Title FAC — California Food & Agric. Code

As used in this article, “animal” includes: (a) A bovine animal. (b) The carcass of a bovine animal from which the hide has not been removed. (c) The hide of a bovine animal. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

No person shall buy, sell, or accept any animal, unless the seller or donor gives, and the buyer or donee receives, at the time of the delivery of the animal, a written bill of sale or written instrument from the owner, or his or her agent, that gives the number, kind, breed, and…

Any person who sells or otherwise transfers title to any cattle or calves to another person shall remit to the director within 30 days of that sale, the beef council fees required under Section 64691, together with a copy of the bill of sale, unless these fees have been collected…

Except as provided in Section 21058, bills of sale or consignment required by any provision of Division 9 (commencing with Section 16301) or Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001) shall be made on the “Bill of Sale or Consignment” form approved by the director, and shall sta…

The failure of the seller or donor to give a written bill of sale or written instrument to the buyer or donee has no effect upon the validity of any sale or contract of sale or gift of an animal nor upon the rights of either the buyer, donee, seller, or donor. (Enacted by Stats. …

If by any provision of this division a certificate, bill of sale, or other document is required to accompany any shipment of animals, nothing in this division shall be construed to make the carrier, driver, or any person other than the shipper responsible for the accuracy of the …

Any invoice of sale or bill of sale which has been altered, defaced or changed is void. An inspector may, however, indicate on a bill of sale any number of cattle which are sold by the holder of the bill of sale, if he initials and dates such alterations on the bill of sale. (Ena…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 21706, it is unlawful for any person to alter, deface or change any invoice of sale or bill of sale. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

An auctioneer shall not offer any milking cow for sale at any auction sale of cattle unless the milking cow has been milked out and stripped within 12 hours of the time such offer to sell the cow takes place. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 21706, it is unlawful for any person to possess, or to present to an inspector or peace officer, any invoice of sale or bill of sale that has been altered, defaced, or otherwise changed.

It is unlawful for any person to falsify any of the bill of sale information required by Sections 21702 and 21703, or to present such falsified documents to an inspector or peace officer.

Stockyards which are posted by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Packers and Stockyards Act (7 U.S.C., Sec. 181 et seq.), agricultural fairs, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers, Junior Farmers, and associations which sponsor purebred cattle sales for their members are …

The license and bond provisions of this article do not apply to the sale by an auctioneer of cattle on the premises of the owner of the cattle whether or not such a sale includes the sale of cattle of other livestock owners in the vicinity of such premises. If, however, an animal…

A person shall not engage in the business of selling cattle at a public salesyard unless he has done all of the following: (a) Obtained a license from the bureau to carry on such business at each such salesyard. (b) Executed for each such salesyard a bond to the state in the sum …

The bond required pursuant to Section 21733 is subject to the approval of the director and shall be conditioned as follows: (a) That the person shall not sell any cattle unless he is the owner of the cattle or is authorized to sell them by the owner. (b) That, if he does sell any…

Any amount which is recovered upon the bond shall be paid to the owner of the animal. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The bureau shall grant to every applicant that complies with this article and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it, a separate license to operate each salesyard for the balance of the current calendar year upon the payment of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for ea…

A permit shall be granted by the bureau to change the address or location of a previously licensed salesyard. No additional license fee or bond shall be collected for issuing a permit to change the address or location. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Each such license shall be renewed on or before the first day of each succeeding calendar year. The renewal fee is one hundred dollars ($100) for each salesyard. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Any person that is engaged in the business of selling cattle on consignment at any public stockyard, public salesyard, or public cattle sales market shall prepare a certificate of consignment on or before the day of a sale which contains all of the following: (a) The name and add…

Cattle shall not be released from a public stockyard, public salesyard, public cattle sales market, or any other public consignment sale or private auction sale unless they are accompanied by a brand inspection certificate or by a press-numbered bill of sale or a press-numbered c…

The press-numbered bill of sale or press-numbered certificate of sale that is required pursuant to Section 21744 shall contain all of the following information on a form that is approved by the chief: (a) Date of sale. (b) Name and address of the buyer. (c) Description of each an…

The director may make regulations which govern the brand inspection of cattle at public salesyards, public stockyards and at private cattle auction sales. The regulations may provide a schedule of fees to cover the cost of inspection of cattle at such salesyards and stockyards, a…

It is unlawful for any person to sell cattle at a public salesyard or release cattle from public salesyards unless an inspector has made a brand inspection of animals which are consigned or shipped to such yard.

It is unlawful for any person to release any cattle which are sold at public auction unless the required brand inspection certificate has been prepared by the inspector in advance of the release of the cattle from the premises where the auction was conducted.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 21750, any person that engages as a business in the sale of cattle at a public salesyard without a license is, in addition to all other penalties, liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25) and an additional penalty of one dollar ($1)…

Any public cattle salesyard operator that has had a previous license and continues to operate a public salesyard after the expiration of his license is not required to pay penalties pursuant to Section 21749 if he applies for a new license within 30 days after the expiration of h…

(a) If cattle sold at a public auction have a dairy exemption number, the auctioneer shall announce at the sale that those cattle are being sold under the dairy exemption number provision and must go directly to slaughter. (b) Any person who buys cattle under a dairy exemption nu…

Pasteurization of milk or a milk product is a process which consists of one of the following: (a) Uniformly heating milk or a milk product to a temperature of not less than 145 degrees Fahrenheit and of holding it at such temperature for at least 30 minutes, except a milk product…

When the term “ultra-pasteurized” is used to describe any milk or milk product, it means that such milk or milk product has been thermally processed, either before or after packaging, in accordance with the ultra-pasteurization requirements of regulations established under the Fe…

If the process of ripening or starting is to be commenced immediately, each of the following shall be cooled to a degree no lower than necessary for such ripening or starting: (a) Cream which is pasteurized for use and which is used in the manufacture of butter. (b) Milk which is…

In the process of producing cream from market milk which is to be used as market cream or for the standardization of market milk, such cream may be heated to a temperature of not to exceed 165 degrees Fahrenheit and immediately cooled to a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or …

Pasteurized skim milk, which is derived from market milk and which is used for standardizing pasteurized market milk, may be repasteurized once. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Market cream which has not been packaged for distribution to consumers may be repasteurized once. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Every person that operates any place where milk is received and byproducts are distributed shall pasteurize any skim milk, whey, or other milk byproduct which is to be used for feeding purposes for farm animals before delivering it. Such pasteurization may be accomplished by heat…

(a) Every person that uses any pasteurizing apparatus for the manufacture of soft fresh cheese varieties that are not cultured shall sample and test the pasteurized milk daily from each pasteurizer to determine the presence of phosphatase enzymes in a manner approved by the direc…

(a) All market milk and market milk products, and all milk for manufacturing purposes and manufactured milk products, shall be pasteurized at the plant where processed and packaged unless otherwise provided in this division. (b) This section does not apply to any of the following…

Any apparatus which is used for the pasteurization of milk or any milk product shall be kept in strictly clean and sanitary condition. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Any vat, tank, or container which is used to store a milk byproduct shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Each vat, tank, or other receptacle in which milk or any milk product is pasteurized shall be equipped with a recording thermometer device to accurately record the temperature to which, and the length of time for which, the pasteurized product has been heated. (Enacted by Stats. …

Each vat, tank, or other receptacle in which milk or any milk product is pasteurized shall also be equipped with an indicating thermometer. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Any recording thermometer device and any indicating thermometer which is used in pasteurization shall be of a type which is approved by, and its use is at all times subject to the approval of, the director. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Every person that uses any pasteurizing apparatus within the state shall date, preserve, and keep on file for not less than one year after they are made, all records which have been made by the recording thermometer. The records shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of t…

Every person who uses any pasteurizing apparatus within the state shall compile and keep on file for not less than one year records relating to pasteurization equipment modifications, maintenance, and repairs. The records shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of the dire…

It is unlawful for any person to sell any milk or product of milk as and for pasteurized milk or a product of pasteurized milk, or to use the word “pasteurized” or any of its derivatives in connection with the sale, designation, advertising, labeling, or billing of any milk or pr…

Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this code which relate to margarine, dairy spread, or spread are likewise applicable to colored margarine, colored dairy spread, or colored spread.

It is unlawful for any person knowingly to ship, or for any carrier for hire knowingly to receive for shipment, any margarine, dairy spread, or spread unless it is labeled in conformity with this chapter and shipped and receipted for in its true name, or unless it is in transit b…

It is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess or have under his or her control any margarine, dairy spread, or spread, except for actual consumption by himself or herself or his or her family, unless it is labeled in conformity with this chapter.

Each person that manufactures any margarine, dairy spread, or spread shall comply with this article.

There shall be printed, stamped, or stenciled in a clear and durable manner upon one side of each tub, firkin, box, or other outer package in which margarine, dairy spread, or spread is removed from the place where it is produced or put up, as distinguished from the package in wh…