California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY

PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

Section 16301. - 16301. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 16302. - 16302. “Animal” includes any domestic bovine animal, horse, mule, burro,...

Section 16303. - 16303. “Inspector” means a hide and brand inspector. It includes...

CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Application

Section 16401. - 16401. This part, including the provisions regarding payment of fees,...

ARTICLE 2 - Investigation

Section 16411. - 16411. The director may make any and all necessary investigations...

ARTICLE 3 - Criminal Penalty

Section 16421. - 16421. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part or...

ARTICLE 4 - Civil Penalties and Remedies

Section 16441. - 16441. Any person that violates any provision of this part...

Section 16442. - 16442. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director,...

Section 16443. - 16443. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director,...

ARTICLE 5 - Funds

Section 16461. - 16461. Any money in the Department of Agriculture Fund derived...

CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership

ARTICLE 1 - Pedigree

Section 16501. - 16501. It is unlawful for any person by any false...

ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership

Section 16521. - 16521. (a) An inspector shall seize any bovine animal, horse,...

Section 16522. - 16522. Evidence of ownership of an animal or hide may...

Section 16522.5. - 16522.5. (a) A dairy exemption number shall be evidence of...

Section 16523. - 16523. Evidence of ownership of a carcass may include a...

Section 16524. - 16524. It is unlawful for any person to refuse to...

Section 16525. - 16525. It is unlawful for any person to remove any...

Section 16526. - 16526. Any expense which is incurred in caring for any...

Section 16527. - 16527. An animal, hide, or carcass seized pursuant to this...

CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals

Section 16901. - 16901. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

Section 16902. - 16902. A person that owns or controls the possession of...

Section 16903. - 16903. It is unlawful for any person to drive any...

Section 16904. - 16904. In any civil action which is brought by the...

Section 16905. - 16905. It is unlawful for any officer, agent, or conductor...

Section 16906. - 16906. In estimating the time of confinement pursuant to Section...

Section 16907. - 16907. If the owner or person in charge of the...

Section 16908. - 16908. It is unlawful for any person that owns or...

Section 16909. - 16909. In estimating the period of confinement, the time consumed...

CHAPTER 7 - Estrays

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 17001. - 17001. As used in this chapter, “taker-up” means any person...

Section 17001.5. - 17001.5. For the purpose of this chapter, “estray” means any...

Section 17002. - 17002. Any animal that is seized by, or comes into...

Section 17003. - 17003. (a) Except as provided in this section, this chapter...

Section 17004. - 17004. The director may take up estray animals whose owners...

Section 17005. - 17005. (a) It is the policy of the state that...

Section 17006. - 17006. Animals that are irremediably suffering from a serious illness...

ARTICLE 2 - Taker-Up of Estrays

Section 17041. - 17041. Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section...

Section 17042. - 17042. Any person that takes up an estray animal shall...

Section 17043. - 17043. The taker-up of an estray animal shall use reasonable...

Section 17044. - 17044. The taker-up is entitled to the sum prescribed by...

Section 17045. - 17045. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is...

ARTICLE 3 - Possession by Inspector

Section 17061. - 17061. Upon demand of any authorized inspector, the taker-up shall...

Section 17062. - 17062. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is...

Section 17063. - 17063. If the animal which is seized or otherwise in...

Section 17064. - 17064. If the brands or marks are recorded, the director...

Section 17065. - 17065. (a) If the owner is not found, and the...

Section 17066. - 17066. If the estimated value of the animal is less...

Section 17067. - 17067. The notice of the taking up of an animal...

Section 17068. - 17068. Any person that claims ownership in the animal may,...

Section 17069. - 17069. If ownership is proved to the satisfaction of the...

ARTICLE 4 - Disposal and Sale

Section 17091. - 17091. If the animal at any time while in the...

Section 17092. - 17092. If after 14 days from the date of the...

Section 17093. - 17093. In lieu of public sale, the director may sell...

Section 17094. - 17094. Any carcass or portion of a carcass may be...

Section 17095. - 17095. The proceeds from the sale of any animal shall...

Section 17096. - 17096. If any person shall, within one year after the...

ARTICLE 5 - Grazing Counties

Section 17121. - 17121. A lawful fence is any fence which is good,...

Section 17122. - 17122. In any county or part of a county devoted...

Section 17123. - 17123. The following counties or parts of counties are declared...

Section 17124. - 17124. The board of supervisors of any county may by...

Section 17125. - 17125. The following portions of Trinity County are declared not...

Section 17126. - 17126. The portion of Shasta County within the following metes...

Section 17127. - 17127. The board of supervisors of Shasta or Trinity County...

Section 17128. - 17128. The act entitled “An act concerning lawful fences, and...

CHAPTER 8 - Electrified Fences

Section 17150. - 17150. The Legislature finds and declares that improperly designed and...

Section 17151. - 17151. (a) As used in this chapter, “electrified fence” means...

Section 17152. - 17152. No electrified fences shall be offered for sale, sold,...

Section 17153. - 17153. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed...

PART 2 - UNLAWFUL MARKING AND BRANDING

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 17401. - 17401. The director may make any and all necessary investigations...

CHAPTER 2 - Violations

Section 17551. - 17551. It is unlawful for any person with the intent...

Section 17552. - 17552. It is unlawful for any person, with the intent...

Section 17553. - 17553. It is unlawful for any person to mark any...

CHAPTER 3 - Criminal Penalties

Section 17701. - 17701. A violation of Section 17551 shall be punished by...

Section 17702. - 17702. Except as otherwise provided in Section 17701, any violation...

CHAPTER 4 - Civil Penalties and Remedies

Section 17951. - 17951. Any person that violates any provision of this part...

Section 17952. - 17952. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director,...

Section 17953. - 17953. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director,...

Section 17954. - 17954. Any moneys in the Department of Agriculture Fund which...

PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Investigation

Section 18201. - 18201. The director may make any and all necessary investigations...

Section 18203. - 18203. There is in the department the Bureau of Meat...

ARTICLE 2 - Civil Remedies

Section 18221. - 18221. The Attorney General shall upon complaint by the director...

CHAPTER 2 - Packers and Stockyards

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 18351. - 18351. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 18352. - 18352. “Packer” means any person that is engaged in any...

Section 18353. - 18353. “Stockyard” means any place, establishment, or facility commonly known...

ARTICLE 2 - Ownership Against Public Policy

Section 18381. - 18381. No packer shall own or control, directly or indirectly,...

Section 18382. - 18382. Such ownership or control is hereby declared to be...

CHAPTER 3 - Warranties

Section 18501. - 18501. In the absence of an express warranty, the mere...

Section 18502. - 18502. In the absence of any express warranty, the sale...

CHAPTER 4 - Meat and Poultry Inspection

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and Short Title

Section 18650. - 18650. This chapter shall be known as the California Meat...

Section 18651. - 18651. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 18652. - 18652. “Adulterated” means any livestock product or poultry product which...

Section 18653. - 18653. “Animal food manufacturer” means any person that is engaged...

Section 18654. - 18654. “Broker” means any person that is engaged in the...

Section 18655. - 18655. “Capable of use as human food” means any livestock...

Section 18656. - 18656. “Container” or “package” means any box, can, tin, cloth,...

Section 18657. - 18657. “Federal acts” means the Federal Meat Inspection Act and...

Section 18658. - 18658. “Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” means the act...

Section 18659. - 18659. “Federal Meat Inspection Act” means the act so entitled...

Section 18660. - 18660. “Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act” means the act so...

Section 18661. - 18661. “Inspector” means an employee of the department authorized to...

Section 18662. - 18662. “Label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic...

Section 18663. - 18663. “Livestock” means any cattle, sheep, swine, goat, or any...

Section 18664. - 18664. “Livestock product” means any carcass, part of a carcass,...

Section 18665. - 18665. “Meat food product” means any product which is capable...

Section 18666. - 18666. “Misbranded” means any livestock product or poultry product which...

Section 18667. - 18667. “Official certificate” means any certificate which is prescribed by...

Section 18668. - 18668. “Official device” means any device which is prescribed or...

Section 18669. - 18669. “Official establishment” means any establishment at which inspection of...

Section 18670. - 18670. “Official inspection legend” means any symbol which is prescribed...

Section 18671. - 18671. “Offical mark” means the official inspection legend or any...

Section 18672. - 18672. “Person” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,...

Section 18673. - 18673. “Pesticide chemical,” “food additive,” “color additive,” and “raw agricultural...

Section 18674. - 18674. “Prepared” means slaughtered, canned, salted, stuffed, rendered, boned, cut...

Section 18675. - 18675. “Poultry” means any domesticated bird, whether live or dead....

Section 18676. - 18676. “Poultry product” means any poultry carcass, any part of...

Section 18677. - 18677. “Renderer” means any person that is engaged in the...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 18691. - 18691. Meat, meat food products, poultry, and poultry products are...

Section 18692. - 18692. It is the objective of this chapter to provide...

Section 18693. - 18693. The regulations which are adopted pursuant to this chapter...

Section 18694. - 18694. This chapter applies to any person, establishment, animal, or...

Section 18695. - 18695. If slaughtering or carcass preparation or processing of any...

Section 18696. - 18696. The director may cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture...

Section 18697. - 18697. The director may do all of the following: (a)...

ARTICLE 3 - Inspections and Regulations

Section 18721. - 18721. To accomplish the purposes of Article 2 (commencing with...

Section 18722. - 18722. The director shall require the identification of livestock and...

Section 18723. - 18723. The director shall prohibit the entry into official establishments...

Section 18724. - 18724. The director shall require that when any livestock product...

Section 18725. - 18725. The director shall investigate the sanitary conditions of each...

Section 18726. - 18726. The director shall prescribe sanitation requirements for all establishments...

Section 18727. - 18727. The director shall require the following classes of persons...

Section 18728. - 18728. The director may refuse to provide inspection service to...

Section 18729. - 18729. The director may refuse to provide inspection service under...

Section 18730. - 18730. The director may order any labeling or container to...

Section 18731. - 18731. The director may prescribe the size and style of...

Section 18732. - 18732. The director may prescribe conditions of storage and handling...

Section 18733. - 18733. Equines shall be slaughtered and prepared in establishments separate...

Section 18734. - 18734. Every person that is engaged in business in intrastate...

Section 18735. - 18735. The director may adopt, by reference or otherwise, such...

Section 18736. - 18736. The director may appoint and prescribe the duties of...

Section 18737. - 18737. No inspection of any product placed in any container...

Section 18738. - 18738. For purposes of any inspection of any product required...

ARTICLE 4 - Adulteration

Section 18751. - 18751. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated if it...

Section 18752. - 18752. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated in each...

Section 18753. - 18753. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated if it...

Section 18754. - 18754. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated if it...

Section 18755. - 18755. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated if it...

Section 18756. - 18756. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated if its...

Section 18757. - 18757. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated if it...

Section 18758. - 18758. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated in each...

Section 18759. - 18759. A livestock or poultry product is adulterated if it...

ARTICLE 5 - Misbranding

Section 18781. - 18781. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded in each...

Section 18782. - 18782. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded unless it...

Section 18783. - 18783. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if any...

Section 18784. - 18784. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if it...

Section 18785. - 18785. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if it...

Section 18786. - 18786. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if it...

Section 18787. - 18787. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if it...

Section 18788. - 18788. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if it...

Section 18789. - 18789. A livestock or poultry product is misbranded if it...

ARTICLE 6 - Exemptions

Section 18811. - 18811. For the purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section...

Section 18812. - 18812. The director shall exempt from inspection the slaughtering and...

Section 18813. - 18813. The director shall not provide inspection under this chapter...

Section 18814. - 18814. (a) This chapter shall apply to a retail store...

ARTICLE 7 - Violations

Section 18841. - 18841. It is unlawful for any person to slaughter any...

Section 18842. - 18842. It is unlawful for any person to sell, transport,...

Section 18843. - 18843. It is unlawful for any person to do, with...

Section 18844. - 18844. It is unlawful for any person to sell, transport,...

Section 18845. - 18845. It is unlawful for any person to violate any...

Section 18846. - 18846. It is unlawful for any brand manufacturer, printer, or...

Section 18847. - 18847. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

Section 18848. - 18848. It is unlawful for any person to sell any...

Section 18849. - 18849. It is unlawful for any person to sell, transport,...

Section 18850. - 18850. It is unlawful for any person to buy, sell,...

Section 18851. - 18851. It is unlawful for any person engaged in the...

Section 18852. - 18852. It is unlawful for any person to give, pay,...

Section 18853. - 18853. It is unlawful for any officer or employee of...

Section 18854. - 18854. It is unlawful for any person to forcibly assault,...

Section 18855. - 18855. It is unlawful for any person to neglect or...

Section 18856. - 18856. It is unlawful for any person to willfully make,...

Section 18857. - 18857. It is unlawful for any person required by this...

ARTICLE 8 - Products in Violation

Section 18871. - 18871. Since it cannot be determined with certainty, by any...

Section 18872. - 18872. Whenever any livestock product or poultry product or any...

Section 18873. - 18873. Any livestock product or poultry product or any dead,...

Section 18874. - 18874. The provisions of Section 18873 shall in no way...

ARTICLE 9 - Investigations

Section 18901. - 18901. The director may gather and compile information, and investigate...

Section 18902. - 18902. The director may require, by general or special orders,...

Section 18903. - 18903. For the purpose of this chapter, the director shall...

Section 18904. - 18904. Attendance of witnesses, and the production of documentary evidence,...

Section 18905. - 18905. The superior court within the jurisdiction of which such...

Section 18906. - 18906. The director may order testimony to be taken by...

Section 18907. - 18907. Witnesses summoned before the director shall be paid the...

Section 18908. - 18908. No person shall be excused from attending and testifying,...

ARTICLE 10 - Penalties

Section 18931. - 18931. Upon the issuance of an order of the director...

Section 18932. - 18932. Any person who is found guilty of violating any...

Section 18932.1. - 18932.1. Any person that violates any provision of this chapter,...

Section 18932.2. - 18932.2. (a) In lieu of any civil action brought pursuant...

Section 18933. - 18933. Any person who, as principal or agent, employer or...

Section 18934. - 18934. In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter,...

Section 18935. - 18935. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring...

CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and Short Title

Section 18940. - 18940. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 18940.5. - 18940.5. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in...

Section 18941. - 18941. “Inspector” means an employee of the department authorized to...

Section 18942. - 18942. “Licensed livestock meat inspector” means a person who is...

Section 18942.2. - 18942.2. “Licensed processing inspector” means a person who is licensed...

Section 18943. - 18943. “Livestock” means any cattle, sheep, swine, and goat, and...

Section 18944. - 18944. “Livestock product” means any carcass, part of the carcass,...

Section 18945. - 18945. “Slaughter” means the stunning, bleeding, eviscerating, skinning, splitting, and...

Section 18946. - 18946. “Custom livestock slaughterhouse” means a licensed establishment where: (a)...

Section 18947. - 18947. “Meat processing establishment” means a licensed establishment required to...

Section 18947.2. - 18947.2. “Smoking” means exposing meat or poultry products, for the...

Section 18948. - 18948. “Sanitary” means free from dirt, filth, and contamination and...

Section 18949. - 18949. “Establishment” means any business, firm, or facility that is...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 18950. - 18950. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Sausage products...

Section 18951. - 18951. The Legislature further finds and declares that: (a) A...

Section 18952. - 18952. The objectives of this chapter are to require sanitation...

Section 18955. - 18955. No person shall operate an establishment performing any of...

ARTICLE 3 - Regulations

Section 18960. - 18960. The director may adopt, by regulation, standards and requirements...

Section 18961. - 18961. The director, by regulation, may adopt provisions of the...

Section 18962. - 18962. The department may adopt, by regulation, provisions to examine...

Section 18963. - 18963. The department, in consultation with the State Department of...

ARTICLE 4 - Inspection Granting and Withdrawal

Section 18970. - 18970. (a) Prior to the issuance of a license to...

Section 18971. - 18971. The director shall investigate the sanitary conditions of each...

Section 18972. - 18972. The director may inspect, reinspect, or order the reinspection...

Section 18973. - 18973. (a) Licensed livestock meat inspectors, licensed processing inspectors, and...

Section 18974. - 18974. The director may order any labeling or containers to...

Section 18975. - 18975. If an action of a livestock meat inspector, licensed...

Section 18976. - 18976. If slaughtering, carcass preparation, or processing of any meat,...

Section 18977. - 18977. The director may require a deposit to pay for...

ARTICLE 5 - Livestock Meat Inspector and Processing Inspector Licenses General Provisions

Section 18980. - 18980. (a) The application fee for a livestock meat inspector’s...

Section 18981. - 18981. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by...

Section 18982. - 18982. The department shall conduct periodic training for licensed livestock...

Section 18983. - 18983. Licensed livestock meat inspectors and licensed processing inspectors shall...

ARTICLE 6 - Livestock Meat Inspector License Custom Livestock Slaughter

Section 18990. - 18990. (a) Each person, before acting as a livestock meat...

Section 18991. - 18991. (a) A licensed livestock meat inspector, in accordance with...

ARTICLE 7 - Processing Inspector License Meat Processing Establishment

Section 19000. - 19000. Each person, before acting as a licensed processing inspector...

Section 19001. - 19001. (a) A licensed processing inspector shall conduct a sanitation...

Section 19002. - 19002. The department may suspend or revoke the license of...

ARTICLE 8 - Licensed Meat Processing and Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishments

Section 19010. - 19010. (a) Each person shall, before operating a meat processing...

Section 19011. - 19011. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by...

Section 19011.5. - 19011.5. If a licensee has two or more licenses in...

Section 19012. - 19012. No person shall operate a licensed establishment performing the...

Section 19013. - 19013. No person shall operate a meat processing establishment unless...

Section 19014. - 19014. Plant sanitation, sanitary dressing procedures, processing procedures, vehicle equipment,...

Section 19015. - 19015. Livestock carcasses and parts and livestock and poultry products...

Section 19016. - 19016. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), all...

Section 19017. - 19017. It is unlawful to do any of the following:...

ARTICLE 9 - Exemptions

Section 19020. - 19020. This chapter does not apply to any of the...

Section 19021. - 19021. (a) A mobile slaughter operator performing the service of...

Section 19022. - 19022. (a) A mobile slaughter operator performing the service of...

Section 19023. - 19023. (a) A mobile slaughter operator that slaughters livestock pursuant...

ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties

Section 19030. - 19030. The director may, after a hearing conducted pursuant to...

Section 19031. - 19031. A violation of the provisions of this chapter is...

Section 19032. - 19032. Any person that violates any provision of this chapter,...

Section 19033. - 19033. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director,...

Section 19033.1. - 19033.1. (a) In lieu of any civil action brought pursuant...

Section 19034. - 19034. In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter,...

Section 19035. - 19035. It is unlawful for any person to slaughter any...

Section 19036. - 19036. It is unlawful for any person to do with...

Section 19037. - 19037. It is unlawful for any person to violate any...

Section 19038. - 19038. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to represent...

Section 19039. - 19039. It is unlawful for any person to assault, resist,...

ARTICLE 11 - Disposition of Funds

Section 19040. - 19040. (a) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to...

CHAPTER 4.5 - Holding, Segregation, and Disposal of Animals Unfit for Human Food Purposes

Section 19051. - 19051. As used in this chapter, animal means livestock as...

Section 19052. - 19052. If the director determines that any animal raised for...

Section 19053. - 19053. If the director finds that any animal under a...

Section 19054. - 19054. It is unlawful for any person to fail to...

Section 19055. - 19055. The director may bring an action in the superior...

Section 19056. - 19056. The owner of any animal for which a hold...

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...

CHAPTER 6 - Slaughter

Section 19501. - 19501. (a) Cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, swine, goats, or...

Section 19501.5. - 19501.5. (a) The department shall, on or before December 31,...

Section 19502. - 19502. The regulations adopted under this chapter shall conform as...

Section 19503. - 19503. The Department of Agriculture shall enforce the provisions of...

PART 4 - Livestock Confinement

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Fees

Section 19700. - 19700. (a) (1) The secretary shall adopt, by regulation, fees...