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 meat establishment, and may suspend or revoke the license of the meat establishment upon any of the following grounds:

(1)  the license was obtained by any false or misleading statement;

Terms Used In Utah Code 4-32-121

  • Animal: means a domesticated or captive mammalian or avian species. See Utah Code 4-32-105
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Meat: means the edible muscle, and other edible parts, of an animal, including edible:
(a) skeletal muscle;
(b) organs;
(c) muscle found in the tongue, diaphragm, heart, or esophagus; and
(d) fat, bone, skin, sinew, nerve, or blood vessel that normally accompanies meat and is not ordinarily removed in processing. See Utah Code 4-32-105
  • Meat establishment: means a plant or fixed premises used to:
    (a) slaughter animals for human consumption; or
    (b) process meat or poultry products for human consumption. See Utah Code 4-32-105
  • Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Postmortem inspection: means an inspection of a slaughtered food animal's carcass after slaughter. See Utah Code 4-32-105
  • Poultry: means any domesticated bird, whether living or dead. See Utah Code 4-32-105
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  for slaughtering any animal without an antemortem and a postmortem inspection, or for processing any meat or poultry or products of meat or poultry 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 animals or meat or poultry products;

    (4)  the failure to maintain refrigeration or sanitation, or dispose of waste as required by rules of the department; or

    (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.

    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session

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