Title FAC — California Food & Agric. Code

“Inspected horsemeat” means horsemeat produced in a slaughtering establishment under federal, state or state-approved municipal inspection.

“Meat” means the uncooked muscle tissue of a cow, goat, sheep, swine, or poultry which is skeletal, with or without the accompanying and overlaying fat, and the portion of sinews, nerves and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and which are not separated from…

“Meat byproducts” means the edible parts other than meat which have been derived from cattle, goats, sheep, swine, or poultry or any combination of them.

“Pet” means any household animal including but not limited to cats or dogs and other carnivora, whether or not for public exhibition.

“Processed pet food” means a food for pets which has been prepared by heating, drying, semidrying, canning, or by a method of treatment prescribed by regulation of the State Department of Public Health. The term includes special diet, health foods, supplements, treats and candy f…

“Rendering” means all recycling, processing, and conversion of animal and fish materials and carcasses and inedible kitchen grease into fats, oils, proteins, and other products that are used in the animal, poultry, and pet food industries and other industries.

“Slaughter” means to kill live animals and prepare for consumption for pet food purposes.

“Transporter of inedible kitchen grease” means any person who transports inedible kitchen grease.

“Inedible kitchen grease” means any fat or used cooking greases and oils obtained from any source.

(a) There is in state government a Rendering Industry Advisory Board consisting of seven persons, appointed by the secretary, six of whom are licensed under this chapter and are subject to payment of the rendering program licensing fees in accordance with this chapter, including,…

The term of office of the members of the board is three years. When the board is first appointed, three members shall be appointed for three years, two members for two years, and two members for one year. Thereafter, appointments shall be for full three-year terms. Vacancies shal…

The board shall elect a chairperson, and from time to time any other officers as it may deem advisable.

(a) The board shall meet at the call of its chairperson or the secretary or at the request of any three members of the board. The board shall meet at least once a year. (b) A quorum of the board shall be five members. A vote of the majority of the members present at a meeting at …

(a) The board shall advise the secretary and may make recommendations to the secretary concerning all of the following: (1) Adoption, modification, and repeal of regulations and procedures. (2) Procedures for employment, training, supervision, and compensation of inspectors and o…

Persons subject to this chapter shall not have access to any information in the possession of any entity or entities established or designated pursuant to this chapter that would disclose proprietary information regarding any other person subject to this article, including, but n…

(a) The secretary shall adopt regulations to be used by the board to administer this article. (b) In adopting regulations and procedures, the secretary shall accept the recommendations of the board if he or she finds them to be practicable and in the interest of the rendering ind…

The secretary shall, within 30 days of receiving a recommendation from the board in accordance with this article, provide the board with notice of the acceptance of the recommendation or with a written statement of the reasons for denial if he or she does not accept the recommend…

A license granted under this chapter shall expire on December 31 of each year.

The application for a license or a renewal of a license shall be accompanied by the license fee.

A previous violation of any provision of this chapter is good and sufficient cause for denial of a license.

A proceeding for refusal or revocation of a license shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code. The director shall have all the powers granted in that chapter.

Subject to Section 19229, the annual fee for each license held is one hundred dollars ($100).

A separate license shall be required for each place of business.

(a) In addition to the license fee required pursuant to Section 19225, the department may charge each licensed renderer and collection center an additional fee necessary to cover the reasonable costs of administering Article 6 (commencing with Section 19300) and Article 6.5 (comm…

All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 19225, 19227, 19312, and 19315 shall be paid into the State Treasury monthly to the credit of the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 19225, 19…

If a licensee has two or more licenses in effect at the same meat processing establishment, custom livestock slaughterhouse, place of business, or poultry plant, pursuant to Section 19010, 19011, 19240, 19260, 19280, or 24741, the license fee that is the highest amount shall be p…

Every person engaged in the business of slaughtering animals for pet food or horses for human food purposes shall first obtain a license pursuant to this chapter.

The application shall be in a form which is prescribed by the director and shall contain the following: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) Where each slaughterhouse in which he intends to operate is located and to whom it belongs. (c) The experience the applicant has …

The secretary, after notice and hearing, shall refuse to issue a license unless he or she finds that the applicant satisfies all of the following: (a) Is qualified to operate a slaughterhouse. (b) Is properly equipped to engage in the business of slaughtering in a clean and sanit…

Every person engaged in the business of processing, packing, or preparing fresh or frozen horsemeat or any other meat product for use as pet food of any kind, shall first obtain a license pursuant to this chapter, except those persons licensed pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing w…

The application for a license shall be in a form which is prescribed by the secretary and shall contain the following: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) Where each processing plant in which he intends to operate is located and to whom it belongs. (c) The experience t…

The secretary, after notice and hearing, shall refuse to issue a license unless he or she finds that the applicant satisfies all of the following: (a) Is qualified to operate a processing plant. (b) Is properly equipped to engage in the business of processing in a clean and sanit…

Every person who engages in the business of importing (distributing or jobbing) fresh or frozen meat, meat byproducts, horsemeat byproducts, poultry meat, or poultry meat byproducts for pet food or horsemeat for human food purposes shall first obtain a license pursuant to this ch…

The application shall be in a form which is prescribed by the director and shall contain the following: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) The application for license shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by a federal, state, or local health agency certifying t…

The director shall issue a license unless he finds, after notice and hearing, that the applicant has been convicted of a felony involving adulterated or misbranded food or has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated thereunder.

Every person engaged in the business of rendering shall obtain a license from the department for each rendering plant.

Every person engaged in the business of operating a collection center shall obtain a license from the department for each collection center operated.

The application for a license shall be in a form which is prescribed by the director and shall contain the following: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) Where each rendering plant or collection center which he intends to operate is located. (c) The experience the appl…

(a) The department may refuse to issue a license if the department finds that the applicant does not meet one or more of the following requirements: (1) The applicant is properly equipped to engage in the business of rendering or operating a collection center. For these purposes,…

In addition to any other records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter, every licensed renderer shall record and keep for 2 years, in connection with the receipt of kitchen grease which is not intended for human food, all of the following information: (a) The name, address…

All records required to be retained pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained for two years at the regular place of business of every renderer and collection center operator licensed pursuant to this article and every transporter registered pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing …

Any peace officer of this state, or any employee of the department, during normal business hours, may inspect any premises maintained by a renderer or collection center operator licensed pursuant to this article or a transporter registered pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with…

(a) The department may suspend or revoke a renderer license or collection center license at any time, if it finds any of the following has occurred: (1) The licensee has sold or offered for sale to an unlicensed person, any inedible kitchen grease. (2) The licensee has stolen, mi…

(a) Any renderer or collection center operator licensed pursuant to this article or transporter registered pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 19310) who fails in any respect to keep the written records required by this article, or to set out in that written record a…

(a) It is unlawful for any person or entity to engage in the transportation of inedible kitchen grease without being registered with the department and without being in possession of a valid registration certificate issued by the department. (b) Each registration shall expire on …

It is unlawful for any person who is not a registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease to transport that product from any place within this state to any place outside the borders of this state.

Any person registered as a transporter of inedible kitchen grease may deliver any inedible kitchen grease to a licensed renderer or collection center for processing or recycling into usable products. As used in this section, “usable products” includes, but is not limited to, biof…

Any renderer who operates vehicles for the purpose of collecting inedible kitchen grease shall register as a transporter of inedible kitchen grease and otherwise comply with this article.

(a) Registration shall be made with the department and shall include all of the following: (1) The applicant’s name and address. (2) A description of the operations to be performed by the applicant. (3) The vehicles to be used in the transportation. (4) A registration fee not to …

Every vehicle used in the transportation of inedible kitchen grease shall conspicuously display the name of the owner of the vehicle in letters not less than two inches high.