08 LC 25
5064
Senate
Bill 364
By:
Senator Bulloch of the 11th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
extensively remove ratites from livestock and meat classifications and
reclassify ratites as poultry for certain purposes; to amend Title 1 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to
change certain provisions relating to definitions; to amend Title 4 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animals, so as to change certain
provisions relating to mark, brand, or tattoo registration certificates; to
change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to livestock running
at large or straying; to change certain provisions relating to a definition of
livestock relative to control of infectious or contagious diseases in livestock
generally; to change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to live
poultry dealers, brokers, and market operators; to change certain provisions
relating to definitions relative to livestock dealers; to amend Title 16 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to
change certain provisions relating to livestock theft; to amend Title 26 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food, drugs, and cosmetics, so
as to change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to meat
inspection generally; to change certain provisions relating to detention of
carcasses, meat, and meat food products suspected of being adulterated or
misbranded and removal of official marks; to change certain provisions relating
to seizure and condemnation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products, release
bond, and costs; to change certain provisions relating to duties of meat
inspectors; to change certain provisions relating to examinations and
inspections of ratite or nontraditional livestock carcasses, meats, and meat
food products; to change certain provisions relating to inspection of animals
prior to slaughter or preparation, examination and slaughtering of diseased
animals, examination and inspection of method, and right of Commissioner to deny
or suspend inspections; to change certain provisions relating to post-mortem
inspection and marking of carcasses and parts, disposition of condemned
carcasses and parts, reinspection, and removal of inspectors; to change certain
provisions relating to inspection of carcasses, parts, meat, and meat products
brought into or returned to slaughtering or packing establishments; to change
certain provisions relating to limitations on entry of carcasses, parts, meat,
and meat products; to change certain provisions relating to sanitary inspections
of slaughter and packing establishments, sanitation regulations, and labeling
adulterated meat and meat food products; to change certain provisions relating
to inspection of animals and food products thereof slaughtered and prepared at
nighttime; to change certain provisions relating to slaughter, preparation,
sale, or transportation of animals, meat, or meat food products generally; to
change certain provisions relating to approved methods for handling and
slaughtering of animals and designation by Commissioner of methods of handling
and slaughtering; to change certain provisions relating to inspection exceptions
and labeling and handling of custom slaughtered and prepared meat or meat food
products; to change certain provisions relating to storage and handling
regulations for carcasses, meat, and meat food products; to change certain
provisions relating to buying, selling, transporting, or receiving of dead,
dying, disabled, or diseased animals; to change certain provisions relating to
registration of dealers in dead, dying, diseased, or disabled animals; to change
certain provisions relating to maintenance and inspection of records; to change
certain provisions relating to unlawful acts relative to milk and milk products;
to change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to sale of meat,
poultry, or seafood from mobile vehicles; to provide an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Title
1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, is
amended by revising paragraphs (4.1) and (16.1) of Code Section 1-3-3, relating
to definitions, as follows:
"(4.1)
'Agriculture,' 'agricultural operations,' or 'agricultural or farm products'
means raising, harvesting, or storing of crops; feeding, breeding, or managing
livestock or poultry; producing or storing feed for use in the production of
livestock, including, but not limited to, cattle, calves, swine, hogs, goats,
sheep,
ratites,
and rabbits, or for use in the production of poultry, including, but not limited
to, chickens, hens,
ratites,
and turkeys; producing plants, trees, fowl, or animals; or the production of
aquacultural, horticultural, dairy, livestock, poultry, eggs, and apiarian
products. If the term 'agriculture,' 'agricultural operations,' or 'agricultural
or farm products' is defined in Title 2, Title 4, Title 10, or Title 11 or in
any chapter, article, part, subpart, or Code section of such titles, such
specific definition shall control for such purposes over the definition
contained in this paragraph. Agricultural or farm products are considered grown
in this state if such products are grown, produced, or processed in this state,
whether or not such products are composed of constituent products grown or
produced outside this state."
"(16.1)
'Ratites' mean any members of the ratite family, including but not limited to
ostriches, emus, and rheas, which are not indigenous to this state and which are
raised for the purpose of producing meat, fiber, or animal by-products or as
breeding stock. For the purposes of the laws of this state, ratites shall be
treated as
livestock
poultry
and the term
'livestock'
poultry
as used in this Code or any law of this state shall include ratites unless such
ratites are specifically excluded from the operation of any such law or unless
such law or the operation thereof is restricted to a certain type of
livestock
poultry."
SECTION
2.
Title
4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animals, is amended by
revising subsection (a) of Code Section 4-2-1, relating to mark, brand, or
tattoo registration certificates, as follows:
"(a)
Any person owning any
livestock,
including any ratite, and desiring to
register a mark, brand, or tattoo shall apply to the Commissioner for a
certificate of mark, brand, or tattoo registration. Application for a
certificate shall be made on forms provided by the department. Applications
shall contain or be accompanied by such information as may be required by rule
or regulation. In issuing certificates, the Commissioner shall not issue
certificates to more than one person for the same or substantially identical
marks, brands, or tattoos. There shall be no charge or fee for
registration."
SECTION
3.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (1) of Code Section 4-3-2,
relating to definitions relative to livestock running at large or straying, as
follows:
"(1)
'Livestock' means all animals of the equine, bovine, or swine class, including
goats, sheep, mules, horses, hogs, cattle, and other grazing
animals,
and all ratites, including, but not limited to, ostriches, emus, and
rheas."
SECTION
4.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (1) of Code Section 4-4-1.1,
relating to a definition of livestock relative to control of infectious or
contagious diseases in livestock generally, as follows:
"(1)
'Livestock' means cattle, swine, equines, poultry, sheep, goats,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, and ruminants."
SECTION
5.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (3) of Code Section 4-4-80,
relating to definitions relative to live poultry dealers, brokers, and market
operators, as follows:
"(3)
'Poultry' means domestic fowl including, but not limited to, water fowl such as
geese and ducks; birds which are bred for meat and egg production, exhibition,
or competition; game birds such as pheasants, partridge, quail, and grouse, as
well as guinea fowl, pigeons, doves, peafowl;
ratites;
and all other avian species.
Such term
shall not include ratites, which are considered to be livestock under the laws
of this state."
SECTION
6.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (4) of Code Section 4-6-1,
relating to definitions relative to livestock dealers, as follows:
"(4)
'Livestock' means cattle, swine, equines, sheep,
ratites,
and goats of all kinds and species."
SECTION
7.
Title
16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses,
is amended by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 16-8-20, relating to
livestock theft, as follows:
"(b)
For the purposes of this Code section, the term 'livestock' means horses,
cattle, swine, sheep,
ratites,
goats, rabbits, and any domestic animal produced as food for human
consumption."
SECTION
8.
Title
26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food, drugs, and
cosmetics, is amended by revising paragraphs (2), (11), (12), and (20) of Code
Section 26-2-62, relating to definitions relative to meat inspection generally,
as follows:
"(2)
'Animal food manufacturer' means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the
business of manufacturing or processing food for animals, such food being
derived wholly or in part from carcasses or parts or products of the carcasses
of cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other
equines."
"(11)
'Meat broker' means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of
buying or selling, on commission, carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat
food products of cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or
otherwise negotiating purchases or sales of such articles other than for his or
her own account or as an employee of another person, firm, or
corporation.
(12)
'Meat food product' means any product capable of use as human food which is made
wholly or in part from any meat or other portion of the carcass of any cattle,
sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, or goats, excepting products which contain
meat or other portions of such carcasses only in a relatively small proportion
or which historically have not been considered by consumers as products of the
meat food industry and which are exempted from definition as a meat food product
by the Commissioner under such conditions as the Commissioner may prescribe by
regulation to assure that the meat or other portions of such carcasses contained
in such product are not adulterated and that such products are not represented
as meat food products. This term as applied to food products of equines shall
have a meaning comparable to that provided in this paragraph with respect to
cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, and goats."
"(20)
'Renderer' means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of
rendering carcasses or parts or products of the carcasses of cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines,
except rendering conducted under inspection under Code Sections 26-2-100 through
26-2-115."
SECTION
9.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-84, relating to detention
of carcasses, meat, and meat food products suspected of being adulterated or
misbranded and removal of official marks, as follows:
"26-2-84.
Whenever
any carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product of cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or
any product exempted from the definition of a meat food product, or any dead,
dying, disabled, or diseased cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbit, goat, or equine is found by any authorized
representative of the Commissioner upon any premises where it is held for
purposes of, or during or after, distribution and there is reason to believe
that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as
human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of Part 3 of this
article or Title I of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act, or that such article or animal has been or is intended to be
distributed in violation of any such provisions, it may be detained by such
representative for a period not to exceed 20 days, pending action under Code
Section 26-2-86 or notification of any federal authorities having jurisdiction
over such article or animal; and it shall not be moved by any person, firm, or
corporation from the place at which it is located when so detained, until
released by such representative. All official marks may be required by such
representative to be removed from such article or animal before it is released
unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the article or
animal is eligible to retain such marks."
SECTION
10.
Said
title is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 26-2-85,
relating to seizure and condemnation of carcasses, meat, and meat food products,
release bond, and costs, as follows:
"(a)
Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product of cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or
any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased cattle, sheep, swine,
ratite,
nontraditional livestock, rabbit, goat, or equine, that is being transported or
is held for sale in this state after such transportation, and that is or has
been prepared, sold, transported, or otherwise distributed or offered or
received for distribution in violation of this article, is capable of use as
human food and is adulterated or misbranded, or in any other way is in violation
of this article, shall be liable to be proceeded against and seized and
condemned, at any time, on an action for condemnation to be brought by the
Commissioner in the superior court of the county in which the article or animal
is found."
SECTION
11.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-100, relating to duties
of meat inspectors, as follows:
"26-2-100.
The
Commissioner shall appoint, from time to time, inspectors to make examination
and inspection of all cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, the
inspection of which is provided for, and of all carcasses and parts thereof, and
of all meats and meat food products thereof, and of the sanitary conditions of
all establishments in which such meat and meat food products are prepared. Said
inspectors shall refuse to stamp, mark, tag, or label any carcass or any part
thereof, or meat food product therefrom, prepared in any establishment described
in this chapter until the same shall have actually been inspected and found to
be not adulterated. Said inspectors shall perform such other duties as are
provided by this article and by the rules and regulations to be promulgated by
the Commissioner."
SECTION
12.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-100.1, relating to
examinations and inspections of ratite or nontraditional livestock carcasses,
meats, and meat food products, as follows:
"26-2-100.1.
All
examinations and inspections of
ratite
or nontraditional livestock carcasses and
parts thereof, of
ratite
or nontraditional livestock meats and meat
food products thereof, of sanitary conditions of all establishments in which
ratite
or nontraditional livestock meat and meat
food products are prepared, and any other examination or inspection of
ratites
or nontraditional livestock and products
thereof under or pursuant to this article shall be conducted by and through a
voluntary inspection program with all costs thereof paid by the establishment
slaughtering the
ratites
or nontraditional livestock or preparing
such meat or meat food product, at rates established by the
Commissioner."
SECTION
13.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-102, relating to
inspection of animals prior to slaughter or preparation, examination and
slaughtering of diseased animals, examination and inspection of method, and
right of Commissioner to deny or suspend inspections, as follows:
"26-2-102.
(a)
For the purpose of preventing the use in commerce of meat food products which
are adulterated, the Commissioner shall cause to be made, by inspectors
appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of all cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines
before they shall be allowed to enter into any slaughtering, packing,
meat-canning, rendering, or similar establishment in this state in which
slaughtering and preparation of meat and meat food products of such animals are
conducted for commerce.
(b)
All cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines found
on such inspection to show symptoms of disease shall be set apart and
slaughtered separately from all other cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines; and,
when so slaughtered, the carcasses of said cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines shall
be subject to a careful examination and inspection, all as provided by the rules
and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.
(c)
For the purpose of preventing the inhumane slaughtering of livestock, the
Commissioner shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose,
an examination and inspection of the method by which cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats,
horses, mules, and other equines are slaughtered and handled in connection with
slaughter in the slaughtering establishments inspected under this article. The
Commissioner may refuse to provide inspection to a new slaughtering
establishment or may cause inspection to be suspended temporarily at a
slaughtering establishment if the Commissioner finds that any cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats,
horses, mules, or other equines have been slaughtered or handled in connection
with slaughter at such establishment by any method not in accordance with
paragraph (2) of Code Section 26-2-110 and Code Section 26-2-110.1 until the
establishment furnishes assurances satisfactory to the Commissioner that all
slaughtering and handling in connection with slaughter of livestock shall be in
accordance with such a method."
SECTION
14.
Said
title is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 26-2-103,
relating to post-mortem inspection and marking of carcasses and parts,
disposition of condemned carcasses and parts, reinspection, and removal of
inspectors, as follows:
"(a)
The Commissioner shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that
purpose, a post-mortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts
thereof of all cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines,
capable of use as human food, to be prepared at any slaughtering, meat-canning,
salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishment in this state in which
such articles are prepared for commerce."
SECTION
15.
Said
title is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 26-2-104,
relating to inspection of carcasses, parts, meat, and meat products brought into
or returned to slaughtering or packing establishments; limitations on entry of
carcasses, parts, meat, and meat products, as follows:
"(a)
Code Sections 26-2-102 and 26-2-103 shall apply to all carcasses or parts of
carcasses of cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, or
the meat or meat products thereof, capable of use as human food, which may be
brought into any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or
similar establishment where inspection under this part is maintained; and such
examination and inspection shall be had before the carcasses or parts thereof
shall be allowed to enter into any department wherein the same are to be treated
and prepared for meat food products."
SECTION
16.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-108, relating to sanitary
inspections of slaughter and packing establishments, sanitation regulations, and
labeling adulterated meat and meat food products, as follows:
"26-2-108.
The
Commissioner shall cause to be made, by experts in sanitation or by other
competent inspectors, such inspection as may be necessary to inform himself or
herself about the sanitary conditions of all slaughtering, meat-canning,
salting, packing, rendering, or similar establishments in which cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines are
slaughtered and the meat and meat food products thereof are prepared for
commerce. The Commissioner shall prescribe the rules and regulations of
sanitation under which such establishments shall be maintained; and, where the
sanitary conditions of any such establishment are such that the meat or meat
food products are rendered adulterated, the Commissioner shall refuse to allow
the meat or meat food products to be labeled, marked, stamped, or tagged as
'Inspected and Passed.'"
SECTION
17.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-109, relating to
inspection of animals and food products thereof slaughtered and prepared at
nighttime, as follows:
"26-2-109.
The
Commissioner shall cause an examination and inspection of all cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, and
the food products thereof, slaughtered and prepared in the establishments
described in this part. Such inspection shall be made during the nighttime as
well as during the daytime, when the slaughtering of said cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines or
the preparation of said food products is conducted during the
nighttime."
SECTION
18.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-110, relating to
slaughter, preparation, sale, or transportation of animals, meat, or meat food
products generally, as follows:
"26-2-110.
No
person, firm, or corporation shall, with respect to any cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats,
horses, mules, or other equines, or any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or
meat food products of any such animals:
(1)
Slaughter any such animals or prepare any such articles which are capable of use
as human food, at any establishment preparing such articles for commerce except
in compliance with this article;
(2)
Slaughter or handle in connection with such slaughter any such animals in any
manner not declared to be humane under Code Section 26-2-110.1;
(3)
Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for
transportation, in commerce:
(A)
Any such articles which:
(i)
Are capable of use as human food; and
(ii)
Are adulterated or misbranded at the time of such sale, transportation, offer
for sale or transportation, or receipt for transportation; or
(B)
Any articles required to be inspected under this part unless they have been so
inspected and passed; or
(4)
With respect to any such articles which are capable of use as human food, do any
act while they are being transported in commerce or held for sale after such
transportation which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing such
articles to be adulterated or misbranded."
SECTION
19.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code
Section 26-2-110.1, relating to approved methods for handling and slaughtering
of animals and designation by Commissioner of methods of handling and
slaughtering, as follows:
"(1)
In the case of cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, and other livestock, all animals are to be
rendered insensible to pain by a single blow or gunshot or by an electrical,
chemical, or other means which is rapid and effective before being shackled,
hoisted, thrown, cast, or cut; or"
SECTION
20.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code
Section 26-2-112, relating to inspection exceptions and labeling and handling of
custom slaughtered and prepared meat or meat food products, as
follows:
"(2)
The custom slaughter by any person, firm, or corporation of cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, or goats delivered by the owner thereof for
such slaughter and the preparation by such slaughterer and transportation in
commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of such
animals exclusively for use in the household of such owner by the owner and
members of his or her household and his or her nonpaying guests and employees;
nor to the custom preparation by any person, firm, or corporation of carcasses,
parts thereof, meat, or meat food products derived from the slaughter by any
person of cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, or goats of his or her own raising, or from
game animals, delivered by the owner thereof for such custom preparation and
transportation in commerce of such custom prepared articles, exclusively for use
in the household of such owner by him or her and members of his or her household
and his or her nonpaying guests and employees, provided that, in cases where
such person, firm, or corporation engages in such custom operations at an
establishment at which inspection under this article is maintained, the
Commissioner may exempt from such inspection at such establishment any animals
slaughtered or any meat or meat food products otherwise prepared on such custom
basis. Custom operations at any establishment shall be exempt from inspection
requirements as provided by this Code section only if the establishment complies
with regulations which the Commissioner is authorized to promulgate to assure
that any carcasses, parts thereof, meat, or meat food products, wherever handled
on a custom basis, or any containers or packages containing such articles are
separated at all times from carcasses, parts thereof, meat, or meat food
products prepared for sale; that all such articles prepared on a custom basis or
any containers or packages containing such articles are plainly marked 'Not for
Sale' immediately after being prepared and kept so identified until delivered to
the owner; and that the establishment conducting the custom operation is
maintained and operated in a sanitary manner; or"
SECTION
21.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-113, relating to storage
and handling regulations for carcasses, meat, and meat food products, as
follows:
"26-2-113.
The
Commissioner may by regulations prescribe conditions under which carcasses,
parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products of cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines,
capable of use as human food, shall be stored or otherwise handled by any
person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling,
freezing, storing, or transporting such articles whenever the Commissioner deems
such action necessary to assure that such articles will not be adulterated or
misbranded when delivered to the consumer."
SECTION
22.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-130, relating to buying,
selling, transporting, or receiving of dead, dying, disabled, or diseased
animals, as follows:
"26-2-130.
No
person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, or
transporting in commerce dead, dying, disabled, or diseased animals, or any
parts of the carcasses of any such animals, shall buy, sell, transport, offer
for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation any dead, dying,
disabled, or diseased cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats,
horses, mules, or other equines, or parts of the carcasses of any such animals,
unless such transaction or transportation is made in accordance with such
regulations as the Commissioner may promulgate, to assure that such animals, or
the unwholesome parts or products thereof, will be prevented from being used for
human food purposes."
SECTION
23.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 26-2-131, relating to
registration of dealers in dead, dying, diseased, or disabled animals, as
follows:
"26-2-131.
No
person, firm, or corporation shall engage in business as a meat broker,
renderer, or animal food manufacturer or engage in business as a wholesaler of
any carcasses, or parts or products of the carcasses, of any cattle, sheep,
swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines,
whether intended for human food or other purposes, or engage in business as a
public warehouseman storing any such articles, or engage in the business of
buying, selling, or transporting in commerce any dead, dying, disabled, or
diseased animals of the specified kinds, or parts of such carcasses of any such
animals unless, when required by regulations of the Commissioner, he or she has
registered with the Commissioner his or her name and the address of each place
of business at which, and all trade names under which, he or she conducts such
business."
SECTION
24.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (a) of
Code Section 26-2-132, relating to maintenance and inspection of records, as
follows:
"(1)
Any persons, firms, or corporations that engage for commerce in the business of
slaughtering any cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines or
preparing, freezing, packaging, or labeling any carcasses, or parts or products
of carcasses, of any such animals for use as human food or animal
food;"
"(3)
Any persons, firms, or corporations that engage in business as renderers or
engage in the business of buying, selling, or transporting any dead, dying,
disabled, or diseased cattle, sheep, swine,
ratites,
nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or
parts of such carcasses."
SECTION
25.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (2) of Code Section 26-2-249,
relating to unlawful acts relative to milk and milk products, as
follows:
"(2)
To keep, store, or prepare for market any milk, cream, or other dairy products
in the same building or enclosure where any hide or fur or any cow, horse,
ratite,
nontraditional livestock, hog, or other livestock is kept;"
SECTION
26.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraphs (1) and (3) of Code Section
26-2-410, relating to definitions relative to sale of meat, poultry, or seafood
from mobile vehicles, as follows:
"(1)
'Meat' means the carcass or any part of any carcass of any
animal,
including ratites, or any by-product
thereof in any form."
"(3)
'Poultry' means domestic fowl including, but not limited to, water fowl such as
geese and ducks; birds which are bred for meat or egg production; game birds
such as pheasants, partridge, quail, and grouse, as well as guinea fowl,
pigeons, doves, and peafowl;
ratites;
and all other avian species.
Such term
shall not include ratites, which are considered to be livestock under the laws
of this state."
SECTION
27.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
28.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.