D4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4,1984
USDA sets criteria for releasing
WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has set
specific standards for releasing
areas in Pennsylvania and
Virginia from existing state
federal .quarantines for avian
influenza. Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture C.W. McMillan said
today.
The standards are
• All premises where positive
cases of avian influenza were
identified will not be released until
at least 30 days after proper
cleaning and disinfection. The
determination that infection was
present can be based on virus
isolation, clinical signs in the flock,
antibodies, or other relevant in- 11I . n , mT „ wl „
formation uncovered by the WASHINGTON - Hung Chong
eradication task force Foods Inc - a New Yor *’ N ;Y'’
• All known exposures related to retail market, has ere y
flocks infected with avian in- a , u -?- District Court P
fluenza must have been traced and violating the Fede
fully evaluated. spection Act. ...
•An investigation must have Hung Chong had bee i
been completed covering all cases uninspected meat p
of disease in poultry that could be oth er retail outlets f
due to avian influenza traceable to consumers, a violat
the 1983 outbreak in Pennsylvania, bisection laws.
All such cases must have been U.S. Departoent of g
found negative comphance officers discovered the
McMillan said the standards violation during °. f
were developed by a group of in- [f tail .? r I od 'i? ts
temationally recognized experts in Tn
avian influenza and other poultry °f CSDA s Food Sa y
diseases who have been advising spection Service.
USDA since the disease was first A retall st^ e „ C t^
discovered to be a serious threat to seU meat pro( ?J 1 . nilt f jn .
the poultry industry late last fall. comsumere without
The group also recommended spection, Hou ®*° n ’ . th t
that surveillance for any sign of cannot seU meat_P
avian influenza should continue a have not been federally P®
minimum of six months after any f° ot b® r sto
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avian flu quarantine
eluranatmg the tteeat of this of residual virus sur
_we re now cotKemw aooui a rew area quarantine released, we
U®**? SSL?*** hope other states and countries
been will immediately begin accepting
they might again start shedding u an d poetry products
from - confident there
will be destroyed nQ re the surest
cleaned and disinfected before reestablish interstate and
area release^ I international trade.”
“W" must eliminate every
USDA charges NY market
for inspection violations
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WANTED
Paid
the food market for preparing,
selling, offering for transportation
and transporting uninspected meat
food products.
On May 11, the court ordered the
retail market to cease the illegal
practice or to apply for federall
inspection.
Meat sold at retail is initially
inspected at slaughter and
processing plants to ensure safety,
wholesomeness and accurate
labeling.
Jersey sheep
breeders to meet
FLEMINGTON, NJ - The
August meeting of the Hunterdon
County Sheep Breeders’
Association will be held at the
Extension Center, Route 31, north
of Flemington, on Tuesday, August
7,1984 at 8:00 PM.
The speaker will be Linda Berry
Walker, of Woods Edge Wools
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Poultry bill
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conditions set forth in this section
are met.
Section 6. Failure to pey grower.
In the event that a grower is not
paid by a merchant within the time
specified in section 3, the grower
may, in addition to other remedies
provided in law, in equity or in
other sections of this act, declare
the merchant to be in default under
any contract entered into with the
merchant. Upon notice to the
merchant of such a declaration
and of the date and place of the
proposed sale, the grower shall
have a lien upon any property of
the merchant, including poultry,
then in the grower’s possession,
which lien shall take priority over
any previously perfected security
interest in the property. This
property shall be sold and the
proceeds of sale shall be applied in
the manner provided in 13 P. A.C JS.
9504 (relating to right of secured
party to dispose of collateral after
default; effect of disposition). A
buyer of the property shall, not
withstanding any other provision
of law to the contrary, take the
property free of any security in
terest. Notice under this section
shall be given by personal service
or by certified mail to the mer
chant at his last known address.
Section 7. Provision of act may not
be waived.
The provisions of this act are to
ensure, for all of the citizens of this
Commonwealth, an adequate
supply of poultry products. The
Farm, Stockton. Her topic will be
“Quality Wool Production in a
Small Flock.”
The meeting will be open to
everyone interested in sheep and
wool. Come, have the “wool pulled
over your eyes,” and enjoy it.
PUT YOUR MESSAGE TO WORK IN THE
AUGUST 18th ISSUE OF LANCASTER FARMING!
provisions of this act may not be
waived, altered, amended or
otherwise avoided by contract. An
attempted waiver, alteration or
amendment shall be unenforceable
in the courts of this Com
monwealth and is hereby deemed
to be void from its inception. This
section shall have no effect on the
terms of a contract that are not
inconsistent with the provisions of
this act.
Sections. Rights of unpaid grower.
(a) Civil action authorized. - A
grower who is not paid within 14
days or who is not paid interest on
a late payment, as provided in
sections 3 and 4, may bring a civil
action against the merchant in a
county where the grower resides or
does business or in any other
county provided by law or rule of
court.
(b) Court may award costs. - In
an action instituted under this
section, the court, in issuing a final
order, may award costs of
litigation, including reasonable
attorney and expert witness fees,
to the grower, whenever the court
determines that such an award is
appropriate.
Section 9. Civil penalties.
A person who is found in default
under section 6 more than twice
within a 12-month period shall be
subject to a civil penalty equal to
twice the amount of each late
payment. The Secretary of
Agriculture shall have the
authority to bring a civil action to
impose this penalty.
Section 10. Application.
For a period of two years from
the effective date of this act, this
act shall not apply to poultry
contracts which are in effect prior
to the effective date of this act.
Section 11. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 90
days.
Status: This bill has posted the
House and is up for consideration
by the Senate.