21 U.S.C. § 672 : US Code - Section 672: Administrative detention; duration; pending judicial proceedings; notification of governmental authorities; release

Search 21 U.S.C. § 672 : US Code - Section 672: Administrative detention; duration; pending judicial proceedings; notification of governmental authorities; release

Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food
product of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other
equines, or any product exempted from the definition of a meat food
product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased cattle, sheep,
swine, goat, or equine is found by any authorized representative of
the Secretary upon any premises where it is held for purposes of,
or during or after distribution in, commerce or otherwise subject
to subchapter I or II of this chapter, and there is reason to
believe that any such article 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 subchapter I of this chapter or of
any other Federal law or the laws of any State or Territory, or the
District of Columbia, or that such article or animal has been or is
intended to be, distributed in violation of any such provisions, it
may be detained by such representative for a period not to exceed
twenty days, pending action under section 673 of this title or
notification of any Federal, State, or other governmental
authorities having jurisdiction over such article or animal, and
shall not be moved by any person, firm, or corporation 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.