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unfit for human food and is adulterated or misbranded; or is in |
| violation of this chapter in any way is liable to be proceeded |
| against and seized and condemned at any time on a libel of |
| information in any proper court, as provided in section 2525-A, |
| within the jurisdiction of which the article or animal is found.__ |
| After entry of a decree of condemnation, the article or animal must |
| be destroyed or sold as the court directs and, if it is sold, the |
| proceeds less the court costs and fees and storage and other proper |
| expenses must be paid to the Treasurer of State, but the article or |
| animal may not be sold contrary to this chapter, the Federal Meat |
| Inspection Act or the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.__On the |
| execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond with the |
| condition that the article or animal not be sold or otherwise |
| disposed of contrary to this chapter or the laws of the United |
| States, the court may direct that the article or animal be |
| delivered to the owner subject to supervision by authorized |
| representatives of the commissioner as necessary to ensure |
| compliance with the applicable laws.__When a decree of condemnation |
| is entered against the article or animal and it is released under |
| bond or destroyed, court costs and fees and storage and other |
| proper expenses are awarded against the person intervening as |
| claimant of the article or animal.__The proceedings in such libel |
| cases must conform to the proceedings in admiralty, except that |
| either party may demand trial by jury of an issue of fact joined in |
| a case and all such proceedings must be in the name of this State. |
