US Code Title 21 Chapter 12 Meat Inspection

Subchapter I - Inspection Requirements; Adulteration and Misbranding

§ 601 - Definitions
§ 602 - Congressional Statement of Findings
§ 603 - Examination of Animals Prior to Slaughter; Use of Humane Methods
§ 604 - Post Mortem Examination of Carcasses and Marking or Labeling; Destruction of Carcasses Condemned; Reinspection
§ 605 - Examination of Carcasses Brought Into Slaughtering or Packing Establishments, and of Meat Food Products Issued From and Returned Thereto; Conditions for Entry
§ 606 - Inspection and Labeling of Meat Food Products
§ 607 - Labeling, Marking, and Container Requirements
§ 608 - Sanitary Inspection and Regulation of Slaughtering and Packing Establishments; Rejection of Adulterated Meat or Meat Food Products
§ 609 - Examination of Animals and Food Products Thereof, Slaughtered and Prepared During Nighttime
§ 610 - Prohibited Acts
§ 611 - Devices, Marks, Labels, and Certificates; Simulations
§ 612 - Notification
§ 613 - Plans and Reassessments
§ 614 - Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, Title X, §10418(a)(19), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 508
§ 615 - Inspection of Carcasses, Meat of Which Is Intended for Export
§ 616 - Inspectors of Carcasses, Etc., Meat of Which Is Intended for Export; Certificates of Condition
§ 617 - Clearance Prohibited to Vessel Carrying Meat for Export Without Inspector's Certificate
§ 618 - Delivery of Inspectors' Certificates, and of Copies
§ 619 - Marking, Labeling, or Other Identification to Show Kinds of Animals From Which Derived; Separate Establishments for Preparation and Slaughtering Activities
§ 620 - Imports
§ 621 - Inspectors to Make Examinations Provided For; Appointment; Duties; Regulations
§ 622 - Bribery of or Gifts to Inspectors or Other Officers and Acceptance of Gifts
§ 623 - Exemptions From Inspection Requirements
§ 624 - Storage and Handling Regulations; Violations; Exemption of Establishments Subject to Non-federal Jurisdiction
§ 625 - Inapplicability of Certain Requirements to Catfish

Subchapter II - Meat Processors and Related Industries

§ 641 - Prohibition of Subchapter I Inspection of Articles Not Intended for Use as Human Food; Denaturation or Other Identification Prior to Distribution in Commerce; Inedible Articles
§ 642 - Recordkeeping Requirements
§ 643 - Registration of Business, Name of Person, and Trade Names
§ 644 - Regulation of Transactions, Transportation, or Importation of 4–d Animals to Prevent Use as Human Food
§ 645 - Federal Provisions Applicable to State or Territorial Business Transactions of a Local Nature and Not Subject to Local Authority

Subchapter III - Federal and State Cooperation

§ 661 - Federal and State Cooperation

Subchapter IV - Auxiliary Provisions

§ 671 - Inspection Services; Refusal or Withdrawal; Hearing; Business Unfitness Based Upon Certain Convictions; Other Provisions for Withdrawal of Services Unaffected; Responsible Connection With Business; Finality of Secretary's Actions; Judicial Review; Record
§ 672 - Administrative Detention; Duration; Pending Judicial Proceedings; Notification of Governmental Authorities; Release
§ 673 - Seizure and Condemnation
§ 674 - Federal Court Jurisdiction of Enforcement and Injunction Proceedings and Other Kinds of Cases; Limitations of Section 607(e) of This Title
§ 675 - Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Persons; Murder; Protection of Such Persons
§ 676 - Violations
§ 677 - Other Federal Laws Applicable for Administration and Enforcement of Chapter; Location of Inquiries; Jurisdiction of Federal Courts
§ 678 - Non-federal Jurisdiction of Federally Regulated Matters; Prohibition of Additional or Different Requirements for Establishments With Inspection Services and as to Marking, Labeling, Packaging, and Ingredients; Recordkeeping and Related Requirements; Concurrent Jurisdiction Over Distribution for Human Food Purposes of Adulterated or Misbranded and Imported Articles; Other Matters
§ 679 - Application of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
§ 679a - Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel
§ 679b - Pasteurization of Meat and Poultry
§ 679c - Expansion of Food Safety Inspection Service Activities
§ 680 - Authorization of Appropriations

Subchapter IV–A - Inspections by Federal and State Agencies

§ 683 - Interstate Shipment of Meat Inspected by Federal and State Agencies for Certain Small Establishments

Subchapter V - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 691 - Omitted
§ 692 - Inspection Extended to Reindeer
§ 693 - Inspection of Dairy Products for Export
§ 694 - Authorization of Appropriations
§ 695 - Payment of Cost of Meat-inspection Service; Exception

Last modified: October 26, 2015