Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 562-A is enacted to read:

CHAPTER 562-A

MAINE MEAT INSPECTION ACT

SUBCHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§2511.__Short title

This chapter may be known and cited as the "Maine Meat Inspection Act."

§2511-A.__Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1.__Adulterated.__"Adulterated" applied to a carcass, meat or a meat food product means that:

A.__It bears or contains a poisonous or harmful substance that might render it injurious to health, but if that substance is not an added substance, the article may not be considered "adulterated" if the quantity of the substance in or on the article does not ordinarily render it injurious to health;

B.__It:

(1)__Bears or contains, because of the administration of any substance to the live animal or otherwise, an added poisonous or harmful substance other than one that is a pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity, a food additive or a color additive that, in the judgment of the commissioner, might make the article unfit for human food;

(2)__Is in whole or in part a raw agricultural commodity and bears or contains a pesticide chemical that is unsafe within the meaning of Section 321(2)(9) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act;

(3)__Bears or contains a food additive that is unsafe within the meaning of Section 321(2)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; or