§ 615.
Inspection of carcasses, meat of which is intended for export
The Secretary shall also cause to be made a careful inspection of the carcasses and parts thereof of all amenable species, the meat of which, fresh, salted, canned, corned, packed, cured, or otherwise prepared, is intended and offered for export to any foreign country, at such times and places and in such manner as he may deem proper.
Source
(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 15, formerly 13th par., 34 Stat. 1263; renumbered § 15 and amended Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 1, 3(b), 12(a),Dec. 15, 1967
, 81 Stat. 584, 588, 592; Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 798[(a)](1), Nov. 10, 2005
, 119 Stat. 2166.)Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 83 of this title.
Amendments
2005—Pub. L. 109–97 substituted “amenable species” for “cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines”.
1967—Pub. L. 90–201, §§ 3(b), 12(a), struck out “of Agriculture” after “Secretary” and included horses, mules, and other equines in the list of animals, respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2005 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–97 effective the day after 120 days after
Nov. 10, 2005
, see section 798(b) of Pub. L. 109–97, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.Effective Date of 1967 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–201 effective
Dec. 15, 1967
, except that with respect to equines (other than horses) and their carcasses and parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof, amendment effective upon expiration of sixty days after Dec. 15, 1967
, see section 20(b) of Pub. L. 90–201, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title.