[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR57.240]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE \1\ (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, 
       MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 57_INSPECTION OF EGGS (EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT)--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart A_Regulations Governing the Inspection of Eggs
 
Sec.  57.240  Detaining product.

    Whenever any eggs subject to the Act are found by any authorized 
representative of the Secretary upon any premises, and there is reason 
to believe that they are or have been processed, bought, sold, 
possessed, used, transported, or offered or received for sale or 
transportation in violation of the Act or the regulations in this part, 
or that they are in any other way in violation of the Act, or whenever 
any restricted eggs capable of use as human food are found by such a 
representative in the possession of any person not authorized to acquire 
such eggs under the regulations in this part, such articles may be 
detained by such representative for a period not to exceed 20 days, as 
more fully provided in section 19 of the Act. A detention tag or other 
similar device shall be used to identify detained product, and the 
custodian or owner shall be given a written notice of such detention. 
Only authorized representatives of the Secretary shall affix or remove 
detention identification. The provisions of this section

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shall in no way derogate from authority for condemnation or seizure 
conferred by other provisions of the Act, the regulations in this part, 
or other laws.

[63 FR 69968, 69971, Dec. 17, 1998]

                         Appeal of an Inspection