TITLE 26 FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS

Section 2. Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food, 26-2-1 through 26-2-441.

ARTICLE 5 ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT

26-2-183. Animals, poultry, or products thereof suspected of bearing substance causing contamination - Sampling; removal from quarantine on order of Commissioner.

All animals, poultry, or animal and poultry products suspected of bearing or containing a contaminating residue shall be quarantined or detained at the premises where found until sufficient sampling conducted under the authority of the Commissioner has been completed to determine that the resultant meat or product is wholesome and fit for human consumption. No such animal, poultry, or product shall be moved from quarantine or detention except by order of the Commissioner.

(Ga. L. 1976, p. 335, § 3.)