Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:635 – Condemnation or destruction of perishables in certain cases
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:635
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health and "secretary" means the secretary thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:602
- Food: includes all substances and preparations used for or entering into the composition of food, drink, confectionery, chewing gum, or condiment for man or beast. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:602
A. Whenever the department or its duly authorized officer or employee finds in any factory, establishment, structure, or vehicle of transportation any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetables, fruit, or other perishable articles which are unsound or contain any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe for human consumption, the officer or employee of the department designated by it shall immediately condemn or destroy it or in any other manner render it unconsumable as human food.
B. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to prohibit any duly authorized officer or employee of the department from causing the destruction of any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetables, fruit, or other perishable articles which are of foreign origin and are the subject of a current import ban issued by an agency of the federal government.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2021, No. 195, §1.