NM attorney general raises thorny slaughter issue
New Mexico’s attorney full general has sounded a alarm over the legal risks approximately slaughtering horses treated amongst drugs which are banned from the human nutrient chain.
The legal consider from Gary King comes every bit the Valley Meat Company presses on amongst plans to opened upwardly a Equus caballus slaughter functioning inwards the state, most Roswell.
The society has sought U.S. of A. Department of Agriculture blessing to operate.
King’s component provided the consider inwards answer to a inquiry from state senator Richard Martinez.
King’s component formed the consider that Equus caballus meat could hold out defined every bit an adulterated nutrient production inwards the state if contaminated yesteryear drug residues, such every bit phenylbutazone, together with could non hold out manufactured inwards New United Mexican States fifty-fifty if intended for export.
The four-page missive of the alphabet from his office, signed yesteryear Assistant Attorney General Zachary Shandler said: “Our legal analysis concludes that state constabulary does non allow for production of meat that is chemically tainted nether federal regulations.
“New United Mexican States constabulary is rattling clear that it would hold out prohibited together with illegal.
“Based on our examine of the relevant constitutional, statutory together with representative constabulary authorities, together with the information available to us at this time, nosotros conclude Equus caballus meat from U.S. of A. horses would gibe the legal Definition of an adulterated nutrient production nether the NM Food Act if the meat came from horses that had been treated amongst chemic substances that the federal Food together with Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed unfit for human consumption.
“We too conclude that if Equus caballus meat were an adulterated nutrient product, the NM Food Act would prohibit its manufacture, sale or delivery.
“The human activity applies to the ‘manufacture’ of nutrient inwards New United Mexican States regardless of where the nutrient is ultimately sold or consumed. Therefore, nosotros conclude the industry of Equus caballus meat from U.S. of A. horses, if adulterated every bit stated above, is prohibited together with illegal nether the Act.
“A violation of the Act is a serious affair together with may upshot inwards a criminal misdemeanor charge, imposition of monetary fines together with seizure of the nutrient product.”
Representatives of the Valley Meat Company has indicated that horses would hold out screened for the banned chemicals.
The Humane Society of the U.S. welcomed King’s ruling.
The society’s senior vice president of animate existence protection litigation, Jonathan Lovvorn, said: “Slaughtering horses for human consumption is barbaric, inhumane together with dangerous for consumers, together with Attorney General King is correct to deem the exercise illegal nether state law.
“Killing horses for their meat inwards New United Mexican States — or anywhere else inwards the US — is clearly a misguided enterprise.”
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