345 IAC 10-18-2 Federal-state program

Sec. 2. (a) At the discretion of the state veterinarian, state employees may be assigned to plants granted federal inspection under the "Talmadge-Aiken Act" (7 U.S.C. 450) and receive any funds available from the United States government for the carrying out such required functions at plants granted federal meat inspection. The cooperative program under this section is called a federal-state program. (b) The state veterinarian may enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to participate in a cooperative program for interstate shipment of carcasses, poultry, and poultry products under 9 CFR Part 381, Subpart Z. Notwithstanding any provision of this article, an establishment that is a selected establishment for the purposes of interstate shipment under 9 CFR Part 381, Subpart Z shall follow the federal regulations governing participation in the selected establishment interstate shipment program.