2004 US Code
Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 57 - SANITARY FOOD TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 5708 - Food transportation inspections
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE III - GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS CHAPTER 57 - SANITARY FOOD TRANSPORTATION Sec. 5708 - Food transportation inspections |
| Contains | section 5708 |
| Date | 2004 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2005 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 103-272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 858. |
| Statutes at Large References | 104 Stat. 1217 108 Stat. 858 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 101-500, Public Law 103-272 |
§5708. Food transportation inspections
(a) General Authority.—For commercial motor vehicles, the Secretary of Transportation may carry out this chapter and assist in carrying out compatible State laws and regulations through means that include inspections conducted by State employees that are paid for with money authorized under section 31104 of this title, if the recipient State agrees to assist in the enforcement of this chapter or is enforcing compatible State laws and regulations.
(b) Providing Assistance.—On the request of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other appropriate departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government shall provide assistance, to the extent available, to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out this chapter, including assistance in the training of personnel under a program established under subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Training Program.—After consultation required by section 5709 of this title and consultation with the heads of appropriate State transportation and food safety authorities, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and carry out a training program for inspectors to conduct vigorous enforcement of this chapter and regulations prescribed under this chapter or compatible State laws and regulations. As part of the training program, the inspectors, including State inspectors or personnel paid with money authorized under section 31104 of this title, shall be trained in the recognition of adulteration problems associated with the transportation of cosmetics, devices, drugs, food, and food additives and in the procedures for obtaining assistance of the appropriate departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government and State authorities to support the enforcement.
(Pub. L. 103–272, §1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 858.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 5708 | 49 App.:2808. | Nov. 3, 1990, Pub. L. 101–500, §9, 104 Stat. 1217. |
In subsections (a) and (c), the words “authorized under section 31104 of this title” are substituted for “authorized under sections 2302 through 2304 of this Appendix to carry out the motor carrier safety assistance program” in 49 App.:2808(a) and “under the motor carrier safety assistance program” in 49 App.:2808(c) for clarity and consistency in the revised title.
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