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[CITE: 21USC1048]

 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
                   CHAPTER 15--EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION
 
Sec. 1048. Administrative detention of violative articles; 
        duration; release; removal of official marks
        
    Whenever any eggs or egg products subject to this chapter, are found 
by any authorized representative of the Secretary upon any premises and 
there is reason to believe that they are or have been processed, bought, 
sold, possessed, used, transported, or offered or received for sale or 
transportation in violation of this chapter or that they are in any 
other way in violation of this chapter, or whenever any restricted eggs 
capable of use as human food are found by such a representative in the 
possession of any person not authorized to acquire such eggs under the 
regulations of the Secretary, such articles may be detained by such 
representative for a reasonable period but not to exceed twenty days, 
pending action under section 1049 of this title or notification of any 
Federal, State, or other governmental authorities having jurisdiction 
over such articles and shall not be moved by any person from the place 
at which they are located when so detained until released by such 
representative. All official marks may be required by such 
representative to be removed from such articles before they are released 
unless it appears to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the articles 
are eligible to retain such marks.

(Pub. L. 91-597, Sec. 19, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1631.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1052 of this title.
