La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXIII-101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXXIII-101 - Applicability of Federal Laws and Regulations

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary no provision of any regulation in this Chapter shall exempt any person subject to the Louisiana Meat and Poultry Inspection Law, (R.S. 3:4201 et seq.), or participating in the Louisiana Cooperative Federal/State Meat and Poultry Inspections Program from any applicable federal law or regulation, including but not limited to the following:

1. the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), and regulations promulgated in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Act;

2. the Federal Meat Inspection Act, (21 U. S. C. § 601 et seq.), and regulations promulgated in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Act;

3. the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act, (21 U.S.C. § 451 et seq.), and regulations promulgated in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Act;

4. the Federal Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act, (7 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and regulations promulgated in the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to the Act.

B. In respect to intrastate operations and commerce, notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, no provision of any regulation in this Chapter shall be construed or interpreted as imposing, or requiring the enforcement of, any standards that are less than those imposed and enforced under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Poultry Products Inspections Act and regulations promulgated pursuant to those Acts.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXIII-101

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Office of Management and Finance, LR 6:708 (December 1980), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 30:196 (February 2004), LR 32:1011 (June 2006).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:4232.