189.17 - CONFISCATION OR CONDEMNATION.
189.17 CONFISCATION OR CONDEMNATION.
Unless a procedure or method of seizure and confiscation or
condemnation is otherwise provided, the secretary is hereby
authorized to prohibit the entrance into channels of commerce or
possession of any article found to be adulterated or improperly
labeled according to the provisions of this division or rules
established hereunder. Any articles found in channels of commerce or
in possession by an inspector which are not in compliance with the
adulteration or labeling provisions of this division shall be subject
to immediate seizure by the department. Seized articles shall be
condemned unless of such character that the articles can be made to
conform with the provisions of this division by methods approved by
the secretary. Condemned articles shall be effectively destroyed for
the purpose for which they were intended by the owner of the article,
or the owner's agent, under the supervision of an inspector in such
manner as the secretary may prescribe. Section History: Early Form
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 189.17]