The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 3314)
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§ 3314. Detention
When any livestock product or poultry product or any product exempted from the definition
of a livestock product and from the definition of a poultry product, or any dead,
dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or poultry, is found by any authorized representative
of the Secretary upon premises where it is held for purposes of, or during or after
distribution in, intrastate commerce, or is otherwise subject to the chapter, and
there is reason to believe that any product is adulterated or misbranded and is capable
of use as human food, or that it has not been inspected, in violation of the provisions
of this chapter or of the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the federal Poultry Products
Inspection Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or that the product or
animal has been or is intended to be, distributed in violation of any of these provisions,
it may be detained by a representative for a period not to exceed 30 days, pending
action under section 3315 of this title or notification of any federal authorities having jurisdiction over the product or
animal. The product or animal shall not be moved by any person from the place at
which it is located when detained, until released by the representative. All official
marks may be required by the representative to be removed from the product or animal
before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary or his
or her designee that the product or animal is eligible to retain the marks. (Added 1985, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 2, 1986; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)