§ 53-7-205. Official Inspection Marks and Required Labeling — Conforming Products Acceptable for Intrastate Commerce — False or Misleading Labels
Each shipping container of any meat, meat food product, or poultry product inspected under the authority of this part and found to be wholesome and not adulterated, shall, at the time the product leaves the official establishment, bear, in distinctly legible form, the official inspection mark and the approved plant number of the official establishment […]
§ 53-7-206. Prohibited Acts
The following acts or the causing of the following acts within this state is prohibited: The processing for, or the sale or offering for sale, transportation, or delivery or receiving for transportation, in intrastate commerce, of any livestock carcass or part of any livestock carcass, meat food product, or poultry product, unless the article has […]
§ 53-7-207. Compliance With Law Required for Operation
Subject to § 53-7-214(a), no establishment in this state shall slaughter any livestock or poultry or process any livestock, deer, or poultry carcasses, or parts of any livestock, deer, or poultry carcasses, meat food products, or poultry products, for human consumption, except in compliance with the requirements of this part.
§ 53-7-208. Records Required — Inspection — Retention
For the purpose of enforcing this part, persons engaged in this state in the business of processing for intrastate commerce or transporting, shipping or receiving in intrastate commerce livestock or poultry slaughtered for human consumption, or meat, meat food products or poultry products, or holding the articles so received, shall maintain records the commissioner, by […]
§ 53-7-209. Exemptions
The commissioner shall, by regulation and under conditions as to labeling, and sanitary standards, practices, and procedures that the commissioner may prescribe, exempt from specific provisions of this part: Livestock producers and poultry producers with respect to livestock and poultry carcasses and parts of livestock and poultry carcasses, meat food products, and poultry products, processed […]
§ 53-7-210. Violations — Injunctive Action
Any violation of §§ 53-7-206 — 53-7-209, or of the rules and regulations duly promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this part is a Class C misdemeanor; provided, that no carrier or warehouseman shall be subject to the penalties of this part, other than the penalties for violation of § 53-7-208, by reason of the […]
§ 53-7-211. Violators Entitled to Notice and Hearing Preceding Reports of Violations to District Attorney General — Alternatives to Criminal Prosecution
Before any violation of this part is reported by the commissioner to the district attorney general for institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated shall be given reasonable notice of the alleged violation and opportunity to present the person’s views orally or in writing with regard to the contemplated […]
§ 53-7-212. Cease and Desist Orders
Whenever it is brought to the attention of the commissioner that any person operating an establishment continues to willfully operate in violation of this part and after written notice of the violations has been given, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order against the establishment. The cease and desist order issued under subsection […]
§ 53-3-305. Standards
Tennessee prime milk sold at retail shall meet the following standards: Reduced fat milk shall contain at least ten percent (10%) milk solids not fat (SNF); Non-fat or skim milk shall contain at least nine percent (9%) milk solids not fat (SNF); Whole milk shall contain at least eight and one-half percent (8.5%) milk solids […]
§ 53-3-306. Labeling
The milk solids not fat (SNF) content and butterfat content shall be included on the labeling of all quantities and containers of Tennessee prime milk sold at retail.