§ 621. Inspectors to make examinations provided for; appointment; duties; regulations

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1907

   Pub. L. 59–2907 · 34 Stat. 1256

   Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 621

   Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 21, formerly 19th par., 34 Stat. 1264

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 21, formerly 19th par., 34 Stat. 1264

2. 1967

   Pub. L. 90–201 · 81 Stat. 584

   1. Struck · 21 U.S.C. § 621

      Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 3(b), 12(a), (i), struck out “of Agriculture” after “Secretary” in four places, included horses, mules, and other equines in the list of animals

   2. Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 621

      Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 3(b), 12(a), (i), substituted “not adulterated” for “sound, healthful, wholesome, and fit for human food, and to contain no dyes, chemicals, preservatives, or ingredients which render such meat food product unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or unfit for human food; and to have been prepared under proper sanitary conditions, hereinbefore provided for”, respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 3(b), 12(a), (i), struck out “of Agriculture” after “Secretary” in four places, included horses, mules, and other equines in the list of animals, and substituted “not adulterated” for “sound, healthful, wholesome, and fit for human food, and to contain no dyes, chemicals, preservatives, or ingredients which render such meat food product unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or unfit for human food; and to have been prepared under proper sanitary conditions, hereinbefore provided for”, respectively.

3. 1986

   Processed Products Inspection Improvement Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–641 title IV § 403(d)(2) · 100 Stat. 3556

   Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 621

   Pub. L. 99–641 temporarily substituted “thereof, and of meat food products” for “and meat food products”, which substitution was made for the first such reference as the probable intent of Congress. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment note below

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–641 temporarily substituted “thereof, and of meat food products” for “and meat food products”, which substitution was made for the first such reference as the probable intent of Congress. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1986 Amendment note below.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Administration.— Effective only during the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, section 21 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 621) is amended by striking out “and meat food products” and inserting in lieu thereof “thereof, and of meat food products”.

4. 2005

   Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

   Pub. L. 109–97 title VII § 798 · 119 Stat. 2120

   Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 621

   Pub. L. 109–97 substituted “amenable species” for “cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 109–97 substituted “amenable species” for “cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 798. Amenable Species.— The Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended— (1) 21 USC 603–605, 608, 609, 615, 617, 618, 620, 621. 21 USC 601. by striking “cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines” each place it appears and inserting “amenable species”; (2) in section 1, by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w) The term ‘amenable species’ means— “(1) those species subject to the provisions of this Act on the day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006; and “(2) any additional species of livestock that the Secretary considers appropriate.” ; and (3) in section 21 USC 619. 19— (A) by striking “horses, mules, or other equines” and inserting “species designated by regulations in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006”; and (B) by striking “cattle, sheep, swine, or goats” and inserting “other amenable species”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the day after the effective date of section 794 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.

   Effective date note
   Amendment 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.

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