Section 31.661 — Marks, Stamps, Tags, Brands, Or Labels.
31.661 MARKS, STAMPS, TAGS, BRANDS, OR LABELS. No person shall: (1) willfully mark, stamp, tag, brand, label, or in any other way or by any other means of identification, represent or cause to be marked, stamped, tagged, branded, labeled, or represented as kosher or as having been prepared as prescribed by a rabbinic authority, with […]
Section 31.671 — Rules.
31.671 RULES. The commissioner of agriculture shall have the power to promulgate rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 31.651 to 31.661. History: 1959 c 563 s 3; 1961 c 113 s 1; 1985 c 248 s 70; 2013 c 125 art 1 s 24
Section 31.74 — Sale Of Imitation Honey.
31.74 SALE OF IMITATION HONEY. Subdivision 1. Honey defined. As used in this section “honey” means the nectar and saccharine exudation of plants, gathered, modified and stored in the comb by honey bees, which is levorotatory, contains not more than 25 percent of water, not more than 25/100 percent of ash, and not more than […]
Section 31.75 — Artificial Sweetening Products.
31.75 ARTIFICIAL SWEETENING PRODUCTS. Subdivision 1. Labeling. It is lawful for any person, firm, or corporation to manufacture and sell, or cause to be sold, within the state any article of food or beverage intended for human consumption as a special dietary product when such food or beverage is sweetened or made palatable with saccharin, […]
Section 31.76 — Confections Containing Alcohol.
31.76 CONFECTIONS CONTAINING ALCOHOL. Subdivision 1. Definition. “Confection containing alcohol” is a confection that contains or bears not more than five percent alcohol by volume where the alcohol is in a nonliquid form by reason of being mixed with other substances in the manufacture of the confection. “Confection containing alcohol” does not include liqueur-filled candy […]
Section 31.53 — Inspections; Corrective Orders.
31.53 INSPECTIONS; CORRECTIVE ORDERS. The commissioner shall at such times as the commissioner deems necessary cause any plant processor or place of business where animal or poultry slaughtering, packing or processing occurs, to be inspected and shall make such order as is necessary to correct unsanitary conditions in any such plant. Each order shall specify […]
Section 31.54 — Rules.
31.54 RULES. The commissioner may, in order to supplement federal regulation and inspection of any plant, processor or place of business, promulgate rules covering the construction and operation of such plants or processor, the water supply, sanitary conditions and disposal of sewage, offal, vapors, odors and gases and all other sanitary conditions and precautions for […]
Section 31.56 — Limitation.
31.56 LIMITATION. Subdivision 1. Farmer’s own animals. Sections 31.51 to 31.56 do not apply to a farmer slaughtering the farmer’s own rabbits or poultry on the farmer’s own farm for: (1) personal use, (2) the use of the farmer’s immediate family, or (3) sale directly to the ultimate consumer; or to the farmer slaughtering the […]
Section 31.59 — Humane Slaughter Of Livestock; Definitions.
31.59 HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK; DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 31.59 to 31.591, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Slaughterer. “Slaughterer” means any person, partnership, corporation, or association regularly engaged in the commercial slaughtering of livestock. Subd. 3. Livestock. “Livestock” means cattle, horses, swine, sheep and goats. […]
Section 31.591 — Slaughter Must Be Humane.
31.591 SLAUGHTER MUST BE HUMANE. After July 1, 1961, no slaughterer may slaughter livestock or handle livestock in connection with slaughter except by humane method. History: 1959 c 670 s 2