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ture or emaciated animals, and those condemned 

 on account of parturition may be utilized for the 

 manufacture of chicken feed, after being thor- 

 oughly sterilized by an approved process, in offi- 

 cial establishments for that purpose, removed from 

 those used for food products for human beings. 



146. Sterilization. Every portion of the work 

 of the slaughterhouse must be under the super- 

 vision of the inspectors of the bureau. This in- 

 cludes such side work as rendering, preserving 

 and canning. In each instance the Department 

 specifies how the process is to be performed. 



147. Disobeying Orders. As previously stated, 

 the superv^ision of the government in this industry 

 is in the nature of a contract. Should the owner 

 of the slaughterhouse break this contract by dis- 

 obeying orders it would terminate his right to 

 ship his products, either directly or indirectly, 

 through the interstate or foreign commerce. While 

 he may not be subject to a fine or other punish- 

 ment, nor liable to an action in tort, this threat- 

 ened loss of trade acts as a potent force for the 

 maintenance of discipline. 



148. Arbitrariness. It must not be presumed 

 that the inspector has arbitrary authority. Ac- 

 cording to the American system of government 

 no officer of civil government is permitted to exer- 

 cise arbitrary authority or power (§8). All ac- 

 tions of the inspector must be based upon enacted 

 statutes, and with a reasonable interpretation. 

 The statutes are made applicable through Depart- 

 mental regulations. The final decision is made 

 through the operation of executive decision. 



