Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, or meat food product of any livestock or any product exempted from the definition of a meat food product, or any dying, crippled, or diseased livestock is found by any authorized representative of the secretary of the Animal Industry Board upon any premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after distribution in this state, and there is reason to suspect that such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use for human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of this chapter, any other law of this state, or any federal law, or that such article or animal has been, or is intended to be, distributed in violation of any such laws, it may be detained by such representative for a period not to exceed twenty days, pending action under § 39-5-38, or notification of any federal or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction over such article or animal, and shall not be moved by any person from the place at which it is located when so detained, until released by such representative. All official marks may be required by such representative to be removed from such article or animal before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the secretary that the article or animal is eligible to retain such marks.

Source: SL 1968, ch 158, § 18.