La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXXIII-113

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

Section XXXIII-113 - Removal of Inspection Services

A. An assigned inspector may, upon proper justification, withhold inspection services for an inspected plant for a period not to exceed six hours, but may not withhold inspection services for a period longer than six hours. If for any reason the assigned inspector leaves the plant during the period when inspection services are withheld, he shall be available to the plant within one hour of notification of correction of the situation justifying the withholding of inspection services.

B. An area supervisor may, upon proper justification, withhold inspection services for a period not to exceed a total of 12 hours from the time when inspection services were first withheld.

C. The state office of the meat and poultry inspection program may withhold inspection services for an indefinite period of time upon proper justification.

D. An informal public hearing shall be held on the next working day following the initial withholding of inspection services upon the request of the establishment.

E. Inspection services may not be permanently withdrawn by the department except following a public hearing on the matter conducted in accordance with §121 of this Chapter.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXXIII-113

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Office of Management and Finance, LR 6:711 (December 1980), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, LR 32:1013 (June 2006).

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