(a) For the purpose of preventing the entry into or flow or movement in intrastate commerce of any poultry product which is capable of use as human food and is adulterated, the director shall, where and to the extent considered by him necessary, cause to be made by inspectors antemortem inspection of poultry in each official establishment engaged in processing poultry or poultry products solely for intrastate commerce.
(b) The director, whenever processing operations are being conducted, shall cause to be made by inspectors postmortem inspection of the carcass of each bird processed, and at any time such quarantine, segregation and reinspection as he deems necessary of poultry and poultry products capable of use as human food in each official establishment engaged in processing such poultry or poultry products solely for intrastate commerce.
(c) All poultry carcasses and parts thereof and other poultry products found to be adulterated shall be condemned and shall, if no appeal be taken from such determination of condemnation, be destroyed for human food purposes under the supervision of an inspector; provided, that carcasses, parts and products, which may by reprocessing be made not adulterated, need not be so condemned and destroyed if so reprocessed under the supervision of an inspector and thereafter found to be not adulterated. If an appeal be taken from such determination, the carcasses, parts or products shall be appropriately marked and segregated pending completion of an appeal inspection, which appeal shall be at the cost of the appellant if the director determines that the appeal is frivolous. If the determination of condemnation is sustained, the carcasses, parts and products shall be destroyed for food purposes under the supervision of an inspector.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-634; 1969 (56) 425.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry
Chapter 19 - Poultry Products Inspection Law
Section 47-19-10. Short title; administration of chapter.
Section 47-19-20. Definitions.
Section 47-19-35. Permits for slaughtering and packaging poultry; fees.
Section 47-19-70. Prohibited acts.
Section 47-19-80. Processing except in compliance with chapter is prohibited.
Section 47-19-100. Persons required to keep records.
Section 47-19-120. Violations; interference with person performing official duties under chapter.
Section 47-19-130. Notice of violations and opportunity to be heard.
Section 47-19-140. Exemptions.
Section 47-19-150. Limiting entry of poultry products into inspected establishments.
Section 47-19-165. Application of chapter to pigeons.