2 N.C. Admin. Code 52D.0102

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 52D .0102 - OFFICIAL MARK OF INSPECTION

Part 312 of the Federal Meat Inspection Regulation shall refer to the following official North Carolina mark of inspection:

(1) The mark shall be an isosceles trapezoid with base and top lines parallel, and the top line centered over the base. The distance between the base and top lines shall be equal to the length of the top line. The proportion for these lengths shall be as follows:

Base Line Top Line Distance Between

Base and Top

8 5 5

(2) The text of the mark within the border of the trapezoid shall be as follows:

(a) "INSP'D" centered along the periphery of the left hand edge;

(b) "AND" centered along the periphery of the top;

(c) "PASSED" centered along the periphery of the right hand edge;

(d) "N.C.D.A." centered along the periphery of the bottom edge;

(e) "BY" centered immediately above the letters N.C.D.A.; and

(f) The plant designator number "P----(No.)" will be centered in the remaining space.

(3) A height of approximately one-ninth of the vertical distance between the base and top lines shall be the lettering size for "INSP'D," "AND," "PASSED," "BY," "N.C.D.A." as they appear in the official North Carolina mark of inspection.

(4) A height of not less than one-seventh and not greater than one-sixth of the vertical distance between the base and top lines shall be the lettering size for the plant designator number "P----(No.)" as it appears in the official North Carolina mark of inspection.

02 N.C. Admin. Code 52D .0102

Authority G.S. 106-549.21; 106-549.22; 106-549.28;
Eff. April 1, 1984;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017.

Authority G.S. 106-549.21; 106-549.22; 106-549.28;
Eff. April 1, 1984.