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2-17A-4
Section 2-17A-4 Inspections voluntary unless otherwise provided by Congress; other statutes
relative to inspections not affected by chapter. The provisions of this chapter authorizing
the inspection of rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products shall not be construed to make
such inspection mandatory. Inspection services shall be on a voluntary basis upon request
of a person, firm, corporation or association desiring such inspection. In the event the Congress
of the United States at any time in the future requires compulsory inspection of rabbit meat
and rabbit meat food products, then the provisions and requirements of this chapter for inspection
of rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products shall become mandatory and otherwise in compliance
with such congressional act. This chapter shall not affect, restrict, limit or modify the
power and duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to provide and require mandatory
inspection for slaughter of cattle, sheep, swine, goats,...
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2-17A-2
Section 2-17A-2 Promulgation of rules and regulations by Board of Agriculture and Industries;
minimum standards for rules and regulations. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries
is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations providing for inspection
for wholesomeness of domestically raised rabbits, rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products
at any adequately equipped meat or meat food products slaughtering or processing plant or
establishment where domesticated rabbits are killed, dressed or processed for human food to
the end that domesticated rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products may be sold commercially
for human food and that consumers thereof will be supplied with a wholesome and healthful
product. Such rules and regulations shall provide for the inspection of rabbit carcasses and
parts thereof, as well as any rabbit food products offered for sale and distribution in this
state and for the seizure, condemnation and destruction of rabbits, rabbit...
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2-17A-3
Section 2-17A-3 Contracts for inspection services by Department of Agriculture and Industries;
fees for inspection services. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with approval
of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is authorized and empowered to enter into
agreements of contract with any person, firm, corporation or association on terms mutually
agreeable with the parties thereto whereby the Department of Agriculture and Industries shall
provide qualified personnel to perform rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products inspection
in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be adopted under authority of this chapter.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, under authority of contracts for inspection
work as authorized in this section, is empowered to charge and collect fees for inspection
services to be performed, which fees shall be in the nature of a contribution to defray the
cost of such services. All amounts collected as inspection fees shall be...
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2-17A-5
Section 2-17A-5 Expenditure of available funds; authority to contract with federal government.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to expend any funds that
may hereafter be appropriated or otherwise available to such officer in carrying out the provisions
of this chapter, including financial aid and other assistance as may be made available by
the Congress of the United States. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall also
be authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture of the
United States in developing a state program for rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products
inspection in the event the Congress of the United States shall in the future authorize or
require inspection of rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products. Unless funds are made available
as herein provided, the slaughtering or processing establishment receiving the inspection
services shall pay the cost and expense thereof pursuant to contracts...
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2-17-2
Section 2-17-2 Legislative findings of fact and declaration of policy; purpose and construction
of chapter generally; adoption and promulgation of regulations promulgated under certain federal
acts. (a) Meat and meat food products are an important source of the nation's total supply
of food. It is essential to the public interest that the health and welfare of consumers be
protected by assuring that meat and meat food products distributed to them are wholesome,
not adulterated, and properly marked, labeled and packaged. Unwholesome, adulterated or misbranded
meat or meat food products are injurious to the public welfare, destroy markets for wholesome,
not adulterated and properly labeled and packaged meat and meat food products and result in
sundry losses to livestock producers and processors of meat and meat food products as well
as injury to consumers. The unwholesome, adulterated, misbranded or deceptively packaged articles
can be sold at lower prices and compete unfairly with the...
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2-17-1
Section 2-17-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) COMMISSIONER.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama or his duly authorized
representative. (2) FIRM. Any partnership, association or other unincorporated business organization.
(3) MEAT BROKER. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying or selling
carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products of cattle, sheep, swine, goats,
horses, mules or other equines or poultry on commission or otherwise negotiating purchases
or sales of such articles other than for his own account or as an employee of another person,
firm or corporation. (4) POULTRY. Any live or slaughtered domesticated bird. (5) RENDERER.
Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of rendering carcasses or parts or
products of the carcasses of cattle, sheep, swine, goats,...
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2-17-6
Section 2-17-6 Inspection not to be provided at establishments for slaughter or preparation
of cattle, sheep, poultry, carcasses, etc., not intended for use as human food; denaturation
or identification thereof prior to offer for sale or transportation; purchase, transportation
of carcasses, meat food products or poultry food products not intended for use as human food
and not denatured, identified, etc. (a) Inspection shall not be provided under this chapter
at any establishment for the slaughter of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other
equines or poultry or the preparation of any carcasses or parts or products of such animals
or birds which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, prior to their
offer for sale or transportation in intrastate commerce, unless naturally inedible by humans,
be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the commissioner to deter
their use for human food. (b) No person, firm or corporation shall...
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2-17-19
Section 2-17-19 Condemnation proceedings generally; disposition of condemned animals or articles;
payment of costs, fees and expenses, etc. (a) Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat
food product or poultry food product of any of the animals or birds subject to inspection
under this chapter or any such animal or bird that is dead, dying, disabled or diseased that
is being transported in intrastate commerce or is held for sale in this state after such transportation
and that is or has been prepared, sold, transported or otherwise distributed or offered or
received for distribution in violation of this chapter or is capable of use as human food
and is adulterated or misbranded or in any other way is in violation of this chapter shall
be liable to be proceeded against and seized and condemned at any time by writ of attachment
for condemnation in any proper court as provided in Section 2-17-30 within the jurisdiction
of which the article or animal is found. Such writ of attachment...
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2-17-20
Section 2-17-20 Refusal or withdrawal of inspection as to establishments deemed unfit to engage
in business because of convictions based upon acquisition, distribution, etc., of unwholesome,
mislabeled or deceptively packaged food, etc.; appeals from determination and order of commissioner.
The commissioner may for such period or indefinitely, as he deems necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this chapter, refuse to provide or withdraw inspection service under this
chapter with respect to any establishment if he determines, after opportunity for a hearing
is accorded to the applicant for or recipient of such service, that such applicant or recipient
is unfit to engage in any business requiring inspection under this chapter because the applicant
or recipient or anyone responsibly connected with the applicant or recipient has been convicted
in any federal or state court of any felony or of one or more violations of any law other
than a felony based upon the acquiring, handling or...
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2-17-15
Section 2-17-15 Sale, offer for sale, transportation, etc., of carcasses, etc., of horses,
mules, etc., not marked, labeled, etc., to show derivation as required by regulations of commissioner;
horses, mules, etc., to be prepared in facilities separated from those in which cattle, sheep,
swine, etc., slaughtered or prepared. (a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell, transport,
offer for sale or transportation or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce any
carcasses of horses, mules or other equines or parts of any such carcasses or the meat or
meat food products thereof unless they are plainly and conspicuously marked or labeled or
otherwise identified as required by regulations prescribed by the commissioner to show the
kinds of animals from which they were derived. (b) With respect to establishments at which
inspection is maintained under this chapter, such animals and their carcasses, parts thereof,
meat and meat food products therefrom shall be prepared in facilities...
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