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MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION

Administration, costs, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.29

Adulteration, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.15

Adulteration, mandatory inspection exemptions, Minn. Rules 1540.0040

Agriculture Department, rulemaking authority, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.08

Antemortem inspection

Application of law, Minn. Rules 1540.0020

Carcasses, bringing into official establishments, Minn. Rules 1540.2030

Appeals, condemned meat, Minn. Rules 1540.4360

Application of law

Federally inspected establishments, exemption, Minn. Rules 1540.0090

Generally, Minn. Rules 1540.0020

Applications, designation, operation of inspection service, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Articles not intended as human food, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.17

Cities, part of Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Condemnation and condemned products

Animals and products, denaturing, Minn. Rules 1540.2140, 1540.4500 to 1540.4520

Appeals, Minn. Rules 1540.4360

Articles unfit for human food, Minn. Rules 1540.3520, 1540.3530, 1540.4510

Contaminated products, Minn. Rules 1540.4090

Inedible fats or grease, denaturing, Minn. Rules 1540.2600

Minnesota retained tags, Minn. Rules 1540.3520

Conduct, generally, Minn. Rules 1540.0360

Containers

Dog food, Minn. Rules 1540.4070

Glands and organs, shipping, Minn. Rules 1540.4120

Inedible fats or grease, marking, Minn. Rules 1540.2600

Secondhand tubs, barrels, and boxes, Minn. Rules 1540.0820

Cooperation with federal government

Agriculture Department, designated agency, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Federal assistance, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Policy, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.01

Custom slaughtering, see SLAUGHTER HOUSES

Dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.20

Definitions, generally, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Definitions, Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.02

Depositions, Agriculture Department, authority, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Designation, approved inspection service, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Detention of animals or products, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.23

Documentary evidence, examination and copying, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2024 28A.153, 31A.15

Farmed cervidae, sale or slaughter, Minn. Statutes 2024 17.452

Federal inspections, official establishments, designation, Minn. Rules 1540.0090

Federal Meat Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.02

Forgery of marks or certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.11

Frozen products, Minn. Rules 1540.3480, 1540.3500

Hearings

Inspection services, refusing or withdrawing, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.22

Order to withhold containers, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.07

Horsemeat, Minn. Statutes 2024 31.631, 31A.12

Inedible fats or grease

Containers, marking, Minn. Rules 1540.2600

Denaturing, Minn. Rules 1540.2600

Fats from outside establishments, restrictions, Minn. Rules 1540.2080

Rendered fats, denaturing, Minn. Rules 1540.2130

Information gathering, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Inspected articles

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.07

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.01 to 31A.31

Inspected products, dairy and food laws, compliance, Minn. Rules 1540.4370

Inspection legend

Defined, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Labels, marks, and tags, Minn. Rules 1540.2670

Inspection premises, moisture, steam, and vapors, freedom from, Minn. Rules 1540.0720

Inspectors

Access, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.25

Appointment, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.03, 31A.06, 31A.13

Approvals by, official establishments, receiving docks, Minn. Rules 1540.3540

Assignment where family members employed, Minn. Rules 1540.0290

Bribery, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.14

Diseased carcasses, duties, Minn. Rules 1540.1480

Duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.06

Facilities provided to, Minn. Rules 1540.0360

Frozen products, duties, Minn. Rules 1540.3480, 1540.3500

Identification, Minn. Rules 1540.0280

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.01 to 31A.31

Notice given, carcasses condemned on account of anthrax, Minn. Rules 1540.2140

Obstruction, abuse, or interference with, Minn. Rules 1540.0310

Obstruction of inspection, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.25

Pork, treatment and handling to destroy trichinae, duties, Minn. Rules 1540.4290, 1540.4300

Products shipped for further processing, duties, Minn. Rules 1540.2520

Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 1540.3520, 1540.4300

Reports given

Sanitation, Minn. Rules 1540.4350

Violations, Minn. Rules 1540.0250

Right of entry, Minn. Rules 1540.0270

Interpretation of law, uninspected articles, Minn. Rules 1540.4060

Live animals, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.03

Llamas, Minn. Statutes 2024 17.456

Marking, labeling, stamping, or tagging

Adulterated products, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.06

Custom slaughtered products, Minn. Rules 1540.4450

Dog food, Minn. Rules 1540.4070

Minnesota approved label, Minn. Statutes 2024 31.632

Minnesota retained tags, Minn. Rules 1540.3520, 1540.4140, 1540.4300

Order to withhold, appeals, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.07

Products entering official establishments, Minn. Rules 1540.3530

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.07

Sanitary violations, refusal to pass, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.08

Unadulterated products, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.06

Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.01 to 31A.31

Meat brokers, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.02, 31A.18

Minnesota inspected and condemned, defined, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Minnesota retained

Chemicals, cereals, and spices, Minn. Rules 1540.4140

Condemned articles, Minn. Rules 1540.3520

Defined, Minn. Rules 1540.0010

Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 1540.3520

Reports about, Minn. Rules 1540.3520

Tagging, Minn. Rules 1540.3520, 1540.4140, 1540.4300

Misbranding, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.15

Municipalities, part of Agriculture Department, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Nighttime inspections, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.09

Official establishments

Carcasses brought into, Minn. Rules 1540.2030, 1540.2060

Cleansing

Cleanup after contamination by flood water, harbor water, or other polluted water, Minn. Rules 1540.4100, 1540.4110

Generally, Minn. Rules 1540.0430

Condemned products

Containers, rehandling, Minn. Rules 1540.4110

Denaturing and disposition, Minn. Rules 1540.2140

Disposition facilities, Minn. Rules 1540.0470

Products entering official establishments, Minn. Rules 1540.3530

Custom slaughtering, Minn. Rules 1540.4450

Defined, Minn. Rules 1540.0020

Department employees, soliciting employment prohibited, Minn. Rules 1540.0300

Designation, federally inspected establishments, Minn. Rules 1540.0090

Disinfection, Minn. Rules 1540.0430

Docks, designation, Minn. Rules 1540.3540

Dog food, preparation in, Minn. Rules 1540.4050, 1540.4060

Equipment and utensils

Dog food, preparation, Minn. Rules 1540.4050, 1540.4060

Dual use, Minn. Rules 1540.3570

Sanitation, Minn. Rules 1540.3550

Sterilization, Minn. Rules 1540.0430

Uninspected articles, Minn. Rules 1540.4050

Facilities, providing to inspectors, Minn. Rules 1540.0360

Federally inspected establishments, designation, Minn. Rules 1540.0090

Glands and organs, disposition, Minn. Rules 1540.4120

Manufacturing processes, Minn. Rules 1540.3550 to 1540.3640

Products entering, inspection and reinspection, Minn. Rules 1540.3530, 1540.3540

Receiving docks, designation, Minn. Rules 1540.3540

Right of entry, Minn. Rules 1540.0270, 1540.0280

Sanitation

Dog food, preparation, Minn. Rules 1540.4050

Equipment and utensils, Minn. Rules 1540.3550, 1540.4050

Manufacturing processes, Minn. Rules 1540.3550

Meat inspection requirements, Minn. Rules 1540.0530

Reports about, Minn. Rules 1540.4350

Vehicles, Minn. Rules 1540.0790

Sterilization, Minn. Rules 1540.0430

Storage, Minn. Rules 1540.4050, 1540.4120

Operation, approved inspection service, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.01

Postmortem inspection

Application of law, Minn. Rules 1540.0020

Carcasses, bringing into official establishments, Minn. Rules 1540.2030

Ratitae, sale, Minn. Statutes 2024 17.454

Records and record keeping

Agriculture Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.22

Minnesota retained tag, Minn. Rules 1540.3520

Pork, treatment and handling to destroy trichinae, Minn. Rules 1540.4300

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.18

Refusal or withdrawal of inspection

Failure to destroy condemned meat food products, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.06

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.22

Registration of businesses, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.19

Reimbursement of municipality or state government subdivision, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Reinspection

Minnesota retained, Minn. Rules 1540.3520

Products entering official establishments, Minn. Rules 1540.3530

Returned products, Minn. Rules 1540.3540

Reports about

Minnesota retained tag, Minn. Rules 1540.3520

Violations and penalties, Minn. Rules 1540.0250

Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Right of entry, inspectors, Minn. Rules 1540.0270, 1540.0280

Samples, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.18

Samples, taking for examination, Minn. Rules 1540.3950

Sanitation

Mandatory inspection exemptions, application of law, Minn. Rules 1540.0040

Official establishments

Dog food, preparation, Minn. Rules 1540.4050

Manufacturing processes, Minn. Rules 1540.3550

Requirements, Minn. Rules 1540.0530

Vehicles, Minn. Rules 1540.0790

Reports about, Minn. Rules 1540.4350

State-approved inspection service, application, designation, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.21

Storing and handling conditions, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.16

Subpoenas, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Testimony, access to data, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Uninspected articles

Dog food, Minn. Rules 1540.4050 to 1540.4070

Rendered animal fat, shipping, Minn. Rules 1540.2620

Violations and penalties

Forgery of marks or certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.11

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.10

Obstruction of inspection, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.25

Reports, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Subpoenas, failure to comply, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27

Wholesale meat processing establishments, see under FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS

Witnesses, Minn. Statutes 2024 31A.27