The commissioner shall appoint inspectors to inspect animals, whole or parts of carcasses, poultry, poultry food products, meat, and meat food products the inspection of which is provided for by law, and the sanitary conditions of all establishments in which the poultry, poultry food products, meat, and meat food products are prepared. Inspectors shall refuse to stamp, mark, tag, or label a whole or part of a carcass or a meat food product derived from it, prepared in an establishment covered by sections 31A.01 to 31A.12, until it has actually been inspected and found to be not adulterated. Inspectors shall perform other duties required by this chapter or by rules adopted by the commissioner that are necessary for the efficient execution of this chapter. Inspections under this chapter must conform to the rules adopted by the commissioner consistent with this chapter.
1969 c 225 s 13; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1988 c 469 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 477 s 47
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Chapter 31A — Meat And Poultry Inspection
Section 31A.03 — Inspection Of Live Animals; Disposition Of Defective Animals.
Section 31A.04 — Inspection Of Carcasses And Parts; Marking; Disposition Of Condemned Carcasses.
Section 31A.05 — Application Of Inspection Provisions.
Section 31A.06 — Inspectors' Duties.
Section 31A.07 — Marking Or Labeling Of Inspected Articles.
Section 31A.09 — Nighttime Inspections.
Section 31A.10 — Prohibitions.
Section 31A.11 — Forging Of Official Marks Or Certificates.
Section 31A.16 — Storing And Handling Conditions.
Section 31A.17 — Articles Not Intended As Human Food.
Section 31A.19 — Registration Of Businesses.
Section 31A.20 — Dead, Dying, Disabled, Or Diseased Animals; Rules.
Section 31A.21 — Cooperation With Federal Government.
Section 31A.22 — Refusal Or Withdrawal Of Inspection.
Section 31A.23 — Detention Of Animals Or Products.
Section 31A.25 — Access By Inspectors.
Section 31A.27 — Powers Of Commissioner.