§ 603. Examination of animals prior to slaughter; use of humane methods
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(a)Examination of animals before slaughtering; diseased animals slaughtered separately and carcasses examined For the purpose of preventing the use in commerce of meat and meat food products which are adulterated, the Secretary shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of all amenable species before they shall be allowed to enter into any slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering, or similar establishment, in which they are to be slaughtered and the meat and meat food products thereof are to be used in commerce; and all amenable species found on such inspection to show symptoms of disease shall be set apart and slaughtered separately from all other cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, and when so slaughtered the carcasses of said cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines shall be subject to a careful examination and inspection, all as provided by the rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary, as provided for in this subchapter.
(b)Humane methods of slaughter For the purpose of preventing the inhumane slaughtering of livestock, the Secretary shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of the method by which amenable species are slaughtered and handled in connection with slaughter in the slaughtering establishments inspected under this chapter. The Secretary may refuse to provide inspection to a new slaughtering establishment or may cause inspection to be temporarily suspended at a slaughtering establishment if the Secretary finds that any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines have been slaughtered or handled in connection with slaughter at such establishment by any method not in accordance with the Act of August 27, 1958 (72 Stat. 862; 7 U.S.C. 1901–1906) until the establishment furnishes assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that all slaughtering and handling in connection with slaughter of livestock shall be in accordance with such a method.
(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 3, formerly 1st par., 34 Stat. 1260; renumbered § 3 and amended Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 1, 3, 12(a), (b), Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, 588, 592; Pub. L. 95–445, § 2, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1069; Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 798[(a)](1), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2166.)
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- 72 Stat. 862
- Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907
- 34 Stat. 1260
- Pub. L. 90–201
- 81 Stat. 584
- Pub. L. 95–445, § 2
- 92 Stat. 1069
- Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 798[(a)]
- 119 Stat. 2166
- Pub. L. 85–765
- Pub. L. 95–445, § 5(b)
- section 7 of Pub. L. 95–445
- section 71 of this title
- Pub. L. 109–97
- Pub. L. 95–445
- section 798(b) of Pub. L. 109–97
- Pub. L. 95–445, § 7
- 92 Stat. 1070
- section 20(b) of Pub. L. 90–201
- Pub. L. 95–445, § 6
- section 2(b) of the Act of August 27, 1958
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§ 603
Examination of animals prior to slaughter; use of humane methods
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Stat.72 Stat. 862
ActMar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907
Stat.34 Stat. 1260
Pub. L.Pub. L. 90–201
Stat.81 Stat. 584
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