Source
(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 1, as added Pub. L. 90–201, § 2, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584; amended Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 102–571, title I, § 107(14), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4499; Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 798[(a)](2), Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2166.)
References in Text
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in pars. (q) and (r), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 675,
52 Stat. 1040, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 9 (§ 301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section
301 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
2005—Par. (w).
Pub. L. 109–97 added par. (w).
1992—Par. (m)(2)(D).
Pub. L. 102–571 substituted “379e” for “376”.
Change of Name
“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in par. (n)(10) pursuant to section 509(b) of
Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section
3508
(b) of Title
20, Education.
Effective Date of 2005 Amendment
Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 798(b), Nov. 10, 2005,
119 Stat. 2166, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section and sections
603 to
605,
608,
609,
615, and
617 to
621 of this title] shall take effect on the day after the effective date of section 794 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 [section 794 of
Pub. L. 109–97,
119 Stat. 2164, effective 120 days after Nov. 10, 2005].”
Effective Date
Section 20 of
Pub. L. 90–201 provided that: “This Act [see Short Title note below] shall become effective upon enactment [Dec. 15, 1967] except as provided in paragraphs (a) through (d):
“(a) The provisions of paragraph (b)(1) and (c) of section
10 and the provisions of section 20 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended by sections 7 and 10 of this Act [sections
610 and
620 of this title], and the provisions of section 18 of this Act repealing paragraph (b) of section 306 of the Tariff Act of 1930 [section
1306
(b) of Title
19, Customs Duties], shall become effective upon the expiration of sixty days after enactment [Dec. 15, 1967], hereof.
“(b) The provisions of title I of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended by this Act [this subchapter], shall become effective with respect to equines (other than horses) and their carcasses and parts thereof, meat, and meat food products thereof upon the expiration of sixty days after enactment [Dec. 15, 1967] hereof.
“(c) Section 11 of this Act, amending section 23, of the Federal Meat Inspection Act [section
623 of this title], shall become effective upon the expiration of sixty days after enactment hereof [Dec. 15, 1967].
“(d) Section 204 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as added by section 14 of this Act [section
644 of this title], shall become effective upon the expiration of sixty days after enactment hereof [Dec. 15, 1967].”
Short Title of 1986 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–641, title IV, § 401, Nov. 10, 1986,
100 Stat. 3567, provided that: “This title [amending sections
606,
609,
621,
671, and
676 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
606,
609,
621,
671, and
676 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Processed Products Inspection Improvement Act of 1986’.”
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–445, § 1, Oct. 10, 1978,
92 Stat. 1069, provided: “That this Act [amending sections
603,
610, and
620 of this title and sections
1902 and
1904 of Title
7, Agriculture, repealing sections
1903 and
1905 of Title
7, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section
603 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978’.”
Short Title
Section 1 of
Pub. L. 90–201 provided in part: “That this Act [enacting this section and sections
602,
624,
641 to
645,
661,
671 to
680, and
691 of this title, amending sections
603 to
623 of this title, repealing section
96 of this title and section
1306
(b) of Title
19, Customs Duties, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘Wholesome Meat Act’.”
Section 1 of
Pub. L. 90–201 provided in part that the provisions of act Mar. 4, 1907, as amended, classified to subchapters I to IV of this chapter, are designated as the “Federal Meat Inspection Act”.
Separability
Section 19 of
Pub. L. 90–201 provided that: “If any provision of this Act or of the amendments made hereby [see Short Title note above] or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and the remaining amendments [see Short Title note above] and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.”