21 U.S.C. § 467a — Administrative detention; duration; pending judicial proceedings; notification of government authorities; release; removal of official marks
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Whenever any poultry product, or any product exempted from the definition of a poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry is found by any authorized representative of the Secretary upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after distribution in, commerce or otherwise subject to this chapter, and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any other Federal law or the laws of any State or Territory, or the District of Columbia, or that it has been or is intended to be, distributed in violation of any such provisions, it may be detained by such representative for a period not to exceed twenty days, pending action under [section 467b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section467b&num=0&edition=prelim) or notification of any Federal, State, or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction over such article or poultry, and shall not be moved by any person, from the place at which it is located when so detained, until released by such representative. All official marks may be required by such representative to be removed from such article or poultry before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the article or poultry is eligible to retain such marks.
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Whenever any poultry product, or any product exempted from the definition of a poultry product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry is found by any authorized representative of the Secretary upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after distribution in, commerce or otherwise subject to this chapter, and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any other Federal law or the laws of any State or Territory, or the District of Columbia, or that it has been or is intended to be, distributed in violation of any such provisions, it may be detained by such representative for a period not to exceed twenty days, pending action under [section 467b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section467b&num=0&edition=prelim) or notification of any Federal, State, or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction over such article or poultry, and shall not be moved by any person, from the place at which it is located when so detained, until released by such representative. All official marks may be required by such representative to be removed from such article or poultry before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the article or poultry is eligible to retain such marks.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 467a. Administrative detention; duration; pend-
ing judicial proceedings; notification of gov-
ernment authorities; release; removal of offi-
cial marks
Whenever any poultry product, or any product
exempted from the definition of a poultry prod-
uct, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased
poultry is found by any authorized representa-
tive of the Secretary upon any premises where it
is held for purposes of, or during or after dis-
tribution in, commerce or otherwise subject to
this chapter, and there is reason to believe that
any such article is adulterated or misbranded
and is capable of use as human food, or that it
has not been inspected, in violation of the provi-
sions of this chapter or of any other Federal law
or the laws of any State or Territory, or the Dis-
trict of Columbia, or that it has been or is in-
tended to be, distributed in violation of any
such provisions, it may be detained by such rep-
resentative for a period not to exceed twenty
days, pending action under section 467b of this
title or notification of any Federal, State, or
other governmental authorities having jurisdic-
tion over such article or poultry, and shall not
be moved by any person, from the place at which
it is located when so detained, until released by
such representative. All official marks may be
required by such representative to be removed
from such article or poultry before it is released
unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Sec-
retary that the article or poultry is eligible to
retain such marks.
(Pub. L. 85–172, § 19, as added Pub. L. 90–492, § 17,
Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 805.)
§ 467b. Seizure and condemnation
(a) Proceedings in rem; libel of information; ju-
risdiction; disposal by destruction or sale;
proceeds into the Treasury; sales r