 1, 1970; and (3) persons slaughtering, processing,…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 465 - Limitations upon entry of poultry products and other materials into official establishments From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §465. Limitations upon entry of poultry products and other materials into official establishments The Secretary may limit the entry of poultry products and other materials into any official establishment, under such conditions as he may prescribe to assure that allowing the entry of such articles into such inspected establishments will be consistent with the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 85–172, §16, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 448; Pub. L. 90–492, §15, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 805.) Editorial Notes Amendments 1968—Pub. L. 90–492 substituted provisions authorizing the Secretary to limit the entry of poultry products and other materials into any official establishment for provisions that any person distributing unwholesome or adulterated exempted poultry or poultry products intended for human consumption shall be guilty of a…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 466 - Imports From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §466. Imports (a) Compliance with standards and regulations; status after importation No slaughtered poultry, or parts or products thereof, of any kind shall be imported into the United States unless they are healthful, wholesome, fit for human food, not adulterated, and contain no dye, chemical, preservative, or ingredient which renders them unhealthful, unwholesome, adulterated, or unfit for human food and unless they also comply with the rules and regulations made by the Secretary of Agriculture to assure that imported poultry or poultry products comply with the standards provided for in this chapter. All imported, slaughtered poultry, or parts or products thereof, shall after entry into the United States in compliance with such rules and regulations be deemed and treated as domestic slaughtered poultry, or parts or products thereof, within the meaning and subject to the provisions of this chapter and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 467 - Inspection services From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §467. Inspection services (a) Refusal or withdrawal; hearing; business unfitness based upon certain convictions; persons responsibly connected with the business The Secretary may (for such period, or indefinitely, as he deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter) refuse to provide, or withdraw, inspection service under this chapter with respect to any establishment if he determines, after opportunity for a hearing is accorded to the applicant for, or recipient of, such service, that such applicant or recipient is unfit to engage in any business requiring inspection upon this chapter because the applicant or recipient or anyone responsibly connected with the applicant or recipient, has been convicted, in any Federal or State court, within the previous ten years of (1) any felony or more than one misdemeanor under any law based upon the acquiring, handling, or distributing of adulterated, mislabeled, or deceptively packaged…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 467a - Administrative detention; duration; pending judicial proceedings; notification of government authorities; release; removal of official marks From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §467a. Administrative detention; duration; pending judicial proceedings; notification of government authorities; release; removal of official marks Whenever any poultry product, or any product exempted from the definition of a poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry is found by any authorized representative of the Secretary upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after distribution in, commerce or otherwise subject to this chapter, and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any other Federal law or the laws of any State or Territory, or the District of Columbia, or that it has been or is intended to be,…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 467b - Seizure and condemnation From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §467b. Seizure and condemnation (a) Proceedings in rem; libel of information; jurisdiction; disposal by destruction or sale; proceeds into the Treasury; sales restrictions; bonds; court costs and fees, storage, and other expenses against claimants; jury trial; United States as plaintiff (1) Any poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry, that is being transported in commerce or otherwise subject to this chapter, or is held for sale in the United States after such transportation, and that (A) is or has been processed, sold, transported, or otherwise distributed or offered or received for distribution in violation of this chapter, or (B) is capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded, or (C) in any other way is in violation of this chapter, shall be liable to be proceeded against and seized and condemned, at any time, on a libel of information in any United States district court or other…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 467c - Federal court jurisdiction of enforcement and injunction proceedings and other kinds of cases; limitations; United States as plaintiff; subpenas From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §467c. Federal court jurisdiction of enforcement and injunction proceedings and other kinds of cases; limitations; United States as plaintiff; subpenas The United States district courts, the District Court of Guam, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, the highest court of American Samoa, and the United States courts of the other territories, are vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain violations of, this chapter, and shall have jurisdiction in all other kinds of cases arising under this chapter, except as provided in section 457(d) or 467 of this title. All proceedings for the enforcement or to restrain violations of this chapter shall be by and in the name of the United States. Subpenas for witnesses who are required to attend a court of the United States, in any…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 467d - Administration and enforcement; applicability of penalty provisions; conduct of inquiries; power and jurisdiction of courts From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §467d. Administration and enforcement; applicability of penalty provisions; conduct of inquiries; power and jurisdiction of courts For the efficient administration and enforcement of this chapter, the provision (including penalties) of sections 46, 48, 49 and 50 of title 15 (except paragraphs (c) through (h) of section 46 and the last paragraph of section 49 1 of title 15), and the provisions of section 409(l) 1 of title 47, are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary in administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and to any person with respect to whom such authority is exercised. The Secretary, in person or by such agents as he may designate, may prosecute any inquiry necessary to his duties under this chapter in any part of the United States, and the powers conferred by said sections 49…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 467e - Non-Federal jurisdiction of federally regulated matters; prohibition of additional or different requirements for establishments with inspection services and as to marking, labeling, packaging, and ingredients; recordkeeping and related requirements; concurrent jurisdiction over distribution for human food purposes of adulterated or misbranded and imported articles; other matters From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §467e. Non-Federal jurisdiction of federally regulated matters; prohibition of additional or different requirements for establishments with inspection services and as to marking, labeling, packaging, and ingredients; recordkeeping and related requirements; concurrent jurisdiction over distribution for human food purposes of adulterated or misbranded and imported articles; other matters Requirements within the scope of this chapter with respect to premises, facilities and operations of any official establishment which are in addition to, or different than those made under this…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 467f - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applications From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §467f. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act applications (a) Exemptions; authorities under food, drug, and cosmetic provisions unaffected Poultry and poultry products shall be exempt from the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] to the extent of the application or extension thereto of the provisions of this chapter, except that the provisions of this chapter shall not derogate from any authority conferred by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prior to August 18, 1968. (b) Enforcement proceedings; detainer authority of representatives of Secretary of Health and Human Services The detainer authority conferred by section 467a of this title shall apply to any authorized representative of the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of the enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] with respect to any poultry carcass,…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 468 - Cost of inspection; overtime From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §468. Cost of inspection; overtime The cost of inspection rendered under the requirements of this chapter, shall be borne by the United States, except the cost of overtime and holiday pay paid pursuant to the 1 section 2219a of title 7. (Pub. L. 85–172, §25, formerly §19, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 448, renumbered Pub. L. 90–492, §17, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 805; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, §10703(c)(1), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 517.) Editorial Notes References in Text Section 2219a of title 7, referred to in text, was in the original "section 10703 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002", meaning section 10703 of Pub. L. 107–171, which enacted section 2219a of Title 7, Agriculture, amended this section, section 695 of this title, and section 5549 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and repealed section 394 of Title 7. Amendments 2002—Pub. L. 107–171…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 469 - Authorization of appropriations From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §469. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Pub. L. 85–172, §26, formerly §20, Aug. 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 449, renumbered Pub. L. 90–492, §17, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 805.)

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 470 - Omitted From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §470. Omitted Editorial Notes Codification Section, Pub. L. 85–172, §27, as added Pub. L. 90–492, §17, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 807; amended Pub. L. 103–437, §8(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4588, which required the Secretary of Agriculture to report annually to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the slaughter of poultry and the processing and distribution of poultry parts and products, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 46 of House Document No. 103–7.

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 471 - Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §471. Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel (a) Review and evaluation The advisory panel known as the "Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel" established by section 679a of this title shall review and evaluate, as the panel considers necessary, the adequacy, necessity, safety, cost-effectiveness, and scientific merit of— (1) inspection procedures of, and work rules and worker relations involving Federal employees employed in, plants inspected under this chapter; (2) informal petitions or proposals for changes in inspection procedures, processes, and techniques of plants inspected under this chapter; (3) formal changes in poultry inspection regulations promulgated under this chapter, whether in notice, proposed, or final form; and (4) such other matters as may be referred to the panel by the Secretary regarding the quality or effectiveness of a safe and cost-effective poultry inspection system under this chapter.…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 472 - Interstate shipment of poultry inspected by Federal and State agencies for certain small establishments From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §472. Interstate shipment of poultry inspected by Federal and State agencies for certain small establishments (a) Definitions (1) Appropriate State agency The term "appropriate State agency" means a State agency described in section 454(a)(1) of this title. (2) Designated personnel The term "designated personnel" means inspection personnel of a State agency that have undergone all necessary inspection training and certification to assist the Secretary in the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including rules and regulations issued under this chapter. (3) Eligible establishment The term "eligible establishment" means an establishment that is in compliance with— (A) the State inspection program of the State in which the establishment is located; and (B) this chapter, including rules and regulations issued under this chapter. (4) Poultry…

U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS 21 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 10 - POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION Sec. 473 - Grants for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to allow for interstate shipment From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §473. Grants for improvements to meat and poultry facilities to allow for interstate shipment (a) In general The Secretary shall make grants to meat and poultry slaughter and processing facilities described in subsection (b) (including such facilities operating under State inspection or such facilities that are exempt from Federal inspection) to assist such facilities with respect to costs incurred in making improvements to such facilities and carrying out other planning activities necessary— (1) to obtain a Federal grant of inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), as applicable; or (2) to operate as a State-inspected facility that is compliant with— (A) the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) under the cooperative interstate shipment program…