Code of Alabama
Chapter 17 - Meat and Poultry Inspection.
Section 2-17-13 - Slaughter, Sale, Offer for Sale, Transportation, etc., of Animals, Carcasses, Food Products, etc., in Violation of Provisions of Chapter or Regulations Promulgated by Commissioner.

No person, firm or corporation shall, with respect to any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines or poultry or any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products or poultry food products of any such animals:
(1) Slaughter any such animals or birds or prepare any such articles which are capable of being used as human food at any establishment preparing such articles solely for intrastate commerce, except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter;
(2) Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce any such articles which are capable of use as human food and are adulterated or misbranded at the time of such sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation or receipt for transportation or any articles required to be inspected under this chapter unless they have been so inspected and passed or do, with respect to any such articles which are capable of use as human food, any act while they are being transported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after such transportation which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing such article to be adulterated or misbranded; or
(3) Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation or receive for transportation in commerce or from an official establishment any slaughtered poultry from which the blood, feathers, feet, head or viscera have not been removed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner, except as may be authorized by regulations of the commissioner.

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Code of Alabama

Title 2 - Agriculture.

Chapter 17 - Meat and Poultry Inspection.

Section 2-17-1 - Definitions.

Section 2-17-2 - Legislative Findings of Fact and Declaration of Policy; Purpose and Construction of Chapter Generally; Adoption and Promulgation of Regulations Promulgated Under Certain Federal Acts.

Section 2-17-3 - Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, etc., to Be Inspected Prior to Slaughter; Diseased Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, etc., to Be Separately Slaughtered; Examination and Inspection of Carcasses of Slaughtered Animals Generally.

Section 2-17-4 - Examination, Inspection and Labeling of Carcasses, etc., of Slaughtered Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, etc.; Reinspection of Carcasses, etc.; Destruction of Adulterated and Condemned Carcasses, etc.; Removal of Inspectors From Establ...

Section 2-17-5 - Applicability of Provisions as to Inspection and Examination of Carcasses, etc.; Limitation of Entry of Carcasses, etc., Into Establishments Inspected Under Chapter.

Section 2-17-6 - Inspection Not to Be Provided at Establishments for Slaughter or Preparation of Cattle, Sheep, Poultry, Carcasses, etc., Not Intended for Use as Human Food; Denaturation or Identification Thereof Prior to Offer for Sale or Transporta...

Section 2-17-7 - Registration of Persons, Firms, etc., Buying, Selling, Transporting, etc., Dead, Dying, Disabled, Diseased, etc., Cattle, Sheep, Poultry, Carcasses, Etc.

Section 2-17-8 - Persons, Firms, etc., Buying, Selling, Transporting, etc., Dead, Dying, Disabled, Diseased, etc., Cattle, Sheep, Poultry, etc., to Comply With Regulations of Commissioner for Prevention of Use of Same for Human Food Purposes.

Section 2-17-9 - Examination, Inspecting and Labeling, etc., of Meat Food Products and Poultry Food Products; Destruction of Condemned Meat Food Products and Poultry Food Products; Removal of Inspectors From Establishments Failing to Destroy Same.

Section 2-17-10 - Labeling of Cans, Pots, etc., Containing Meat, Meat Food Products, or Poultry Food Products; Misbranding of Products, or Poultry Food Products; Misbranding of Carcasses, etc.; Establishment of Definitions and Standards; Use of False...

Section 2-17-11 - Inspection of Sanitary Conditions in Slaughtering and Processing Establishments; Commissioner to Refuse to Allow Marking, Stamping, etc., of Meat Food Products, Poultry Food Products in Establishments Where Sanitary Conditions Adult...

Section 2-17-12 - Inspection of Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, etc., Slaughtered and Prepared in Slaughtering and Processing Establishments; Assignment of Inspectors and Designation of Days and Hours When Slaughtering and Processing to Be Done.

Section 2-17-13 - Slaughter, Sale, Offer for Sale, Transportation, etc., of Animals, Carcasses, Food Products, etc., in Violation of Provisions of Chapter or Regulations Promulgated by Commissioner.

Section 2-17-14 - Unauthorized Casting, Printing, etc., of Device or Label Containing Official Mark or Simulation; Forgery, Unauthorized Use, etc., of Official Devices, Marks, etc.; Making of False Statements in Certificates, Misrepresentations as to...

Section 2-17-15 - Sale, Offer for Sale, Transportation, etc., of Carcasses, etc., of Horses, Mules, etc., Not Marked, Labeled, etc., to Show Derivation as Required by Regulations of Commissioner; Horses, Mules, etc., to Be Prepared in Facilities Sepa...

Section 2-17-16 - Commissioner to Appoint Inspectors; Duties of Inspectors; Inspections and Examinations to Be Made in Accordance With Rules and Regulations Prescribed by Commissioner.

Section 2-17-18 - Detention of Carcasses, Meat Food Products, Poultry Food Products, etc., Believed to Be Adulterated or Misbranded, etc.; Removal of Official Marks Therefrom Prior to Release.

Section 2-17-19 - Condemnation Proceedings Generally; Disposition of Condemned Animals or Articles; Payment of Costs, Fees and Expenses, Etc.

Section 2-17-20 - Refusal or Withdrawal of Inspection as to Establishments Deemed Unfit to Engage in Business Because of Convictions Based Upon Acquisition, Distribution, etc., of Unwholesome, Mislabeled or Deceptively Packaged Food, etc.; Appeals Fr...

Section 2-17-21 - Promulgation, Approval, Adoption, Amendment, etc., of Regulations for Implementation of Chapter Generally; Issuance, etc., of Temporary Orders of Commissioner.

Section 2-17-22 - Promulgation of Regulations as to Storage and Handling of Carcasses, Meats, Etc.

Section 2-17-23 - Classes of Persons, Firms, etc., Required to Maintain Records; Examination, etc., of Records, Facilities and Inventories.

Section 2-17-24 - Conduct of Investigations and Requirement of Reports as to Organization, Business, Practices, etc., of Persons, Firms, etc., Engaged in Intrastate Commerce by Commissioner; Access to Copying, etc., of Documentary Evidence; Powers of...

Section 2-17-25 - Designation and Powers of Commissioner as State Agency for Cooperating With Secretary of Agriculture; Jurisdiction of Commissioner Exclusive as to Activities Covered by Chapter; Cooperation With Other Governmental Branches and Agenc...

Section 2-17-26 - Meat and Poultry Inspection Advisory Council.

Section 2-17-27 - Exemption of Certain Activities From Provisions of Chapter by Commissioner; Applicability of Certain Provisions of Chapter.

Section 2-17-28 - Exemption of Meat, etc., Inspected and Passed by United States Department of Agriculture.

Section 2-17-29 - Applicability of Chapter to Persons, Firms, etc., Regulated Under Federal Meat Inspection Act and Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.

Section 2-17-30 - Jurisdiction and Prosecution of Injunctive Proceedings Under Chapter or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder.

Section 2-17-31 - Admissibility of Evidence of Violations of Chapter or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder in Civil Actions for Damages Against Persons, Firms, etc., Subject Thereto.

Section 2-17-32 - Interference With Person Engaged in Performance of Official Duties Under Chapter, Etc.

Section 2-17-33 - Failure to Attend and Testify, Answer Lawful Inquiry or Produce Documentary Evidence in Obedience to Subpoena, etc., of Commissioner.

Section 2-17-34 - Making, etc., of False Statements or Entries in Reports, Accounts, etc.; Mutilation, Alteration, etc., of Documentary Evidence, Etc.

Section 2-17-35 - Forfeiture by Persons, Firms, etc., Upon Failure to File Annual or Special Reports as Required by Commissioner.

Section 2-17-36 - Disclosure by State Officer or Employee of Information Obtained by Commissioner Without Proper Authority.

Section 2-17-37 - Penalties for Violations of Chapter; Commissioner Not Required to Report Minor Violations of Chapter for Prosecution, Etc.

Section 2-17-38 - Construction of Chapter.