Title FAC — California Food & Agric. Code

The veterinarian shall enforce throughout the county all of the provisions of this code which relate to the health and sanitary surroundings of livestock, poultry, and rabbits. He shall enforce within unincorporated territory all orders and ordinances of the board of supervisors …

The veterinarian may establish such quarantine, sanitary, and other regulations within his jurisdiction as he deems necessary. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The veterinarian shall attend such meetings as are deemed necessary and advisable by the board of supervisors. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, tagged, stenciled, or branded pursuant to this chapter and any regulations which are adopted pursuant to it. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, tag, brand, design, inscription, statement, billing, invoice, placard, sign, or other descriptive designation. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“New York dressed fowl” means fowl from which the feathers have been removed and the blood drawn and which is offered for sale as a whole fowl with the head, feet, and entrails intact. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry” means domesticated fowl or domesticated rabbit which is intended for use for human food. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of such carcass. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry meat inspector” means a person who after examination and demonstration has been issued a license by the director to inspect poultry meat for wholesomeness. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry plant” means any of the following: (a) Any place where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or drawn. (b) Any place, except a retail store or eating place, where poultry meat or poultry meat food products are cooked, cured, smoked, cut up, recut, packed, or repacked, or othe…

“Producer” means a person that is engaged in the business of growing any poultry, which is marketed as poultry meat, for a period of three weeks or more for the purpose of increasing the size and weight of such poultry. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Regulations” means regulations which are adopted by the director to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Wholesome” means that the poultry or poultry meat is free from all of the following: (a) Physical evidence of any disease which is injurious to human health. (b) Diseases or conditions which have rendered or would render the poultry meat unsuited for human food. (c) Serious dest…

The director shall adopt regulations for carrying out this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The regulations may include standards for poultry meat food products. The standards shall conform, so far as possible, to the standards which are adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture that pertain to the preparation and processing of poultry meat food products an…

The director shall furnish to each person that holds a license which is issued pursuant to this chapter, or that makes an application for a license, a copy of the regulations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it in the superior court in and for the county in which the violation occurred or is about to occur. (Enacted by Stat…

Any proceeding pursuant to Section 24994 shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The director shall not, however, be required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequat…

The director may inspect, reinspect, or order the reinspection of any poultry meat or poultry meat food product which is being processed or stored in a plant that is licensed under this part. He shall condemn or order the condemnation of any such poultry meat or poultry meat prod…

If an action of an inspector in condemning any poultry meat or poultry meat product is questioned, appeal by the licensed plant operator may be made to the immediate supervisor of the inspector, and from his or her decision appeal may be made to the Chief of the Bureau of Meat an…

This chapter, except Section 25128, does not apply to poultry meat which has been inspected and passed for wholesomeness by the United States Department of Agriculture if the immediate container or carcass of the poultry meat bears the official wholesomeness inspection mark of su…

This chapter, except Section 25128, does not apply to poultry meat which bears the official mark of a city, county, or state poultry meat inspection service for wholesomeness in another state which has requirements equal to those provided for in this chapter, if such out-of-state…

(a) This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is produced upon the premises where it is slaughtered if the poultry meat is sold by the producer in any of the following ways: (1) At retail on the premises. (2) At retail by the producer of the …

This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is slaughtered, dressed, and sold on the premises where it is produced for purposes other than resale, if the entire poultry meat output of the producer of such poultry is so sold. (Enacted by Stats. …

A person shall not act as a poultry meat inspector unless he has a license which is issued pursuant to this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Each person before acting as a poultry meat inspector shall apply to and receive from the director a license to inspect poultry meat. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) The application fee for a license is one hundred dollars ($100). (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2027, deletes or extends that date.

Every license shall expire on the last day of the calendar year for which it is issued. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year for which the license was issued. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is re…

(a) Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal fee by the expiration date of the license shall be assessed a twenty-five dollar ($25) penalty. Failure to pay the renewal fee plus the penalty within 90 days of expiration shall cause a revocation of a license. (b) This se…

If a license lapses for two calendar years, it is not subject to renewal. Any application for the renewal of such license shall be considered a new application. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director shall, after the written and oral examination and demonstration which are prescribed by Section 25059, issue to any person who passes the examination and is otherwise qualified a license to inspect poultry meat for wholesomeness. If an applicant for a license to insp…

The written and oral examination and demonstration which are required by Section 25058 shall show the applicant’s ability to understand laws and regulations which pertain to poultry meat inspection and his knowledge of all of the following: (a) Conditions which affect wholesomene…

The director shall, from time to time, arrange for the conducting of schools of instruction for poultry meat inspectors. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may, after hearing, refuse to issue a license or renew a license and he may suspend or revoke any license for any violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this chapter or the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it. The director may suspend temp…

Any proceedings under Section 25061 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The director shall have all the powers which are granted in that chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 25053, 25055, and 25056 shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. (b) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 25053, 25055, and 25056 shall be used for the enf…

A person shall not operate a poultry plant unless all the poultry meat in the poultry plant is inspected by a poultry meat inspector pursuant to the regulations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The poultry meat inspector shall inspect, pursuant to the regulations, and classify any poultry meat, poultry meat product, or poultry meat food product which is presented for inspection into one of the following classes: (a) Wholesome. (b) Retained for further inspection. (c) Co…

The poultry meat inspector shall apply or direct the application of the proper marks, as determined by regulation. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

All poultry meat which is condemned for human food shall be disposed of pursuant to the regulations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Poultry meat may be passed for further processing in a plant which is licensed pursuant to this part. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Poultry meat shall not be packed, repacked, cut up, recut, or sold unless each container or each carcass is marked in the manner which is required by this chapter and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

A poultry meat inspector shall place or cause to be placed a mark on each carcass or container of poultry meat before the poultry meat is removed from a poultry plant. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The marks which are required by this article are in addition to those required by Section 24802 but may be in combination with such marks. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director shall determine by regulation the official design of the marks which are required by this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Each poultry plant shall submit samples of the proposed method of use of the design of a mark to the director. The method shall be approved by the director before it is used. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)