4-32-20. Suspension or revocation -- Grounds.
The department may upon its own motion and shall upon the verified complaint in
writing of any person, investigate or cause to be investigated the operation of any slaughterhouse,
and may suspend or revoke the license of the slaughterhouse upon any of the following grounds:
(1) the license was obtained by any false or misleading statement;
(2) for slaughtering any livestock or poultry without inspection (antemortem and
postmortem), or for processing any livestock or poultry or products of either that have not been
inspected and passed, (or exempted) and so identified;
(3) the advertising or publicizing of any false or misleading statements that pertain to the
slaughtering, processing, or distribution of livestock or livestock products or poultry or poultry
products;
(4) the failure to maintain refrigeration, sanitation, or dispose of waste as required by
rules of the department;
(5) the failure to comply with rules of the department pertaining to the disposal of
carcasses or parts of carcasses that have been determined to be unfit for human consumption.
Amended by Chapter 179, 2007 General Session
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