Other LanguagesA livestock commission firm operating in Washington, licensed by the Federal Government, and engaged in intrastate as well as interstate commerce, is subject to chapter 197, Laws of 1939, to the extent of its intrastate activities.
Hides of meat food animals, namely, cattle, horses, mules, asses, swine, sheep and goats are not within the classification of agricultural products as defined in the Commission Merchant's Act.
1. Meat inspection does not apply to carcasses of meat food animals slaughtered under custom slaughterer's license, because custom slaughterer slaughters only for farmer's own consumption. 2. Fact that law exempts carcasses of meat food animals slaughtered under custom slaughterer's license from meat inspection cannot be ground for refusal of such license.