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14.__Federal acts.__"Federal acts" means the Federal Meat
Inspection Act and the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.

 
15.__Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.__"Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act" means the Act so entitled, approved June
25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1040, and amendatory or supplementary acts.__
It includes as part of its meaning the Maine Food Law, chapter
551, subchapter 1, rules promulgated under that subchapter and
amendatory or supplementary acts, when not inconsistent with the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

 
16.__Federal Meat Inspection Act.__"Federal Meat Inspection
Act" means the Act so entitled, approved March 4, 1907, 34 Stat.
1260, as amended by the Wholesome Meat Act 81 Stat. 584.

 
17.__Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.__"Federal
Poultry Products Inspection Act" means the Act so entitled,
approved August 28, 1957, 71 Stat. 441, as amended by the Federal
Wholesome Poultry Products Act, 82 Stat. 791.

 
18.__Food additive.__"Food additive" has the same meaning as
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

 
19.__Handler of dead, dying, disabled or diseased animals.__
"Handler of dead, dying, disabled or diseased animals" means a
person who buys, sells, transports or otherwise handles animals
that died other than by slaughter or animals that display the
following symptoms:

 
A.__Central nervous system disorder;

 
B.__Abnormal temperature, high or low;

 
C.__Difficult breathing;

 
D.__Abnormal swellings;

 
E.__Lack of muscular coordination;

 
F.__Inability to walk normally or stand; or

 
G.__Any of the conditions for which livestock are required
to be condemned on ante mortem inspection in accordance with
the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted
pursuant to this chapter.

 
20.__Immediate container.__"Immediate container" means a
consumer package or any other container in which livestock
products or poultry products are packed.


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