N.D. Admin. Code 7-13-01-01
The first law providing inspection of meat slaughtering and processing facilities was enacted in 1951 as the standards for meat inspection, sanitation, and distribution under North Dakota Century Code chapter 36-23 (S.B. No. 201; S.L. 1951, ch. 223). In 1969, the existing meat inspection program was repealed because of disorganization caused by the lack of inspector training, inconsistency, and lack of guidance in the regulations (S.B. No. 251; S.L. 1969, ch. 322, § 10). It was immediately replaced by the North Dakota Meat Inspection Act under North Dakota Century Code chapter 36-23.1 (S.B. No. 251; S.L. 1969, ch. 322, §§ 1-8). This Act made the United States department of agriculture the only agency in North Dakota providing carcass inspection and inspection for meat slaughtering and processing facilities. North Dakota Century Code chapter 36-23.1 was repealed in 1991 (H.B. No. 1478; S.L. 1991, ch. 377, § 3).
In 1999, House Bill No. 1290 created a state meat inspection program, giving the North Dakota department of agriculture the authority to make rules and implement inspection of meat slaughtering and processing establishments, including custom-exempt plants. The intent of the program is to allow small and medium livestock producers more opportunities to market their animal products and to provide a means for processing alternative or nontraditional livestock. In 2003, Senate Bill No. 2220 added poultry to the program, creating a state meat and poultry inspection program.
N.D. Admin Code 7-13-01-01
General Authority: NDCC 36-24-24
Law Implemented: NDCC 36-24-24