[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2, Parts 200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR329.5]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 329--DETENTION; SEIZURE AND CONDEMNATION; CRIMINAL OFFENSES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 329.5  Movement of article or livestock detained; removal of official marks.

    (a) No article or livestock detained in accordance with the 
provisions in this part shall be moved by any person from the place at 
which it is located when so detained, until released by an authorized 
representative of the Secretary: Provided, That any such article or 
livestock may be moved from the place at which it is located when so 
detained, for refrigeration, freezing, or storage purposes if such 
movement has been approved by an authorized representative of the 
Secretary: And provided further, That the article or livestock so moved 
will be detained by an authorized representative of the Secretary after 
such movement until such time as the detention is terminated.
    (b) Upon terminating the detention of such article or livestock, an 
authorized representative of the Secretary shall:
    (1) Orally notify the immediate custodian of the released article or 
livestock, and

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    (2) Furnish copies of a completed ``Notice of Termination of 
Detention'' (FSIS Form 8400-1) to the persons notified when the article 
or livestock was detained. The notice shall be served by either 
delivering the notice to such persons or by certifying and mailing the 
notice to such persons at their last known residences or principal 
offices or places of business.
    (c) All official marks may be required by such representative to be 
removed from such article or livestock before it is released unless it 
appears to the satisfaction of the representative that the article or 
livestock is eligible to retain such marks.

[35 FR 15617, Oct. 3, 1970, as amended at 36 FR 12004, June 24, 1971; 39 
FR 36000, Oct. 7, 1974; 55 FR 47842, Nov. 16, 1990]