2012 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 12 - MEAT INSPECTION (§§ 601 - 695)
Subchapter I - INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING (§§ 601 - 625)
Section 609 - Examination of animals and food products thereof, slaughtered and prepared during nighttime
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 12 - MEAT INSPECTION SUBCHAPTER I - INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; ADULTERATION AND MISBRANDING Sec. 609 - Examination of animals and food products thereof, slaughtered and prepared during nighttime |
Contains | section 609 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, §9, formerly 7th par., 34 Stat. 1262; renumbered §9 and amended Pub. L. 90-201, §§1, 3, 12(a), Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, 588, 592; Pub. L. 99-641, title IV, §403(d)(1), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3570; Pub. L. 109-97, title VII, §798[(a)](1), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2166. |
Statutes at Large References | 34 Stat. 1262 81 Stat. 584 100 Stat. 3570, 3571 119 Stat. 2166 |
Public Law References | Public Law 90-201, Public Law 99-641, Public Law 109-97 |
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The Secretary shall cause an examination and inspection of all amenable species, and the food products thereof, slaughtered and prepared in the establishments hereinbefore described for the purposes of commerce to be made during the nighttime as well as during the daytime when the slaughtering of said amenable species, or the preparation of said food products is conducted during the nighttime.
(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, §9, formerly 7th par., 34 Stat. 1262; renumbered §9 and amended Pub. L. 90–201, §§1, 3, 12(a), Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584, 588, 592; Pub. L. 99–641, title IV, §403(d)(1), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3570; Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, §798[(a)](1), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2166.)
CodificationSection was formerly classified to section 77 of this title.
Amendments2005—Pub. L. 109–97 substituted “amenable species” for “cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines” in two places.
1986—Pub. L. 99–641 temporarily inserted “, except as provided in section 606 of this title,” after first reference to “other equines, and”. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment note below.
1967—Pub. L. 90–201, §§3, 12(a), struck out “interstate or foreign” before “commerce” and “of Agriculture” after “Secretary” and included horses, mules, and other equines in the list of animals, respectively.
Effective Date of 2005 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–97 effective the day after 120 days after Nov. 10, 2005, see section 798(b) of Pub. L. 109–97, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.
Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 AmendmentPub. L. 99–641, title IV, §403(d)(1), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3570, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective only during the 6-year period beginning Nov. 10, 1986.
Pub. L. 99–641, title IV, §408, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3571, provided that:
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Amendment by Pub. L. 90–201 effective Dec. 15, 1967, except that with respect to equines (other than horses) and their carcasses and parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof, amendment effective upon expiration of sixty days after Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20(b) of Pub. L. 90–201, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title.
Savings ProvisionPub. L. 99–641, title IV, §404, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3571, provided that: “The expiration date provisions of section 403 [enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 606, 621, 671, and 676 of this title] shall not have the effect of releasing or extinguishing any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as amended by section 403 [amending this section and sections 606, 621, 671, and 676 of this title], or under the rules or regulations issued under such Act.”
Inspection Services for Establishments Not Participating in Total Plant Quality-Control ProgramPub. L. 99–641, title IV, §403(e), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3570, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 606, 621, 671, and 676 of this title] shall not be construed to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to refuse to provide inspection under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) at an establishment solely because such establishment does not participate in a total plant quality-control program.”
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