Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 21 : Section 467e


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 467e. Non-Federal jurisdiction of federally regulated matters; prohibition of additional or different requirements for establishments with inspection services and as to marking, labeling, packaging, and ingredients; recordkeeping and related requirements; concurrent jurisdiction over distribution for human food purposes of adulterated or misbranded and imported articles; other matters

      Requirements within the scope of this chapter with respect to
    premises, facilities and operations of any official establishment
    which are in addition to, or different than those made under this
    chapter may not be imposed by any State or Territory or the
    District of Columbia, except that any such jurisdiction may impose
    recordkeeping and other requirements within the scope of paragraph
    (b) of section 460 of this title, if consistent therewith, with
    respect to any such establishment. Marking, labeling, packaging, or
    ingredient requirements (or storage or handling requirements found
    by the Secretary to unduly interfere with the free flow of poultry
    products in commerce) in addition to, or different than, those made
    under this chapter may not be imposed by any State or Territory or
    the District of Columbia with respect to articles prepared at any
    official establishment in accordance with the requirements under
    this chapter, but any State or Territory or the District of
    Columbia may, consistent with the requirements under this chapter
    exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the Secretary over articles
    required to be inspected under this chapter for the purpose of
    preventing the distribution for human food purposes of any such
    articles which are adulterated or misbranded and are outside of
    such an establishment, or, in the case of imported articles which
    are not at such an establishment, after their entry into the United
    States. This chapter shall not preclude any State or Territory or
    the District of Columbia from making requirement or taking other
    action, consistent with this chapter, with respect to any other
    matters regulated under this chapter.



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