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Safety of domestic animal feed - 3 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2324

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     § 2324.  Safety of domestic animal feed.
        (a)  General authority.--The department shall have the
     authority and the duty to protect the food supply of domestic
     animals in order to prevent the transmission of diseases and
     substances hazardous to human health or domestic animal health.
        (b)  Carcasses used for animal feed.--No domestic animal
     carcass or parts of a domestic animal carcass shall be sold for
     domestic animal feeding purposes if the meat or meat parts may
     be hazardous to the health of domestic animals to which such
     meat or meat parts may be fed.
        (c)  Garbage used for domestic animal feed.--No garbage may
     be fed to domestic animals except in accordance with Subchapter
     G (relating to garbage feeding business).
        (d)  Regulations.--The department shall establish regulations
     and standards to assure the safety of materials that are fed to
     domestic animals.
        (e)  Licensure.--The department shall provide for the
     licensure of persons owning or operating facilities, equipment
     or conveyances utilized in the collection, treatment,
     preparation and transportation of domestic animal by-products
     that are used in feed for domestic animals.
        (f)  Content.--The department may establish standards for the
     composition of feed for domestic animals, including, but not
     limited to, antibiotics and chemical additives for the purpose
     of preventing tissue residues and contamination of domestic
     animal products by substances hazardous to human health or
     domestic animal health. Such standards shall be established by
     regulation.
        (g)  Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any provision of this
     chapter to the contrary, a domestic animal or part of a domestic
     animal which is suspected of carrying a transmissible spongiform
     encephalopathy shall not be moved without written permission of
     the department or used in the manufacture or production of
     domestic animal feed.

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