Maine Statutes
§ 22 §2521-B — Inspection for use of humane slaughtering methods
Maine·Title 22 HEALTH AND WELFARE·Part 5 FOODS AND DRUGS·Ch. 562-A PREPARATION OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
For the purpose of preventing the inhumane slaughtering of livestock, the commissioner shall appoint inspectors to examine and inspect the method by which livestock are slaughtered and handled in connection with slaughter in the registered, licensed or official slaughtering establishments inspected under this chapter. The commissioner may refuse to license or register a slaughtering establishment if the commissioner finds that livestock have been slaughtered or handled in connection with slaughter at the 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
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Legislative History
PL 1999, c. 777, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 64, §26 (AMD).
Nearby Sections
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§ 22 §2521
Humane methods of slaughter§ 22 §2521-A
Methods research; designation of methods§ 22 §2521-C
Exemption of ritual slaughter