| | | G.__Appoint and prescribe the duties of a director, | | inspectors and other personnel that the commissioner | | determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this | | chapter; |
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| | | H.__Cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the | | United States in administration of this chapter to carry out | | the purposes of this chapter, accept federal assistance for | | that purpose and spend public funds of this State | | appropriated for administration of this chapter to pay the | | State's proportionate share of the estimated total cost of | | the cooperative program; |
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| | | I.__Recommend to the Secretary of Agriculture of the United | | States officials or employees of the Department of | | Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources for appointment to the | | advisory committees provided for in the federal acts; |
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| | | J.__Serve as the representative of the Governor for | | consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture under the | | Federal Meat Inspection Act, Section 301, Subsection (c) and | | the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act, Section 5, | | Subsection (c) unless the Governor selects another | | representative; |
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| | | K.__Exempt the operations of a person from inspection or | | other requirements of this chapter if and to the extent the | | operations would be exempt from the corresponding | | requirements under the federal acts if the operations were | | conducted in or for interstate commerce or if the State were | | designated under the federal acts as one in which the | | federal requirements apply to intrastate commerce; |
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| | | L.__Require a retail vendor that affixes labels with a date | | to meat, meat food products or poultry products to clearly | | and conspicuously post its policy concerning date of sale | | labeling to enable consumers to understand the policy; |
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| | | M.__Exempt a livestock producer that sells directly to | | consumers or inspected slaughterhouses in carcass form from | | the licensing requirements of section 2514.__To be eligible | | for this exemption, the livestock must be slaughtered under | | inspection and the producer shall relinquish control of the | | carcass at the slaughterhouse.__Payment for the carcasses is | | based on hanging weight rather than live weight.__This | | exemption does not apply to retail operations or poultry; |
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| | | N.__Establish the sizes and style of type to be used for labeling | | information required under this chapter and definitions and | | standards of identity or composition or |
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