21 U.S.C. § 626 — Purchase of tags, labels, stamps, and cer-

Page 759 TITLE 21—FOOD AND DRUGS § 642 sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, capable of use as human food, shall be stored or otherwise handled by any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buy- ing, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting, in or for commerce, or importing, such articles, whenever the Secretary deems such action nec- essary to assure that such articles will not be adulterated or misbranded when delivered to the consumer. Violation of any such regulation is prohibited. However, such regulations shall not apply to the storage or handling of such articles at any retail store or other establishment in any State or organized Territory that would be sub- ject to this section only because of purchases in commerce, if the storage and handling of such articles at such establishment is regulated under the laws of the State or Territory in which such establishment is located, in a man- ner which the Secretary, after consultation with the appropriate advisory committee provided for in section 661 of this title, determines is ade- quate to effectuate the purposes of this section. (Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 24, as added Pub. L. 90–201, § 13, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 593.) § 625. Inapplicability of certain requirements to catfish Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the requirements of sections 603, 604, 605, 610(b), and 623 of this title shall not apply to any fish described in section 601(w)(2) of this title. (Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 25, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title XI, § 11016(b)(1)(C), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1369, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XI, § 11016(b)(1)(C), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2131; amended Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12106(a)(3), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 981.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. AMENDMENTS 2014—Pub. L. 113–79 substituted ‘‘not apply to any fish described in section 601(w)(2) of this title.’’ for ‘‘not apply to catfish.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2014 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 113–79 effective as if enacted as part of section 11016(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, see section 12106(c) of Pub. L. 113–79, set out as a note under section 601 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as other- wise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture. § 626. Purchase of tags, labels, stamps, and cer- tificates The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend appropriations for meat inspection for the purchase of printed tags, labels, stamps, and certificates without regard to existing laws ap- plicable to public printing. (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title I, § 101(f), 58 Stat. 734.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 431 of Title 7, Agriculture, prior to editorial reclassification and re- numbering as this section. Section was enacted as part of the Department of Ag- riculture Organic Act of 1944, and not as part of the Federal Meat Inspection Act which is classified to sub- chapters I to IV–A of this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION Authorization of appropriation of sums necessary for the purposes of this section, see note under section 395 of Title 7, Agriculture. SUBCHAPTER II—MEAT PROCESSORS AND RELATED INDUSTRIES § 641. Prohibition of subchapter I inspection of articles not intended for use as human food; denaturation or other identification prior to distribution in commerce; inedible articles Inspection shall not be provided under sub- chapter I of this chapter at any establishment for the slaughter of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or the prepara- tion of any carcasses or parts or products of such animals, which are not intended for use as human food, but such articles shall, prior to their offer for sale or transportation in com- merce, unless naturally inedible by humans, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the Secretary to deter their use for human food. No person, firm, or corpora- tion shall buy, sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in commerce, or import, any carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products of any such animals, which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or other- wise identified as required by the regulations of the Secretary or are naturally inedible by hu- mans. (Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title II, § 201, as added Pub. L. 90–201, § 14, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 593.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Subchapter effective Dec. 15, 1967, see section 20 of Pub. L. 90–201, set out as a note under section 601 of this title. § 642. Recordkeeping requirements (a) Classes of persons bound; scope of disclosure; access to places of business; examination of records, facilities, and inventories; copies; samples The following classes of persons, firms, and corporations shall keep such records as will fully and correctly disclose all transactions in- volved in their businesses; and all persons,