21 U.S.C. § 641

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 641 - Prohibition of subchapter I inspection of articles not intended for use as human food; denaturation or other identification prior to distribution in commerce; inedible articles

Inspection shall not be provided under subchapter I of this chapter at any establishment for the slaughter of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or the preparation of any carcasses or parts or products of such animals, which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, prior to their offer for sale or transportation in commerce, unless naturally inedible by humans, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the Secretary to deter their use for human food. No person, firm, or corporation shall buy, sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, or import, any carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products of any such animals, which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by the regulations of the Secretary or are naturally inedible by humans.

21 U.S.C. § 641

Mar. 4, 1907ch. 2907, title II, §201Mar. 4, 1907, as added Pub. L. 90-201, §14, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 593.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESubchapter effective Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20 of Pub. L. 90-201 set out as a note under section 601 of this title.

Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or his delegate.
commerce
The term "commerce" means commerce between any State, any Territory, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or within any Territory not organized with a legislative body, or the District of Columbia.
firm
The term "firm" means any partnership, association, or other unincorporated business organization.