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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6 - Renderers › Section 19302.

19302. (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, the department shall consult with the rendering industry to determine the equipment that shall be required.
(2) The applicant has never been convicted of a felony involving adulterated or misbranded food.
(3) The applicant has not violated this article or Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 19310), or any regulations adopted to implement those provisions.
(b) A person to whom the department refuses to issue a license may appeal to the department within 20 days of the date of receiving notification of the refusal, in the following manner:
(1) The appeal shall be in writing and signed by the appellant or his or her authorized agent and shall state the grounds for the appeal.
(2) A party, at the time of filing the appeal, or within 10 days after filing the appeal, may present written evidence and a written argument to the department.
(3) The department may grant oral arguments upon application made at the time written arguments are made.
(4) If an application to present an oral argument is granted, the department shall give written notice of the time and place for the oral argument at least 10 days prior to the date set for the oral argument. This time requirement may be altered by an agreement between the department and the person appealing the refusal to issue the license.
(5) The department shall decide the appeal on any oral or written arguments, briefs, and evidence that the department receives.
(6) The department shall render a written decision within 45 days of the date of appeal, or within 15 days of the date of oral arguments. A copy of the department’s decision shall be delivered or mailed to the appellant.
(7) The department may sustain the decision to refuse to issue a license or reverse that decision.
(8) The appellant may seek a review of the decision of the department pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 2. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6 - Renderers › Section 19303.

19303. 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, and registration number of every transporter of inedible kitchen grease who has delivered that material to the renderer.
(b) The total amount of inedible kitchen grease purchased in each transaction.
(c) The date of each transaction.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 533, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6 - Renderers › Section 19304.

19304. 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 with Section 19310). Those records shall be exhibited on demand to any peace officer or authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol and the Department of Food and Agriculture.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 3. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6 - Renderers › Section 19305.

19305. 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 Section 19310), and any inedible kitchen grease located on the premises, for the purpose of determining whether that renderer, collection center operator, or transporter is complying with the record maintenance requirements of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 329, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6 - Renderers › Section 19305.5.

19305.5. (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, misappropriated, contaminated, or damaged inedible kitchen grease or containers of inedible kitchen grease.
(3) The licensee has violated any provision of this article or any regulations adopted to implement this article.
(4) The licensee has taken possession of inedible kitchen grease from an unregistered transporter or has knowingly taken possession of inedible kitchen grease that has been stolen.
(b) The licensee may appeal any suspension or revocation decision to the department within 20 days of the date of receiving notification of the suspension or revocation, pursuant to the following procedure:
(1) The appeal shall be in writing and signed by the appellant or his or her authorized agent and shall state the grounds for the appeal.
(2) A party, at the time of filing the appeal, or within 10 days after filing the appeal, may present written evidence and a written argument to the department.
(3) The department may grant oral arguments upon application made at the time written arguments are made.
(4) If an application to present an oral argument is granted, the department shall give written notice of the time and place for the oral argument at least 10 days prior to the date set for an oral argument. This time requirement may be altered by an agreement between the department and the person appealing the suspension or revocation of the license.
(5) The department shall decide the appeal on any oral or written arguments, briefs, and evidence that the department receives.
(6) The department shall render a written decision within 45 days of the date of appeal, or within 15 days of the date of oral arguments. A copy of the department’s decision shall be delivered or mailed to the appellant.
(7) The department may sustain the suspension or revocation decision or reverse that decision.
(8) The appellant may seek a review of the decision of the department pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 4. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6 - Renderers › Section 19306.

19306. (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 any matter required by this article to be set out in the record, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Every renderer, collection center operator, or transporter who refuses, upon demand of any peace officer or authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol and the Department of Food and Agriculture, to exhibit any written record required by this article, or who destroys that record within two years after making the final entry of any information required by this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) Any violation of subdivision (a) or (b) is punishable as follows:
(1) For a first offense, by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 30 days, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(2) For a second offense within a period of one year, by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than 30 days, or by both the fine and imprisonment. In addition to any other punishment imposed pursuant to this paragraph, the court may order the defendant to stop engaging in the business as a renderer, collection center operator, or transporter for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(3) For a third or any subsequent offense within a period of two years, by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. In addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to this paragraph, the court shall order the defendant to stop engaging in the business as a renderer, collection center operator, or transporter for a period of 30 days.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 5. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19310.

19310. (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 December 31st each year.
(c) (1) The department shall require, as a condition of registration, that the applicant demonstrate the ability to respond to damages resulting from the transportation of inedible kitchen grease.
(2) The damages to be covered include public liability, which shall include, but not be limited to, liability for personal injury and property damage.
(3) The ability to respond to damages shall be demonstrated by providing proof of a policy of insurance or surety bond for that purpose in an amount not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000), except that the required amount shall be not less that one million dollars ($1,000,000) if the applicant operates only one vehicle and the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 10,000 pounds.
(4) This subdivision shall not preempt a local ordinance or rule that is more stringent than the provisions of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 533, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19310.5.

19310.5. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 533, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19310.7.

19310.7. 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, biofuels, lubricants, and animal feed, provided the uses for animal feed are permitted by the rules and regulations adopted by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 533, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19311.

19311. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 533, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19312.

19312. (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 exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(5) A list of the names of the drivers employed by the transporter who transport inedible kitchen grease subject to this article and their drivers’ license numbers.
(6) Any other information that may be required by the department.
(b) Any renderer or collection center that registers pursuant to this article is not required to pay the fee prescribed in this section.
(c) The department may refuse to issue an original or renewal registration certificate to an applicant for either of the following reasons:
(1) The existence of the grounds specified in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 19314.
(2) A failure to pay, in full by the established due date, any penalty levied by the department for a previous violation of this article or Article 6 (commencing with Section 19300).
(d) (1) The applicant may appeal the decision of the department to refuse to register the applicant.
(2) The department shall establish procedures for the appeals process, to include a noticed hearing.
(3) The department may reverse a decision to refuse to register the applicant, upon a finding of good cause to do so.
(e) The department shall adopt regulations that specify the maximum time period for which a refusal of registrations may be imposed, based on the severity or the number of violations that are the basis of the department’s action. The time period for the refusal of registration shall not exceed three years from the date the refusal of registration is imposed.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 286, Sec. 2. (AB 655) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19313.

19313. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 699, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19313.1.

19313.1. In addition to any other records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter, every transporter of inedible kitchen grease shall record and maintain for two years all of the following:
(a) The name and address of each location from which the transporter obtained the inedible kitchen grease.
(b) The quantity of material received from each location.
(c) The date on which the inedible kitchen grease was obtained from each location.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 533, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19313.5.

19313.5. It is unlawful for any person to steal, misappropriate, contaminate, or damage inedible kitchen grease, or containers thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1036, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19313.8.

19313.8. A registered transporter or any other person shall not take possession of inedible kitchen grease from an unregistered transporter, an unlicensed collection center, or an unlicensed renderer, or knowingly take possession of stolen inedible kitchen grease.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 7. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19314.

19314. The department may suspend or revoke a registration certificate, at any time, if it finds any of the following has occurred:
(a) The registrant has sold or offered for sale to an unlicensed person, any inedible kitchen grease.
(b) The registrant has stolen, misappropriated, contaminated, or damaged inedible kitchen grease or containers of inedible kitchen grease.
(c) The registrant has violated this article or any regulations adopted to implement this article.
(d) The registrant has taken possession of inedible kitchen grease from an unregistered transporter or has knowingly taken possession of inedible kitchen grease that has been stolen.
(e) The registrant has been found to have engaged in, or aided and abetted another person or entity in the commission of, any violation of a statute, regulation, or order relating to the transportation or disposal of inedible kitchen grease, including a violation of the federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code), Section 5650 of the Fish and Game Code, commercial vehicle weight limits, or commercial vehicle hours of service.
(f) For purposes of this section, “registrant” includes any business entity, trustee, officer, director, partner, person, or other entity holding more than 5 percent equity, ownership, or debt liability in the registered entity engaged in the transportation of inedible kitchen grease.
(g) (1) The registrant may appeal the suspension or revocation decision of the department.
(2) The department shall establish procedures for the appeals process, to include a noticed hearing.
(3) The department may reverse a suspension or revocation upon a finding of good cause to do so.
(h) The department shall adopt regulations that specify the maximum time period during which a suspension or revocation of a registration certificate may be imposed, based on the severity or the number of violations that are the basis of the department’s action. The time period for the suspension or revocation of the registration certificate shall not exceed three years from the date the suspension or revocation of the registration certificate is imposed.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 8. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19316.

19316. It is the purpose of this article to prevent the sale and transfer of illegally obtained inedible kitchen grease, to protect the environment, to reduce blockages of public sewer systems, and to prevent the improper and illegal transportation and disposal of inedible kitchen grease.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 533, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19316.5.

19316.5. The department is authorized to establish a system for documenting and tracking the transportation of inedible kitchen grease in order to ensure the proper disposal or recycling of that material.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 533, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 6.5 - Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease › Section 19317.

19317. A registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease shall, whenever any contract for the transportation of inedible kitchen grease under which that transporter provides transportation services is terminated or expires, notify the county health officer for the county in which the inedible kitchen grease was collected of the termination or expiration of the contract and that the registered transporter is no longer transporting inedible kitchen grease pursuant to that contract.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 929, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 7 - Dead Animal Haulers › Section 19320.

19320. All persons engaged in the business of hauling of dead cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses or other large domesticated animals or parts of the carcasses of any animal that died otherwise than by slaughter shall be licensed by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 7 - Dead Animal Haulers › Section 19321.

19321. 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) All vehicles that are to be registered pursuant to Section 19354.
(c) Such other information as the director may by regulation require.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 7 - Dead Animal Haulers › Section 19322.

19322. The secretary, after notice and hearing, may refuse to issue a license unless he finds that the applicant:
(a) Is properly equipped to engage in the business of dead animal hauling.
(b) Has never been convicted of a felony involving adulterated or misbranded food.
(c) Demonstrates character, responsibility, and good faith suitable for carrying on the business to be licensed.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19340.

19340. No slaughterer shall own or control directly or indirectly, through stock ownership or control or otherwise, by himself or through his agents or employees, any interest in a person or company licensed to haul dead animals by Section 19320 unless his slaughterhouse is under state or federal inspection.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19342.

19342. No slaughterer shall pick up or receive any dead animal at his slaughterhouse except those which have died en route and such animals shall be transported directly and without delay to a licensed rendering establishment, however apparently healthy animals transported by a person other than a dead animal hauler, found to have just expired on arrival due to injuries during transportation may be immediately slaughtered under conditions specified by the secretary which will conform to the purposes of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19343.

19343. Every establishment where animals are slaughtered for pet food, or where fresh or frozen pet food is processed or prepared shall be maintained and operated in a clean and sanitary manner.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19344.

19344. All fresh or frozen meat, meat byproducts, horsemeat, and horsemeat byproducts sold or offered for sale to the public as pet food shall conform to the standards of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the director.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19346.

19346. Any carcasses or parts or products of animals which are not intended for use as human food shall prior to their being offered for sale or transportation, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the director to prevent their use as human food. No person shall buy, sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation or receive for transportation any carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food product of any such animals which are not intended for use as human food unless they are denatured or otherwise identified as required by the regulations of the director.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19347.

19347. The Legislature finds that the use in pet food of animals that died from reasons other than slaughtering and pet food prepared from diseased animals or not prepared under sanitary conditions creates a public health hazard to the citizens and animals of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19348.

19348. (a) Unless a waiver is granted by the State Veterinarian in conjunction with implementation of Section 9562 or a declaration of a state of emergency or local emergency, as defined in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8558 of the Government Code, pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code), no dead animal hauler or any other person shall transport any dead animal to any place, other than to a licensed rendering plant, a licensed collection center, an animal disease diagnostic laboratory acceptable to the department, the nearest crematory, or to a destination in another state that has been approved for that purpose by the appropriate authorities in that state.
(b) The secretary may issue a master or individual permit to a licensed renderer, collection center, or dead animal hauler for the purpose of authorizing transport of a dead animal to an appropriately permitted landfill under either of the following circumstances:
(1) During a proclaimed state of emergency or local emergency, as defined in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8558 of the Government Code.
(2) When the licensed hauler has certification from a licensed renderer, that the licensed renderer cannot process the dead animal due to operational conditions or legal or regulatory requirements or constraints. The certification shall be in a form approved by the department and, for purposes of this paragraph, “licensed hauler” shall include licensed collection centers and renderers.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to conflict with any state or federal environmental or zoning law, or to prohibit an owner of a live animal from burying the animal on the owner’s property after the animal dies if the burial is within three miles of where the animal died.
(d) Subdivision (a) does not apply to the Department of Transportation or to local agencies having jurisdiction over a road or highway when engaged in removing animal carcasses from the road or highway.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 280, Sec. 3. (AB 1249) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19348.1.

19348.1. The State Veterinarian is authorized to approve temporary research projects for the purpose of determining whether alternative methods of animal tissue disposal are capable of destroying organisms that cause disease and can be used effectively to protect public health and agricultural animals. Temporary projects shall not be approved for a period longer than 24 months.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 99. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19348.5.

19348.5. Every person who transports a live horse or horses to a slaughterhouse subject to licensing under this chapter shall provide such horse or horses with adequate food and water. A violation of this section shall constitute cruelty to an animal within the meaning of Section 597a of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19349.

19349. All trucks and every licensed premises of a dead animal hauler shall be inspected by the bureau at least once a year before the license is renewed and at other times as the secretary deems necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19350.

19350. Vehicles used for dead animal hauling shall be completely unloaded, cleaned, and disinfected at the rendering plant.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19352.

19352. Inspectors and duly authorized agents of the state, city, county, and city and county health departments shall have free access at all hours of operation to premises where animals are slaughtered, or horsemeat or other meat products are processed, prepared, packed for pet food, or offered for sale or sold, for purposes of inspection. If slaughtering or carcass preparation or processing of meats and meat products is conducted at hours considered overtime for state employees, or on legal holidays, the owner or operator of the establishment shall by contract or agreement with the department, make arrangement to defray the additional cost for salaries and expenses for persons employed by the department to conduct the necessary inspection work during the overtime periods.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19353.

19353. Horses, mules, burros, cattle, sheep, goats and swine may be slaughtered on the premises of a pet food slaughterer.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19354.

19354. A dead animal hauler shall register each vehicle used to transport dead animals with the bureau.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19355.

19355. No licensee shall refuse to permit entry or inspection by a representative of the department, or to permit the taking of a sample of products.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19356.

19356. No meat or meat byproduct or horsemeat or horsemeat byproduct shall be sold or offered for sale as pet food or for pet food purposes by any person under any name or other marking or labeling which is false or misleading, or in any container of a misleading form or size, but established trade names and other marking and labeling and containers which are not false or misleading and which are approved by the director, are permitted.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19357.

19357. All labels or other identification marks or methods for articles subject to this chapter shall be approved by the director in advance of their use.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 8 - General Provisions › Section 19358.

19358. No person shall sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation any meat or meat byproduct, horsemeat, or horsemeat byproduct subject to this article that is misbranded as prescribed by regulation of the director.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 9 - Horsemeat › Section 19360.

19360. Only horsemeat inspected by state or federal agents shall be sold or offered for sale for human consumption.
When horsemeat is offered for sale for human consumption there shall be displayed prominently in connection therewith and immediately adjacent thereto a sign with letters not less than eight inches in height and not less than three inches in width, bearing the words “horsemeat for human consumption.”
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 9 - Horsemeat › Section 19362.

19362. Every restaurant, cafe, or other public eating place offering or serving horsemeat for human consumption shall have stamped on all menus, in green ink letters not less than one-half inch in height and one-quarter inch in width the words “horsemeat served here”; likewise a placard must be prominently displayed bearing the words “horsemeat served here” in letters not less than four inches in height and one-half inch in width.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 9 - Horsemeat › Section 19363.

19363. Horsemeat or fresh or frozen pet food shall not be packed, stored or kept in any retail establishment with or in close proximity with any food product which is or shall be offered for human consumption irrespective of its type or nature.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 9 - Horsemeat › Section 19364.

19364. Horsemeat or fresh or frozen pet food shall be kept and stored in a separate unit in a retail establishment provided for that purpose. A sign which reads “horsemeat” with letters two inches high and approximately one inch wide shall be conspicuously displayed so that it can readily be seen by those in the room where such horsemeat is sold.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 9 - Horsemeat › Section 19365.

19365. All inspected horsemeat shall bear a tag or label with the words “inspected horsemeat,” “U.S. government-inspected horsemeat,” “state-inspected horsemeat,” or “municipally inspected horsemeat,” depending upon the type of inspection made of the product with letters printed thereon not less than one-half inch in height; provided, that the letters may be less than one-half inch in height where the horsemeat is processed, packaged, and sealed at the point of inspection and bears the label required by the inspection agency.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 9 - Horsemeat › Section 19366.

19366. All horsemeat intended for pet food purposes not produced in the State of California shall be denatured before entering the state and shall meet all requirements of this chapter and the regulations promulgated thereunder. All inspected horsemeat not produced in the State of California shall be delivered to the warehouse, distributor or elsewhere in the original shipping containers.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 9 - Horsemeat › Section 19367.

19367. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any city, city and county, or county from regulating or prohibiting by ordinance the sale of horsemeat in their respective communities.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 10 - Regulations › Section 19380.

19380. The director may adopt rules or regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 10 - Regulations › Section 19381.

19381. The director shall by regulation promulgate minimum standards for the fitness of pet food so that the health of the animals and citizens of this state will not be endangered by unwholesome or tainted animal food.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 10 - Regulations › Section 19382.

19382. The director may establish by regulation, requirements to insure that vehicles used to transport dead animals and carcasses or parts or products of animals which have died other than by slaughter will not create a public health problem and that such animals, carcasses or parts or products are not diverted to human or pet food.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 10 - Regulations › Section 19383.

19383. The director shall establish by regulation, requirements for the slaughter of animals and inspection of pet food, to insure that it is wholesome, untainted, not adulterated, properly labeled, and fit for pet food, and for the handling and disposal of condemned meat or meat byproducts to prevent their use as human or pet food.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 10 - Regulations › Section 19384.

19384. The director shall establish by regulation the conditions under which carcasses or parts or products of animals for pet food may be processed, transported, and stored so as to prevent diversion into human food channels.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 10 - Regulations › Section 19385.

19385. The director may establish regulations to permit the sale and distribution of food for crab bait and for the feeding of mink and zoo animals under conditions which will conform to the purposes of this chapter but without compliance with such portions thereof which the director finds are unnecessary under any special circumstances involved.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 11 - Records › Section 19400.

19400. Any person that slaughters any horse, mule, burro, sheep, goats, swine or any other bovine for use as pet food, or who by purchase or otherwise acquires possession of the meat of any horse, mule, burro, swine or bovine, and that sells or otherwise disposes of such meat for use as pet food, or operates a rendering plant shall make and keep for one year a correct record, separate from all other business records, of each such transaction, recorded at the time of the transaction, which shows all of the following:
(a) The quantity of meat, bones, or carcasses acquired or disposed of.
(b) The names and addresses of the parties to the transaction.
(c) The date.
(d) The place to which such meat was shipped or delivered.
(e) The name of the person that made the shipment or delivery.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 11 - Records › Section 19401.

19401. This article does not apply to any of the following:
(a) Retail sales of any fresh or processed meat or meat product in a quantity of five pounds or less to any one person.
(b) Any canned or prepackaged meat or meat product in any package of five pounds or less which is conspicuously labeled to show the common or usual names of the ingredients arranged in the order of the predominance contained in the package.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 11 - Records › Section 19402.

19402. All horsemeat and animal food records shall be open at all times during the hours of operation to the inspection of the director, any health officer or sanitation inspector.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 11 - Records › Section 19403.

19403. It is unlawful for any person that is required to keep horsemeat and pet food records to fail to keep such records, or to fail or refuse to permit an authorized inspection of the horsemeat and pet food records.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 11 - Records › Section 19404.

19404. Every dead animal hauler shall keep a record when and where each carcass is picked up and delivered. The record shall be kept for a period of one year, and open to inspection by any agent of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 12 - Enforcement › Section 19421.

19421. The compliance and evaluation team’s primary duty shall be the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter and the regulations made pursuant thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 12.5 - Inspection Fees › Section 19430.

19430. Any person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter, who requests inspection at time which is considered as overtime by Section 19352 shall be liable for overtime inspection fees.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 12.5 - Inspection Fees › Section 19432.

19432. Any fee, charge, or assessment payable under the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to it, shall constitute a debt of the person owing such fee, charge or assessment and shall be payable to the director on the date provided by the director. If such person does not pay the charge or assessment on the date specified, the director shall add to such unpaid fee, charge or assessment an amount not exceeding 25 percent of such unpaid charge, fee, or assessment.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 12.5 - Inspection Fees › Section 19433.

19433. In establishing such fee, charge, or assessment the director shall give consideration to the fees, charges and assessments provided under the provisions of law stated above, with the exception of the license fees. The schedule of fees, charges, and assessments may from time to time be revised by the director as he deems necessary. Such schedules may be sufficient to provide such reserves as the director deems necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 13 - Penalties › Section 19440.

19440. Any person who is found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter is subject to imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or both that imprisonment and fine; but if the violation is committed after a conviction of that person under this section has become final, or the violation is committed with intent to defraud or mislead, the person shall be subject to imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or both that imprisonment and fine.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 303, Sec. 2. (AB 2378) Effective January 1, 2013.)