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·§ ·91_ TITLE- 21.-1ro _ upon- conviction thereof, shall be punished- by a noe not less than mom nor more than $10,000 and by imprisonment not less than one year knot more than} three yearn`; and any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or other omeer or exnployeeot the United States authorized to perform any oi the duties prescribed by said ° sections who shall accept any money, gift, or other thing of value- from any person, Erm, or corporation, or onlcers, agents, or employees thereof, given with intent to lnnucnce his oiileial action, or who sha-lli receive or ao cept from any person, firm, or corporation engaged ur interstate or foreign commerce any gift, money, or .-other thing oi value. given with any purpose or intent whatsoever, shall be deemedgnllty of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereot be summarily discharged from oinceand shall bepunished by a fine not less than·$1,000 nor more than $10,000,and byV‘lm· · prleonment not less than one year nor more than three years (Mar. 4, 1907, c. 2907, 34 Stat,'1260.) . . __ A- . 91. Inspection requirements not applicable to farmers 01 e retailers.-Tlxe provisions of sections 71 to 94,_lnclusive;of this title requiring inepegtiou to bemade-'by the Secretary of Agri enlture shall not apply to animals slaughtered by any £arme1 on the fury: and sold and transported. as interstate or- forelgr eommerce, nor to retail butchers and retail dealers in meat ant meat food products, supplying their customers; The Secretam of Agriculture is authorized __to maintain the inspection ln salt sections provided for at any slaughtering, meabcannlng, salt ing, packing, renderlng,. or similar establishment notwithstand ing ‘ this jexception, and that the persons operating ~ the sanm may he retail butchers and retail dealers or.  ;` ant where the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish such lnspee tion then the provisions of said sections shall apply notwith standing this ekcepdon.- (Mar. 4, 1907, e.‘ 2907,34 Sftatg. 1200.] 92. Sale of mentor mmt food products onnt for food; pen alty.-If any person shall sell or offer for sale or o·;¤gp¤_m tion for · interstate or foreign commerce any meat or meat foot products which are diseased, unsound, nnhealthful, unwhole some, or otherwise umlt for human food, knoyvingthat sucl meat food products are intended fore human consumption, "h· shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction tlrereoi shall be punished by·a Bne notéxceeding $1,000 or by lmprlsou ment for a period of not exceeding one year or by both suc] Bne and imprisonment (Mar. 4, ‘1907, ct 2907, 34 Stat. 1200.] 93. Statement in annual estimates auto persons. employed , their compensation •& expenses.-The ·Secretary of Agrlcul ture shall, in his annual made to Congress, "submi a statement in detail, showing the number of persons em ployed in inspections provided for under ‘ sections .71 to, 94, in elusive, of this title and the salary or diem paid to mch together with the eontlngent! expenses of such inspectors ane where they have been and are employed. (Mar.‘4,.1907, c 2907, 34 sm. moo.) - v l 94. gspection pxtended to reindeer.-——The provisions of sec tions T1 to 93, inclusive, of this title may be extended to th] inspection of reindeer. (June 30, 1914, c. 131, 088 Stat. 420.) 95. Permanent appropriation for expenses of inspection statement in annual estimate as to persons employed, thel compensation and expenses.-~There is permanently! appro printed, out of any money ln the Trmsury not otherwise-ap propriated, the sum of $3,000,000, for the expenses of th inspection of cattle, sheep, swine, and goats and, the meat am meat food products thereof which enter into interstate ~ 0 foreign commerce and for all erpenses nmesnary to carry int effect the provisions of sections 71 to 94 of this title, tneludln, rent and the employment of labor ln Washington and, else where, for each year; (June 30, 1900, c. 8913, r 84 Stat. 879 Mar. 4, 1907, c.'2907, 34 Stat. 1%.) 96. Marking horse meat transported in interstate com merce.——No person, Arm, or corporation orjomcer, agent, or eu:

¤` - on 41m DRUGS 630 n ployee thereof shall- transport or eEer {ei transportation, md y

no carrier of interstate- or foreign shall trana-‘

-» port or receive for transportation from m 3mte er Territory · or the District et Celunzbia te any , other State GE'T€1'¥it01'Y 3 or the Diatrlct of Qolumbia or to any place xmder the juris- A » diction or the Uuuea States or to any merge amen-y, any r equine, meat; or food prodectstherwt amos and umn splcneusly labeled, marked, brandm or tagmd ‘j Horse ‘mmt ” . or “Horeemeat §’rodact," aa the case may be, under auch rela 5 land .l‘@`I.l]8l2iOl18‘8S may- ·be°m·eseribed, by the Secretary ot r` Agrieulture.- All the jaenaltiw, terms and previsions} in sec-

tions 71_to 94 of this title, except theexemptien th·éreia.°apply--

, ing to animals;slaughtered’ by any farmer on a farm, toxretall r butchers and retail dealers in meat food qxedueta supplying . their customers, Yahall be applieable to horses; their carmaees, , parts. oi carcasses; and rneat food products thereeip and the establiahrnenta- and- other places (where tech are r_ s ughtered or cthe meat or meat food. pr0d thereof are

gggredl or packed for the interstate Por. fereln `c0@rc~é,

· and tg/all DBPSOH8, firms, •i*¤l‘D¤1°$¢`i¤:¤3" Qml ¢l@¤¢¤‘¤» ¤8¢¤¤f mi p employees thereof who slaughter- animals or prewre or _

handle- auch meat or [moat food prodects for amtemate or

| foreign, commerce; ¤(July» 24, 1919, c, % 41. Stat; 241J.

. _ IMPORCIPATION CATTLE AND QUAB.Ll3¥'1‘INB

- 101. Suspension of importation of all iniml¤.—-Whenever, - in 'thebplnion of the President, it shall be hecemryfer the e protection of animals ln the United Smtea agaia§ infections » 1 ·0r··c0ntagious diéeases, he may, by prodamaéen, d the ~ r importation of all pr any class ot- animah; n limited time, - and ·may.change;`*modlty, re*roke,' or remvi,_® prod@tion, » as the public good; may require; and darlg thalime of each y suspension the impertadon `ot any pdb a¤i@ wall be an-- .- lawful. .(4ug. 30, 1890, cr $33, §-8;%’Stnt..416L) · _ g · mz. er •¤mnlsr—The_ swam-; or »- Agriculture is authorim, at the expense of the owmr, to place 1 and retalniln quarantine all n&t cattle, sheep, etherramle nanta, and` all swine, importeil into the United States, at mh I ports as he may designate foreach purpose, and under such

· conditions as he" may by regulation prmcrlhe, rmectirely, for

in ·the_` seneral classes ot shore awcrlbed. lor this pan )y pose he mayhave and maintain Ssion of all lands; hails} ?,; ings; animals, tools, axtures, and appurtenances in nm on 5 August 8, 18M,¤ for the quarintine of neat cattle, t construct, or rent as maybe nec@$ary, Rhd he may ammlnt i- `veterlnary surgeons, inspectorst emcera, and- employees by him L- deemed ‘ netemry to malnuln meh quarantine, and provide xg for the execution of the other provlsiona of aectiena 101 to 195, 5 inclusive, of this title and eection 181 of Title 19; (Aug. 30,

._ 1890; c. 839; } 7, 26 Smt. 416,), _ __ ‘·_ * '_

`·168.·Ia1p0rtntie¤, except at quarantine p1*¤hibited;— e- slaughter ¤f_ infected animals; " apprakd; nnyment.——-·'1‘he line portation ot—— all described. in aectiona 101 to 1%, i_n· _ elusive, of this title into any port in the Suited States, except

such as may bedeaignated by the Seeretary of Agriculture, with

r the approval of the; Secretary of the Treasury, aa quarantine l- stations, is prohibited. The Secretary of Agrlculturejmay cauee · »- to be alaughtered such of the animals named in aafd_ sections e as xnay 'be,_umler regulations p&ibed‘ by him, adjudged te be cl lntected with any contagious disease, or to hare been exposed · r vte lntection se aa to be da-ngero`ua.te other animgsl The value 0» of animals ae’ alaughtered as being so exposed he infection but g not infected may be ascertained by agreement of the Secretary p- of Agriculture and the owners thereof, if practicable; other-

wiee,` by the appraisal by two persona familiar with the character and value of auch property! to be appointed by the Secl· retary of ·Agriculture, whose decision, if they agree, shall be

n- anal} otherwise, the Secretary. of Agriculture shall decide be-