§ 106-549.53. Inspection; condemnation of adulterated poultry. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑549.53. Inspection; condemnation of adulterated poultry.

(a)        For the purpose of preventing the entry into or flow ormovement in intrastate commerce of any poultry product which is capable of useas human food and is adulterated, the Commissioner shall, where and to theextent considered by him necessary, cause to be made by inspectors antemorteminspection of poultry in each official establishment engaged in processingpoultry or poultry products solely for intrastate commerce.

(b)        The Commissioner, whenever processing operations are beingconducted, shall cause to be made by inspectors postmortem inspection of thecarcass of each bird processed, and at any time such quarantine, segregationand reinspection as he deems necessary of poultry and poultry products capableof use as human food in each official establishment engaged in processing suchpoultry or poultry products solely for intrastate commerce.

(c)        All poultry carcasses and parts thereof and other poultryproducts found to be adulterated shall be condemned and shall, if no appeal betaken from such determination of condemnation, be destroyed for human foodpurposes under the supervision of an inspector: Provided, that carcasses,parts, and products, which may by reprocessing be made not adulterated, neednot be so condemned and destroyed if so reprocessed under the supervision of aninspector and  thereafter found to be not adulterated. If an appeal be takenfrom such determination, the carcasses, parts, or products shall beappropriately marked and segregated pending completion of an appeal inspection,which appeal shall be at the cost of the appellant if the Commissionerdetermines that the appeal is frivolous. If the determination of condemnationis sustained the carcasses, parts, and products shall be destroyed for foodpurposes under the supervision of an inspector. (1971, c. 677, s. 6.)