ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM GUIDANCE: 
CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM 
The Animal Care Program (ACP) within California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) issues three diﬀerent types of authorization certiﬁcates under Proposition 12 (2018) 
Animal Conﬁnement Regulations , Chapter 10 (commencing with section 1320) of Division 2 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (3 CCR). 
1. Certiﬁcate of Compliance - Example 1 below 
2. Distributor Registration - Example 2 below 
3. Certiﬁcate of Accreditation - A Certiﬁcate of Accreditation can only be issued by CDFA and displays a yellow vertical bar and a QR code which links to ACP's website with an up to 
date list of accredited certifying agents. Note: Example of Certiﬁcate of Accreditation is not pictured.  
 For questions related to certiﬁcates issued under Animal Conﬁnement regulations: email AnimalCare@CDFA.CA.GOV  or call us at (916) 900-5187. 
EXAMPLE 1 
Example of Certiﬁcate of Compliance issued by CDFA to producers and distributors EXAMPLE 2 
who CDFA has certiﬁed as compliant under Animal Conﬁnement regulations. A Example of Distributor Registration certiﬁcate which is only issued by CDF A Certiﬁcate of Compliance issued by CDFA features a blue vertical bar. to distributors who have registered with CDFA under Animal Conﬁnement 
regulations. A Distributor Registration certiﬁcate can only be issued by Certiﬁcates of Compliance can be issued by: CDFA and will feature a watermark of the California seal and a QR code 1. CDFA which links to ACP's website with an up to date list of registered distributors. 2. A certifying agent accredited by CDFA, or 
3. A recognized government entity 
WHY DOES MY CERTIFICATE LOOK DIFFERENT? 
In addition to CDFA, certifying agents accredited by CDFA and government entities recognized by CDFA can issue Certiﬁcates of Compliance to producers and distributors for compliance with Animal Conﬁnement regulations. At a minimum, all Certiﬁcates of Compliance issued under Animal Conﬁnement regulations are required to have all of the following information according to 3 CCR § 1326.6: 
1. Business name and physical address of the certiﬁed operation 
2. Eﬀective date of certiﬁcation 
3. Date of most the recent on-site inspection performed by the certifying agent 
4. Name, address, and phone number of the certifying agent who issued the certiﬁcation 
5. Operation type and category: 
ŸEgg Producer as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1320(m) 
ŸVeal Producer as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1321(dd) 
ŸPork Producer as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1322(u) 
ŸDistributor as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1326(k) and a list of the covered products the distributor is certiﬁed to distribute: 
 Shell Eggs as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1320(z) 
 Liquid Eggs as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1320(t) 
 Whole Veal Meat as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1321(ee) 
 Whole Pork Meat as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1322(ee)
 
6. Whether operation is a split operation as deﬁned in 3 CCR § 1326(y) 
For a list of Accredited Certifying Agents and speciﬁc information on the operation types they are accredited to certify, visit our Certifying Agent page: https://bit.ly/3QcKSQA 
If you have any concerns about the validity of the certiﬁcate you have received, contact the Animal Care Program. 
EST. 02/2024 
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