California Code
DIVISION 12 - POULTRY, RABBITS, EGGS, AND EGG PRODUCTS
PART 1 - POULTRY AND RABBITS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Application

Section 24501. - 24501. The provisions of this part, including the payment of...

Section 24502. - 24502. The provisions of Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 24501),...

ARTICLE 2 - Investigations

Section 24521. - 24521. The director may make any necessary investigations relative to...

ARTICLE 3 - Civil Remedies

Section 24541. - 24541. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director,...

ARTICLE 4 - Poultry Regulations and Inspections

Section 24561. - 24561. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the...

Section 24562. - 24562. Regulations adopted pursuant to this article or pursuant to...

Section 24563. - 24563. (a) If slaughtering or carcass preparation or processing of...

CHAPTER 2 - Plant Sanitation

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 24651. - 24651. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 24652. - 24652. “Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated...

Section 24653. - 24653. “Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry. (Enacted...

Section 24654. - 24654. “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, tagged,...

Section 24655. - 24655. “Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false,...

Section 24656. - 24656. “New York dressed fowl” means fowl from which the...

Section 24657. - 24657. “Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which are...

Section 24658. - 24658. “Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any...

Section 24659. - 24659. “Poultry plant” means any of the following: (a) Any...

Section 24660. - 24660. “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the...

Section 24661. - 24661. “Sanitary” means free from unnecessary dirt, filth, and contamination...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 24681. - 24681. The director shall adopt regulations for carrying out this...

Section 24682. - 24682. No regulation which requires alterations in poultry plants or...

Section 24683. - 24683. The director shall furnish to each person that holds...

Section 24684. - 24684. The director may bring an action to enjoin the...

Section 24685. - 24685. Any proceeding pursuant to Section 24684 shall conform to...

ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions

Section 24711. - 24711. This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant...

Section 24712. - 24712. This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which...

Section 24713. - 24713. (a) This chapter does not apply to a poultry...

Section 24714. - 24714. This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant...

ARTICLE 4 - Licenses

Section 24741. - 24741. A person shall not operate a poultry plant unless...

Section 24742. - 24742. Each person shall, before operating a poultry plant, file...

Section 24743. - 24743. The application for a license shall be accompanied by...

Section 24744. - 24744. (a) Subject to Section 24745.5, the application fee for...

Section 24745. - 24745. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by...

Section 24745.5. - 24745.5. If a licensee has two or more licenses in...

Section 24746. - 24746. Each license shall expire on the last day of...

Section 24747. - 24747. Each person that holds a license for a poultry...

Section 24748. - 24748. Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal...

Section 24749. - 24749. Plans and specifications for any intended construction or major...

Section 24750. - 24750. The director may, after hearing, refuse to issue a...

Section 24751. - 24751. Any proceedings pursuant to Section 24750 shall be conducted...

Section 24752. - 24752. (a) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to...

ARTICLE 5 - Sanitation

Section 24771. - 24771. A person shall not do any of the following:...

Section 24772. - 24772. After each day’s operation, a poultry plant and its...

ARTICLE 6 - Marks and Labels

Section 24801. - 24801. This article does not apply to New York dressed...

Section 24802. - 24802. Poultry meat shall not be packed, repacked, cut up,...

ARTICLE 7 - Violations

Section 24831. - 24831. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

CHAPTER 3 - Poultry Meat Inspection for Wholesomeness

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 24951. - 24951. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 24952. - 24952. “Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated...

Section 24953. - 24953. “Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry. (Enacted...

Section 24954. - 24954. “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, tagged, stenciled,...

Section 24955. - 24955. “Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false,...

Section 24956. - 24956. “New York dressed fowl” means fowl from which the...

Section 24957. - 24957. “Poultry” means domesticated fowl or domesticated rabbit which is...

Section 24958. - 24958. “Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any...

Section 24959. - 24959. “Poultry meat inspector” means a person who after examination...

Section 24960. - 24960. “Poultry plant” means any of the following: (a) Any...

Section 24961. - 24961. “Producer” means a person that is engaged in the...

Section 24962. - 24962. “Regulations” means regulations which are adopted by the director...

Section 24963. - 24963. “Wholesome” means that the poultry or poultry meat is...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 24991. - 24991. The director shall adopt regulations for carrying out this...

Section 24992. - 24992. The regulations may include standards for poultry meat food...

Section 24993. - 24993. The director shall furnish to each person that holds...

Section 24994. - 24994. The director may bring an action to enjoin the...

Section 24995. - 24995. Any proceeding pursuant to Section 24994 shall conform to...

Section 24996. - 24996. The director may inspect, reinspect, or order the reinspection...

Section 24997. - 24997. If an action of an inspector in condemning any...

ARTICLE 3 - Exemptions

Section 25021. - 25021. This chapter, except Section 25128, does not apply to...

Section 25022. - 25022. This chapter, except Section 25128, does not apply to...

Section 25023. - 25023. (a) This chapter does not apply to poultry meat...

Section 25024. - 25024. This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which...

ARTICLE 4 - Meat Inspector Licenses

Section 25051. - 25051. A person shall not act as a poultry meat...

Section 25052. - 25052. Each person before acting as a poultry meat inspector...

Section 25053. - 25053. (a) The application fee for a license is one...

Section 25054. - 25054. Every license shall expire on the last day of...

Section 25055. - 25055. (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by...

Section 25056. - 25056. (a) Applicants for renewal who have not paid the...

Section 25057. - 25057. If a license lapses for two calendar years, it...

Section 25058. - 25058. The director shall, after the written and oral examination...

Section 25059. - 25059. The written and oral examination and demonstration which are...

Section 25060. - 25060. The director shall, from time to time, arrange for...

Section 25061. - 25061. The director may, after hearing, refuse to issue a...

Section 25062. - 25062. Any proceedings under Section 25061 shall be conducted in...

Section 25063. - 25063. (a) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to...

ARTICLE 5 - Requirements for Inspection

Section 25091. - 25091. A person shall not operate a poultry plant unless...

Section 25092. - 25092. The poultry meat inspector shall inspect, pursuant to the...

Section 25093. - 25093. The poultry meat inspector shall apply or direct the...

Section 25094. - 25094. All poultry meat which is condemned for human food...

Section 25095. - 25095. Poultry meat may be passed for further processing in...

ARTICLE 6 - Marks and Labels

Section 25122. - 25122. Poultry meat shall not be packed, repacked, cut up,...

Section 25123. - 25123. A poultry meat inspector shall place or cause to...

Section 25124. - 25124. The marks which are required by this article are...

Section 25125. - 25125. The director shall determine by regulation the official design...

Section 25126. - 25126. Each poultry plant shall submit samples of the proposed...

Section 25127. - 25127. It is unlawful for any person to sell or...

Section 25128. - 25128. It is unlawful for any person, other than the...

ARTICLE 7 - Violations

Section 25151. - 25151. It is unlawful for any person to violate any...