9 CFR §500.7
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- (a)The FSIS Administrator may refuse to grant Federal inspection because an applicant:
- (1)Does not have a HACCP plan as required by part 417 of this chapter;
- (2)Does not have Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures as required by part 416 of this chapter;
- (3)Has not demonstrated that adequate sanitary conditions exist in the establishment as required by part 308, subpart H of part 381, part 416, or part 590 of this chapter;
- (4)Has not demonstrated that livestock will be handled and slaughtered humanely; or
- (5)Is unfit to engage in any business requiring inspection as specified in section 401 of the FMIA, section 18(a) of the PPIA, or section 18 of the EPIA.
- (b)If the Administrator refuses to grant inspection, the applicant will be provided the opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the Uniform Rules of Practice, 7 CFR Subtitle A, part 1, subpart H.