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Title: Requires All Meat Plants to be Inspected by State Before Federal Approval to Open
Vote to pass a bill that requires all meat plants to be inspected by state before federal approval to open.
Prohibits use of “food additives” defined as pesticide, color addictive, animal drug, dietary supplements or radiation (Sec. 1).
Requires the inspection director to supervise state meat inspection and enforce provisions of the Meat Inspection Act (Sec. 2).
Requires slaughtering establishments, which have been granted state meat inspection services, to notify inspection directors of hours of slaughter, only permitted eight hours a day. (Sec. 5).
Requires inspectors to mark and label meat products as “New Mexico Inspected and Condemned” if the products are found to be adulterated (Sec. 7).
Establishes the punishment for violating the Meat Inspection Act to be a misdemeanor for those who engage in unfair trade and misbranding (Sec. 11).
Establishes the following as exempt from provisions of the Meat Inspection Act (Sec. 12):
A person who slaughters or prepares livestock for personal consumption; or
A person who transports dead, dying, or disabled animals.
Requires the methods of slaughtering livestock to be humane, as outlined in the Meat Inspection Act (Sec. 19).
Establishes the effective date of provisions to begin July 1, 2024 (Sec. 20).
Title: Requires All Meat Plants to be Inspected by State Before Federal Approval to Open