Section 25-3-9 - Inspection stamps and establishment numbers. - New Mexico Statutes

25-3-9. Inspection stamps and establishment numbers.

A.     The board shall provide meat inspection stamps and assign establishment numbers to all slaughtering establishments which have been approved and granted state meat inspection service by the board, and the stamps shall contain the words "New Mexico Inspected and Passed" and "New Mexico Inspected and Condemned." The board shall also provide meat inspection stamps and assign establishment numbers to all meat processors and manufacturers of meat food products which have been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Meat Inspection Act [25-3-6 to 25-3-21 NMSA 1978], and the stamps shall also contain the words "New Mexico Inspected and Passed" and "New Mexico Inspected and Condemned." The inspection stamps shall be designed by the board so as not to be in conflict with inspection stamps of the United States department of agriculture.   

B.     Approved slaughtering establishments with state meat inspection service and establishment numbers, and meat processors with assigned establishment numbers, may use symbols of the inspection stamps on their processed meats and meat food products offered for sale so long as they are in compliance with the provisions of the Meat Inspection Act.   

C.     The meat inspection stamps shall at all times be under the immediate jurisdiction of the state meat inspector.