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.
21 U.S.C. § 465
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1968- 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 misdemeanor and subject to penalties upon conviction thereof.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 90-492 effective Aug. 18, 1968, see section 20 of Pub. L. 90-492 set out as a note under section 451 of this title.
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture or his delegate.
- official establishment
- The term "official establishment" means any establishment as determined by the Secretary at which inspection of the slaughter of poultry, or the processing of poultry products, is maintained under the authority of this chapter.
- person
- The term "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business unit.
- poultry
- The term "poultry" means any domesticated bird, whether live or dead.