| 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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