2023 Tennessee Code
Title 53 - FOOD, DRUGS AND COSMETICS (§§ 53-1-101 — 53-15-103)
Chapter 7 - MEAT INSPECTION AND REGULATIONS (§§ 53-7-101 — 53-7-307)
Part 2 - TENNESSEE MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT (§§ 53-7-201 — 53-7-221)
Section 53-7-214 - [See Note] Relation of part to other laws (§ 53-7-214)
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• (a) This part does not apply to any act or transaction subject to regulation under the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. § 451 et seq.); provided, that inspectors are not excluded from making routine inspections and from taking samples at federally inspected plants for determining compliance with related federal acts and for compliance with state law.

• (b) Notwithstanding a law to the contrary, the commissioner may cooperate with the federal government in carrying out this part or the federal Meat Inspection Act for a state inspection program for interstate commerce.

• (c) Compliance with this part does not relieve any person from compliance with the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, compiled in chapter 1 of this title, and associated regulations and with the Testing and Sealing - Use of Weights and Measures Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 26, part 9, and associated regulations.

Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 380,s 3, eff. thirty days following receipt from the federal food safety and inspection service (FSIS) of the United States department of agriculture that Tennessee has met the requirements under the federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to enter into a cooperative agreement with FSIS for a state meat inspection program.

Acts 1967, ch. 99, § 14; T.C.A., § 52-928.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.