| When a carcass, part of a carcass, meat or a meat food product |
of an animal, a product exempted by the commissioner from the |
definition of a meat food product or a dead, dying, disabled or |
diseased animal is found by an authorized representative of the |
commissioner upon premises where it is held for the purpose of, |
or during or after distribution in, intrastate commerce and there |
is reason to believe that the article or animal is adulterated or |
misbranded and is unfit for human food or that it has not been |
inspected or has been or is intended to be distributed in |
violation of subchapter I or of the Federal Meat Inspection Act |
or the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, it may be detained by |
that representative for a period not to exceed 20 days, pending |
action under section 2525 or notification of federal authorities |
having jurisdiction over such an article or animal, and may not |
be moved by any person from the place at which it is located when |
detained until it is released by the representative.__The |
representative may require that all official marks be removed |
from the article or animal before it is released unless it |
appears to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the article |
or animal is eligible to retain such marks.__Such an order for |
detention is not considered licensing or an adjudicatory |
proceeding as those terms are defined by the Maine Administrative |
Procedure Act. |