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urn: urn:us-la:rs:40:632
citation: "R.S. 40:632"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 40 › Chapter 4 › Part I"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1978, number: 786, section: 5, effective_date: 1978-07-17, role: enactment }
---

# Causes for seizure and condemnation of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics

Any article of food and any drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated, misbranded, or unregistered or which has been manufactured, processed, or packed in a factory or establishment, the operator of which did not, at the time of manufacture, processing, or packing, hold an unsuspended valid permit, if so required under R.S. 40:612, is subject to seizure and condemnation by the department or by any officer or employee it designates for that purpose.