§ 392. — Exemption of meats and meat food products.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 21USC392]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER 9--FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
SUBCHAPTER IX--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 392. Exemption of meats and meat food products
(a) Law determinative of exemption
Meats and meat food products shall be exempt from the provisions of
this chapter to the extent of the application or the extension thereto
of the Meat Inspection Act, approved March 4, 1907, as amended [21
U.S.C. 601 et seq.].
(b) Laws unaffected
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as in any way
affecting, modifying, repealing, or superseding the provisions of
section 351 of Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 262] (relating to
viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products applicable to man); the
virus, serum, toxin, and analogous products provisions, applicable to
domestic animals, of the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1913 (37
Stat. 832-833) [21 U.S.C. 151 et seq.]; the Filled Cheese Act of June 6,
1896 (U.S.C., 1934 ed., title 26, ch. 10), the Filled Milk Act of March
4, 1923 [21 U.S.C. 61 et seq.]; or the Import Milk Act of February 15,
1927 [21 U.S.C. 141 et seq.].
(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, Sec. 902(b), (c), 52 Stat. 1059; Pub. L. 90-
399, Sec. 107, July 13, 1968, 82 Stat. 353.)
References in Text
The Meat Inspection Act, approved March 4, 1907, as amended,
referred to in subsec. (a), is act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, titles I to
IV, as added Dec. 15, 1967, Pub. L. 90-201, 81 Stat. 584, which are
classified generally to subchapters I to IV (Sec. 601 et seq.) of
chapter 12 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 601 of this title and
Tables.
Act of March 4, 1913, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Mar. 4,
1913, ch. 145, 37 Stat. 828, as amended. The provisions of such act
referred to relating to viruses, etc., applicable to domestic animals,
are contained in the eighth paragraph under the heading ``Bureau of
Animal Industry'', 37 Stat. 832, as amended, popularly known as the
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act, which is classified generally to chapter 5
(Sec. 151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 151 of this
title and Tables.
The Filled Cheese Act of June 6, 1896 (U.S.C., 1934 ed., title 26,
ch. 10), referred to in subsec. (b), is act June 6, 1896, ch. 337, 29
Stat. 253, as amended, which had been classified to chapter 10
(Sec. 1000 et seq.) of Title 26, Internal Revenue, and included as
chapter 17 (Sec. 2350 et seq.) of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code of
1939. Such chapter 17 was covered by section 4831 et seq. of Title 26,
Internal Revenue Code, prior to the repeal of section 4831 et seq. of
Title 26 by Pub. L. 93-490, Sec. 3(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1466.
The Filled Milk Act of March 4, 1923, referred to in subsec. (b), is
act Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 262, 42 Stat. 1486, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 3 (Sec. 61 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 61 of this title and Tables.
The Import Milk Act of February 15, 1927, referred to in subsec.
(b), is act Feb. 15, 1927, ch. 155, 44 Stat. 1101, as amended, which is
classified generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 141 et seq.) of chapter 4 of
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 141 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Subsecs. (a) and (b) of this section comprise respectively subsecs.
(b) and (c) of section 902 of act June 25, 1938. Subsecs. (a) and (d) of
section 902 of act June 25, 1938, which prescribed the effective date of
this chapter and made appropriations available, are set out as notes
under section 301 of this title and this section, respectively.
Amendments
1968--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-399 substituted ``section 262 of title
42 (relating to viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products
applicable to man)'' for ``the virus serum, and toxin Act of July 1,
1902'' and inserted reference to ``the virus, serum, toxin, and
analogous products provisions, applicable to domestic animals, of the
Act of Congress approved March 4, 1913''.
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 90-399 effective on first day of thirteenth
calendar month after July 13, 1968, see section 108(a) of Pub. L. 90-
399, set out as an Effective Date and Transitional Provisions note under
section 360b of this title.
Availability of Appropriations
Section 902(d) of act June 25, 1938, provided that: ``In order to
carry out the provisions of this Act which take effect [see section
902(a) of act June 25, 1938, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 301 of this title] prior to the repeal of the Food and Drugs Act
of June 30, 1906, as amended [sections 1 to 15 of this title],
appropriations available for the enforcement of such Act of June 30,
1906, are also authorized to be made available to carry out such
provisions.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 679 of this title.
