The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing conditions under which carcasses, parts of carcasses, poultry, poultry food products, meat, and meat food products of animals usable as human food must be stored or otherwise handled by a person in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting them, in or for intrastate commerce, if the commissioner considers action necessary to assure that the articles will not be adulterated or misbranded when delivered to the consumer.
1969 c 225 s 16; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 469 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 477 s 49
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.