Sec.42-115m-2. Definitions

(a) The term "fresh meat and meat product" shall be construed to mean the part of the muscle of any cattle, sheep, swine, or goats, which is skeletal or which is found in the tongue, in the diaphragm, in the heart, or in the esophagus, with or without the accompanying and overlying fat, and the portions of bone, skin, sinew, nerve, and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and which are not separated from it in the process of dressing, and any article which is made wholly or in part from any meat or other portion of the carcass of any cattle, sheep, swine, or goats; provided such meat or meat product has not been cured or has not been salted for preservation, and provided further that it is capable of use as human food. This term as applied to equines shall have a meaning comparable to that provided in this subsection with respect to cattle, sheep, swine, or goats.

(b) The term, "frozen meat and meat product" shall be construed to mean a fresh meat and meat product that is in a frozen state.

(c) For purposes of sections 42-115m-1 to 42-115m-7, inclusive, the term "packaged in advance of sale" shall be construed to mean fresh or frozen meat and meat product which is packaged and available to consumers for self-service selection. It shall not include meat and meat product cut and packaged on special order of a consumer, provided that such consumer has been afforded an opportunity to view and inspect the product prior to packaging.

(Effective February 28, 1986)