California Code
PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS
CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 19200. - 19200. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions of this...

Section 19201. - 19201. “Animals” means burros, cattle, goats, horses, mules, sheep, swine...

Section 19202. - 19202. “Bureau” means Bureau of Meat and Poultry Inspection of...

Section 19203. - 19203. “Canned pet food” means any commercially sterile food product...

Section 19204. - 19204. “Collection center” means a receiving area for the temporary...

Section 19205. - 19205. “Dead animal hauler” means any person or company that...

Section 19206. - 19206. “Edible” means food fit to be eaten by dogs,...

Section 19207. - 19207. “Horsemeat byproducts” means the parts other than horsemeat which...

Section 19208. - 19208. “Horsemeat” means the uncooked muscle tissue of horse, mule...

Section 19209. - 19209. “Inspected horsemeat” means horsemeat produced in a slaughtering establishment...

Section 19210. - 19210. “Meat” means the uncooked muscle tissue of a cow,...

Section 19210.5. - 19210.5. “Meat byproducts” means the edible parts other than meat...

Section 19211. - 19211. “Pet” means any household animal including but not limited...

Section 19212. - 19212. “Processed pet food” means a food for pets which...

Section 19213. - 19213. “Rendering” means all recycling, processing, and conversion of animal...

Section 19214. - 19214. “Slaughter” means to kill live animals and prepare for...

Section 19215. - 19215. “Transporter of inedible kitchen grease” means any person who...

Section 19216. - 19216. “Inedible kitchen grease” means any fat or used cooking...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board

Section 19218. - 19218. (a) There is in state government a Rendering Industry...

Section 19218.1. - 19218.1. The term of office of the members of the...

Section 19218.2. - 19218.2. The board shall elect a chairperson, and from time...

Section 19218.3. - 19218.3. (a) The board shall meet at the call of...

Section 19218.4. - 19218.4. (a) The board shall advise the secretary and may...

Section 19218.5. - 19218.5. Persons subject to this chapter shall not have access...

Section 19218.6. - 19218.6. (a) The secretary shall adopt regulations to be used...

Section 19218.7. - 19218.7. The secretary shall, within 30 days of receiving a...

ARTICLE 2 - Licenses

Section 19220. - 19220. A license granted under this chapter shall expire on...

Section 19221. - 19221. The application for a license or a renewal of...

Section 19222. - 19222. A previous violation of any provision of this chapter...

Section 19224. - 19224. A proceeding for refusal or revocation of a license...

Section 19225. - 19225. Subject to Section 19229, the annual fee for each...

Section 19226. - 19226. A separate license shall be required for each place...

Section 19227. - 19227. (a) In addition to the license fee required pursuant...

Section 19228. - 19228. All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections...

Section 19229. - 19229. If a licensee has two or more licenses in...

ARTICLE 3 - Pet Food and Horse Slaughterers

Section 19240. - 19240. Every person engaged in the business of slaughtering animals...

Section 19241. - 19241. The application shall be in a form which is...

Section 19242. - 19242. The secretary, after notice and hearing, shall refuse to...

ARTICLE 4 - Pet Food Processor

Section 19260. - 19260. Every person engaged in the business of processing, packing,...

Section 19261. - 19261. The application for a license shall be in a...

Section 19262. - 19262. The secretary, after notice and hearing, shall refuse to...

ARTICLE 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food Importer

Section 19280. - 19280. Every person who engages in the business of importing...

Section 19281. - 19281. The application shall be in a form which is...

Section 19282. - 19282. The director shall issue a license unless he finds,...

ARTICLE 6 - Renderers

Section 19300. - 19300. Every person engaged in the business of rendering shall...

Section 19300.5. - 19300.5. Every person engaged in the business of operating a...

Section 19301. - 19301. The application for a license shall be in a...

Section 19302. - 19302. (a) The department may refuse to issue a license...

Section 19303. - 19303. In addition to any other records required to be...

Section 19304. - 19304. All records required to be retained pursuant to this...

Section 19305. - 19305. Any peace officer of this state, or any employee...

Section 19305.5. - 19305.5. (a) The department may suspend or revoke a renderer...

Section 19306. - 19306. (a) Any renderer or collection center operator licensed pursuant...

ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease

Section 19310. - 19310. (a) It is unlawful for any person or entity...

Section 19310.5. - 19310.5. It is unlawful for any person who is not...

Section 19310.7. - 19310.7. Any person registered as a transporter of inedible kitchen...

Section 19311. - 19311. Any renderer who operates vehicles for the purpose of...

Section 19312. - 19312. (a) Registration shall be made with the department and...

Section 19313. - 19313. Every vehicle used in the transportation of inedible kitchen...

Section 19313.1. - 19313.1. In addition to any other records required to be...

Section 19313.5. - 19313.5. It is unlawful for any person to steal, misappropriate,...

Section 19313.8. - 19313.8. A registered transporter or any other person shall not...

Section 19314. - 19314. The department may suspend or revoke a registration certificate,...

Section 19315. - 19315. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), in addition...

Section 19316. - 19316. It is the purpose of this article to prevent...

Section 19316.5. - 19316.5. The department is authorized to establish a system for...

Section 19317. - 19317. A registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease shall, whenever...

ARTICLE 7 - Dead Animal Haulers

Section 19320. - 19320. All persons engaged in the business of hauling of...

Section 19321. - 19321. The application for a license shall be in a...

Section 19322. - 19322. The secretary, after notice and hearing, may refuse to...

ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions

Section 19340. - 19340. No slaughterer shall own or control directly or indirectly,...

Section 19342. - 19342. No slaughterer shall pick up or receive any dead...

Section 19343. - 19343. Every establishment where animals are slaughtered for pet food,...

Section 19344. - 19344. All fresh or frozen meat, meat byproducts, horsemeat, and...

Section 19346. - 19346. Any carcasses or parts or products of animals which...

Section 19347. - 19347. The Legislature finds that the use in pet food...

Section 19348. - 19348. (a) Unless a waiver is granted by the State...

Section 19348.1. - 19348.1. The State Veterinarian is authorized to approve temporary research...

Section 19348.5. - 19348.5. Every person who transports a live horse or horses...

Section 19349. - 19349. All trucks and every licensed premises of a dead...

Section 19350. - 19350. Vehicles used for dead animal hauling shall be completely...

Section 19352. - 19352. Inspectors and duly authorized agents of the state, city,...

Section 19353. - 19353. Horses, mules, burros, cattle, sheep, goats and swine may...

Section 19354. - 19354. A dead animal hauler shall register each vehicle used...

Section 19355. - 19355. No licensee shall refuse to permit entry or inspection...

Section 19356. - 19356. No meat or meat byproduct or horsemeat or horsemeat...

Section 19357. - 19357. All labels or other identification marks or methods for...

Section 19358. - 19358. No person shall sell, transport, or offer for sale...

ARTICLE 9 - Horsemeat

Section 19360. - 19360. Only horsemeat inspected by state or federal agents shall...

Section 19362. - 19362. Every restaurant, cafe, or other public eating place offering...

Section 19363. - 19363. Horsemeat or fresh or frozen pet food shall not...

Section 19364. - 19364. Horsemeat or fresh or frozen pet food shall be...

Section 19365. - 19365. All inspected horsemeat shall bear a tag or label...

Section 19366. - 19366. All horsemeat intended for pet food purposes not produced...

Section 19367. - 19367. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any city,...

ARTICLE 10 - Regulations

Section 19380. - 19380. The director may adopt rules or regulations necessary to...

Section 19381. - 19381. The director shall by regulation promulgate minimum standards for...

Section 19382. - 19382. The director may establish by regulation, requirements to insure...

Section 19383. - 19383. The director shall establish by regulation, requirements for the...

Section 19384. - 19384. The director shall establish by regulation the conditions under...

Section 19385. - 19385. The director may establish regulations to permit the sale...

ARTICLE 11 - Records

Section 19400. - 19400. Any person that slaughters any horse, mule, burro, sheep,...

Section 19401. - 19401. This article does not apply to any of the...

Section 19402. - 19402. All horsemeat and animal food records shall be open...

Section 19403. - 19403. It is unlawful for any person that is required...

Section 19404. - 19404. Every dead animal hauler shall keep a record when...

ARTICLE 12 - Enforcement

Section 19420. - 19420. There is in the Department of Agriculture a compliance...

Section 19421. - 19421. The compliance and evaluation team’s primary duty shall be...

ARTICLE 12.5 - Inspection Fees

Section 19430. - 19430. Any person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter,...

Section 19432. - 19432. Any fee, charge, or assessment payable under the provisions...

Section 19433. - 19433. In establishing such fee, charge, or assessment the director...

ARTICLE 13 - Penalties

Section 19440. - 19440. Any person who is found guilty of violating any...

Section 19441. - 19441. Any person who, as principal or agent, employer or...

Section 19443. - 19443. In addition to the remedies herein provided, the department...

Section 19444. - 19444. Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of...

Section 19445. - 19445. (a) In lieu of levying a civil penalty pursuant...

Section 19446. - 19446. In addition to any other remedies provided by this...

Section 19447. - 19447. (a) In lieu of any civil action pursuant to...