Inspection must not be provided under sections 31A.01 to 31A.16 at an establishment for the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses or parts or products of animals which are not intended for use as human food. Before they are offered for sale or transportation in intrastate commerce, those articles must be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by rules of the commissioner to deter their use for human food, unless they are naturally inedible by humans. No person may buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, carcasses, parts of carcasses, poultry, poultry food products, meat, or meat food products of animals which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by the rules of the commissioner or are naturally inedible by humans.
1969 c 225 s 17; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1988 c 469 art 2 s 1; 2000 c 477 s 50
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.