[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR321.1]



[Page 326-327]

 

                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 321_COOPERATION WITH STATES AND TERRITORIES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 321.1  Assistance to State and Territorial programs.



    (a) The Administrator is authorized under paragraph (a) of section 

301 of the Act, when he determines it would effectuate the purposes of 

the Act, to cooperate with any State (including Puerto Rico) or any 

organized Territory in developing and administering the meat inspection 

program of such jurisdiction with a view to assuring



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that it imposes and enforces requirements at least equal to those under 

Titles I and IV of the Act, with respect to establishments at which 

products are prepared for use as human food solely for distribution 

within such jurisdiction, and with respect to the products of such 

establishments. Such cooperation is authorized if the jurisdiction has 

enacted a law imposing mandatory ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection, 

reinspection, and sanitation requirements at least equal to the Federal 

requirements with respect to all or certain classes of persons engaged 

in slaughtering livestock or otherwise preparing products solely for 

distribution within such jurisdiction.

    (b) The Administrator is also authorized under paragraph (a) of 

section 301 of the Act to cooperate with any State (including Puerto 

Rico) or any organized Territory in developing and administering 

programs under the laws of such jurisdiction containing authorities at 

least equal to those in Title II of the Act (relating to records; 

registration of specified classes of operators; dead, dying, disabled, 

or diseased livestock; and products not intended for human food), when 

he determines that such cooperation would effectuate the purposes of the 

Act.

    (c) Such cooperation may include advisory assistance, technical and 

laboratory assistance and training, and financial aid. The Federal 

contribution to any State (or Territory) may not exceed 50 percent of 

the estimated total cost of the cooperative State (or Territorial) 

program. A cooperative program under this section is called a State-

Federal program.



[35 FR 15604, Oct. 3, 1970]