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handled in connection with slaughter in the licensed or official | | slaughtering establishments inspected under this chapter.__The | | commissioner may refuse to license or provide inspection to a new | | slaughtering establishment or may cause inspection to be | | temporarily suspended at an official slaughtering establishment if | | the commissioner finds that livestock have been slaughtered or | | handled in connection with slaughter at such establishment by a | | method not in accordance with the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act | | of 1978, 7 United States Code, Sections 1901 to 1906 or not as | | stated in this section and sections 2521, 2521-A and 2521-C until | | the establishment furnishes assurances satisfactory to the | | commissioner that all slaughtering and handling in connection with | | slaughter of livestock are in accordance with such a method. |
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| | | III.§2521-C.__Exemption of ritual slaughter |
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| | | This chapter may not be construed to prohibit, abridge or in | | any way hinder the religious freedom of a person or group. | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in order to | | protect freedom of religion, ritual slaughter and the handling or | | other preparation of livestock for ritual slaughter are exempted | | from the terms of this chapter. For the purposes of this section | | the term "ritual slaughter" means slaughter in accordance with | | section 2521, subsection 2. |
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| | | PROHIBITED ACTS; VIOLATIONS; PROCEDURES |
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| | | 1.__Use as human food.__A person may not, with respect to | | livestock, poultry or livestock products or poultry products: |
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| | | A.__Slaughter any livestock or poultry or prepare products | | that are useable as human food at a licensed or official | | establishment preparing the products solely for intrastate | | commerce, except in compliance with the requirements of this | | chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter; |
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| | | B.__In intrastate commerce, sell, transport, offer for sale | | or transportation or receive for transportation products | | that are useable as human food and: |
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| | | (1)__Are adulterated or misbranded at the time of the | | sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation | | or receipt for transportation; or |
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