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[81 STAT. 592]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[81 STAT. 592]

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PUBLIC LAW 90-201-DEC. 15, 1967

[81 STAT.

nets of such finimals, exclusively for use, in the household of such owner, by him and members of his household and his nonpaying guests and employees: Provided, That such custom slaughterer does not engage in the business of buying or selling any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products of any cattle, sheep, swine, goats or equines, capable of use as human food. "(b) The Secretary may, under such sanitary conditions as he may by regulations prescribe, exempt from the inspection requirements of this title the slaughter of animals, and the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products, by any person, firm, or corporation in any Territory not organized with a legislative body solely for distribution within such Territory when the Secretary determines that it is impracticable to provide such inspection within the limits of funds appropriated for administration of this Act and that such exemption will othenvise facilitate enforcement of this Act. The Secretary may refuse, withdraw, or modify any exemption under this paragraph (b) in his discretion whenever he determines such action is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. " (c) The adulteration and misbranding provisions of this title, other than the requirement of the inspection legend, shall apply to articles which are exempted from inspection or not required to be inspected under this section." SEC. 12. Said Act is hereby further amended by: (a) deleting the phrase "cattle, sheep, swine, and goats'" and the phrase "cattle, sheep, swine, or goats" wherever they appear in title I of the Act and substituting therefor, respectively, the phrase "cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines" and the phrase "cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines"; (b) in sections 3 and 4 (21 U.S.C. 71, 72), deleting the phrase "unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food" each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof the word "adulterated"; (c) in section 4 (21 U.S.C. 72), deleting the phrase "sound, healthful, wholesome, and fit for human food" and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "not adulterated"; (d) in section 4 (21 U.S.C. 72), deleting the phrase "unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or in any way unfit for human food" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "adulterated"; (e) in section 6 (21 U.S.C. 74), deleting the phrase "sound, healthful, and wholesome, and which contain no dyes, chemicals, preservatives, or ingredients which render such meat or meat food products unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or unfit for human food" and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "not adulterated", and deleting the phrase "unsound, unhealthful, and unwholesome, or which contain dyes, chemicals, preservatives, or ingredients which render such meat or meat food products unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or unfit for human food" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "adulterated"; (f) in section 8 (21 U.S.C. 76), deleting the phrase "unclean, unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "adulterated"; (g) in section 17 (21 U.S.C. 85), deleting the phrase "or goat meat, being the meat of animals killed after the passage of this Act, or except as hereinbefore provided" and substituting therefor the phrase "goat or equine meat"; (h) in section 18 (21 U.S.C. 86), deleting the phrase "sound and wholesome."; and