Sec. 433.021. INSPECTION BEFORE SLAUGHTER. (a) To prevent the use in intrastate commerce of adulterated meat and meat food products, the department shall examine and inspect each livestock animal before it is allowed to enter a processing establishment in this state in which slaughtering and preparation of meat and meat food products of livestock are conducted solely for intrastate commerce.
(b) Any livestock animal found on inspection to show symptoms of disease shall be set apart and slaughtered separately from other livestock. The carcass of the animal shall be carefully examined and inspected as provided by department rule.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1030, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle A - Food and Drug Health Regulations
Chapter 433 - Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act
Subchapter B. Inspection and Other Regulation
Section 433.021. Inspection Before Slaughter
Section 433.022. Inspection of Carcasses
Section 433.023. Investigation of Disease Findings; Quarantine
Section 433.024. Inspection of Processing and Slaughtering Establishments
Section 433.0245. Requirements for Certain Low-Volume Livestock Processing Establishments
Section 433.025. Inspection of Meat Food Products
Section 433.026. Night Inspection; Hours of Operation
Section 433.028. Refusal to Inspect
Section 433.029. Articles Not Intended for Human Consumption
Section 433.032. Storage and Handling
Section 433.033. Equine Products
Section 433.035. Inspection and Other Regulation of Exotic Animals in Interstate Commerce