(a) The secretary is hereby authorized to prohibit the entrance into channels of trade of any meat or poultry products found to be unwholesome, improperly labeled, or otherwise not in accordance with the provisions of this act, or the rules and regulations established hereunder. Any meat or poultry product found in channels of trade by an inspector which is not in compliance with the provisions of this act shall be subject to seizure and confiscation by the department. In addition to the seizure and confiscation, any person having in his possession meat or poultry which is not in compliance with the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties provided for in section 19 thereof.¹

(b) Seized and confiscated meat and poultry products shall be condemned unless it is of such character that it can be made to conform with the provisions of this act by methods approved by the secretary. Condemned meat or poultry products shall be effectively destroyed for human purposes by the owner of the meat or poultry product under the supervision of an inspector in such manner as the secretary may prescribe.