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6.__Denial, suspension or revocation of license.__The commissioner
may, after notice and opportunity for hearing in conformance with
the applicable provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure
Act, suspend or revoke a license or may take any other action that
the commissioner determines appropriate concerning a license.__The
following are grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of a
license:

 
A.__The commissioner determines that a false statement was
made in the license application; or

 
B.__The commissioner finds that the licensee failed to
comply with this chapter or the rules made under this
chapter.

 
SUBCHAPTER III

 
INSPECTIONS AND EXAMINATIONS

 
§2517.__Ante mortem examination of animals to be slaughtered

 
For the purpose of preventing the use in commerce of meat and
meat food products that are adulterated, the commissioner shall
appoint inspectors to examine and inspect all livestock before
they are allowed to enter into a slaughtering, packing, meat-
canning, rendering or similar official establishment in which
they are to be slaughtered and the meat and meat food products of
which are to be used in commerce.__All livestock found on such
inspection to show symptoms of disease must be set apart and
slaughtered separately from all other livestock and when so
slaughtered the carcasses of the livestock are subject to a
careful examination and inspection, as provided by the rules
established by the commissioner and adopted pursuant to this
chapter.

 
§2517-A.__Post mortem examination of carcasses

 
The commissioner shall appoint inspectors to examine the
carcasses and parts of carcasses of all livestock to be prepared
at a slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering or
similar official establishment in the State as articles of
commerce that are useable as human food.__The carcasses and parts
of carcasses of all such animals found to be not adulterated must
be marked, stamped, tagged or labeled as "Inspected and Passed"
and the inspectors shall label, mark, stamp or tag as "Inspected
and Condemned" all carcasses and parts of carcasses of animals
found to be adulterated.__All carcasses and parts thus inspected
and condemned must be destroyed for food purposes by the official
establishment in the presence of an inspector.__The commissioner


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