1998 Minnesota Statutes

     17A.091 Swine identification and health standards. 

    Subdivision 1.    Delay before slaughter required.  Any 
 livestock dealer, market operator, stockyard operator, 
 commission company, buying station, or slaughtering 
 establishment must identify the herd of origin, regardless of 
 country of origin, of swine for slaughter, except for sows, 
 boars, and stags.  Swine, except for sows, boars, and stags, 
 delivered for slaughter in a United States Department of 
 Agriculture sealed shipment may not be slaughtered for a period 
 of (1) seven days after receipt for slaughter or (2) until the 
 commissioner determines, based upon laboratory analysis results 
 for 50 percent of the animals in the shipment, that the animals 
 meet United States Department of Agriculture and the United 
 States Food and Drug Administration standards, whichever is 
 later. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1996 c 310 s 1 

    HIST: 1985 c 258 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 13 s 377; 1995 c 233 art 2 s 
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