[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR500.7]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 500_RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 500.7  Refusal to grant inspection.

    (a) The FSIS Administrator may refuse to grant Federal inspection 
because an applicant:
    (1) Does not have a HACCP plan as required by part 417 of this 
chapter;
    (2) Does not have Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures as 
required by part 416 of this chapter;
    (3) Has not demonstrated that adequate sanitary conditions exist in 
the establishment as required by part 308 or part 381, subpart H, and 
part 416 of this chapter;
    (4) Has not demonstrated that livestock will be handled and 
slaughtered humanely; or
    (5) Is unfit to engage in any business requiring inspection as 
specified in section 401 of the FMIA or section 18(a) of the PPIA.
    (b) If the Administrator refuses to grant inspection, the applicant 
will be provided the opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the 
Uniform Rules of Practice, 7 CFR Subtitle A, part 1, subpart H.