9 CFR 381.181
§ 381.181 Reports by consignees of allegedly adulterated or misbranded products; sale or transportation as violations.
United States · 9 CFR — Animals and Animal Products · Status: effective
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- 9 CFR 381.181, § 381.181 Reports by consignees of allegedly adulterated or misbranded products; sale or transportation as violations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/35249
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Whenever the consignee of any poultry product which bears an official inspection legend refuses to accept delivery of such product on the grounds that it is adulterated or misbranded, the consignee shall notify the appropriate program supervisor, Meat and Poultry Inspection Program, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, of the kind, quantity, source and present location of the product and the respects in which it is alleged to be adulterated or misbranded, and it will be a violation of the Act for any person to sell or transport, or offer for sale or transportation or receive for transportation, in commerce, any such product which is capable of use as human food and is in fact adulterated or misbranded at the time of such sale, transportation, offer, or receipt: Provided, That any such allegedly adulterated or misbranded product may be transported to any official establishment for reinspection.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.