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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 8 - Licensed Meat Processing and Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishments › Section 19012.

19012. No person shall operate a licensed establishment performing the functions stated in this chapter unless all livestock and livestock products are inspected for wholesomeness and the facilities are inspected for sanitation by a licensed livestock meat inspector or a licensed processing inspector.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 680, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 8 - Licensed Meat Processing and Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishments › Section 19013.

19013. No person shall operate a meat processing establishment unless all livestock and poultry products used in processing and to be sold have been inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture, fallow deer products have been inspected at a custom livestock slaughterhouse, or poultry products have been inspected in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 24951) of Part 1 of Division 12 and the processing of the product is inspected by a licensed processing inspector.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 373, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 8 - Licensed Meat Processing and Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishments › Section 19014.

19014. Plant sanitation, sanitary dressing procedures, processing procedures, vehicle equipment, facility standards, and sanitation, including transportation and storage of products, shall follow procedures which may be set forth in regulations or operations manuals adopted by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 8 - Licensed Meat Processing and Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishments › Section 19015.

19015. Livestock carcasses and parts and livestock and poultry products shall not be packed, repacked, cut up, recut, or sold unless each container or each part or each carcass, whichever is applicable, is marked in a manner which is required by this chapter and the regulations thereunder.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 8 - Licensed Meat Processing and Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishments › Section 19016.

19016. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), all custom slaughtered livestock carcasses and parts shall be marked in a manner required by the department to identify the inspected premises and that the products are not for sale.
(2) Fallow deer carcasses and parts thereof intended for transportation or sale shall be marked in a manner required by the department to identify the inspected premises and to show that the products have been inspected under this chapter.
(b) The department shall determine, by regulation, the official design of the marks that are required by this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 373, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 8 - Licensed Meat Processing and Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishments › Section 19017.

19017. It is unlawful to do any of the following:
(a) Operate an establishment not licensed by the department.
(b) Operate an establishment that is not clean.
(c) Operate an establishment in a manner or under conditions that are not sanitary.
(d) Operate an establishment that does not meet the sanitary building or equipment standards pursuant to the regulations of this chapter.
(e) Operate an establishment in violation of an order of a licensed livestock meat inspector, licensed processing inspector, or a department inspector.
(f) Dispose of condemned and inedible livestock carcasses or parts of livestock products in violation of this chapter or the regulations thereunder.
(g) Misbrand or mislabel livestock and poultry products.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 680, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 9 - Exemptions › Section 19021.

19021. (a) A mobile slaughter operator performing the service of slaughtering livestock pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19020 shall be licensed with the department as both of the following:
(1) A custom livestock slaughter operation pursuant to Sections 19010 and 19022 and is subject to Section 19023. The department shall establish a license fee and a renewal fee to cover costs associated with oversight and inspection of mobile slaughter operators. The fees shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs of the department and in no event shall be more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(2) A livestock meat inspector pursuant to Sections 18980 and 19022 and subject to Section 19023.
(b) (1) The producer of the livestock who conducts multiple slaughter operations on their premise pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19020 shall be registered with the department pursuant to Section 19022 and is subject to Section 19023. The one-time registration fee shall not exceed the regulatory costs of the department and in no event shall be more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(2) The producer shall reregister with the department if the producer moves locations or if the operation changes ownership. The reregistration fee shall be the same amount as the registration fee specified in paragraph (1).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 378, Sec. 2. (AB 888) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 9 - Exemptions › Section 19022.

19022. (a) A mobile slaughter operator performing the service of slaughtering livestock pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19020 shall file an application for a license that shows the names and addresses of the owners of the mobile slaughterer and any other information the secretary may require.
(b) The producer shall file a registration with the department that shows the name and address of every location where the slaughter of livestock will occur.
(c) The registration or license shall be filed with the Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch of the department before a mobile slaughter operator may slaughter livestock pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19020.
(d) After notice and hearing, the secretary may cancel the registration of any producer or the license of a mobile slaughter operator operating pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19020 for failing to comply with this section or Section 19023.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 378, Sec. 3. (AB 888) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 9 - Exemptions › Section 19023.

19023. (a) A mobile slaughter operator that slaughters livestock pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19020 shall keep and maintain all of the following records expressly for that purpose for at least one year:
(1) The date of slaughter of all livestock.
(2) The name, address, and telephone number of producer of the livestock that are being slaughtered.
(3) The address or other location identifier of where the slaughter occurred.
(4) The number of each livestock slaughtered at the address on the date of slaughter.
(5) All ear tag numbers and all identification markings, if available, on all livestock slaughtered, and, if no identification number or marking is present, record “no identification number or marking.”
(6) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner for each livestock slaughtered.
(7) The name and address of the facility that each carcass was transported to for processing.
(b) Every producer that produces livestock that are slaughtered by a mobile slaughter operator pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19020 shall keep and maintain all of the following records for at least one year:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the buyer.
(2) All ear tag numbers and all other identification markings of all livestock.
(3) The price paid for each livestock.
(4) A purchase receipt for each livestock.
(5) The date of purchase of each livestock.
(6) The date of slaughter of each livestock.
(c) All records maintained pursuant to this section shall be available on the demand of any inspector or peace officer.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 378, Sec. 4. (AB 888) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19030.

19030. The director may, after a hearing conducted pursuant to Section 11346.8 of the Government Code, refuse to issue a license or renew a license and may revoke or suspend any license for any violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or any of the regulations thereunder. However, if the director finds evidence of willful or repeated violations, he or she may immediately suspend the license pending a final disposition of the matter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19031.

19031. A violation of the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19032.

19032. Any person that violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation that is issued pursuant to it, is liable civilly for a penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each such violation. If the court finds that the violation of this chapter was a serious violation, or that the violation is a second or subsequent violation, the person is liable civilly for a penalty not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for each such violation.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 133, Sec. 25. (AB 120) Effective July 26, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19033.

19033. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director, or may upon his or her own initiative, if after examination of the complaint and evidence he or she believes a violation has occurred, bring an action for civil penalties in the name of the people of this state in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state against any person violating any provision of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19034.

19034. In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter, the department may bring an action in superior court and the court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter. Any proceeding under the provisions of this section shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The department shall not, however, be required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequate remedy at law or to show or tending to show irreparable damage or loss. The court may require such acts or course of conduct as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19035.

19035. It is unlawful for any person to slaughter any livestock or prepare any such livestock products which are appropriate for use as human food at any custom livestock slaughterhouse or retail processing establishment except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19036.

19036. It is unlawful for any person to do with respect to any livestock which is appropriate for use as human food, any act, while it is being transported or held in storage after the transportation, which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing it to be adulterated.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19037.

19037. It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of the regulations promulgated by the director which are applicable to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19038.

19038. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to represent that an article has been examined by a licensed livestock meat inspector, licensed processing inspector, or department inspector or exempted under this chapter when in fact it has respectively not been so examined or exempted.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 680, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 10 - Violations and Penalties › Section 19039.

19039. It is unlawful for any person to assault, resist, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any person while engaged in the performance of duties under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.1 - California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act › ARTICLE 11 - Disposition of Funds › Section 19040.

19040. (a) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
(b) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the enforcement of this chapter and shall be for a specific benefit or privilege conferred directly to the payer and such benefit or privilege shall not be provided to those not charged.
(c) Fees shall not exceed the reasonable costs associated with issuing the license or permit, performing investigations, inspections, and audits, enforcing provisions pursuant to the license or permit, and administrative enforcement and adjudication thereof.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 133, Sec. 28. (AB 120) Effective July 26, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Holding, Segregation, and Disposal of Animals Unfit for Human Food Purposes › Section 19051.

19051. As used in this chapter, animal means livestock as defined in Section 18663 and poultry as defined in Section 24657.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 844.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Holding, Segregation, and Disposal of Animals Unfit for Human Food Purposes › Section 19052.

19052. If the director determines that any animal raised for the production of any food product is or may be carrying in its body pesticides, poisons, or other deleterious substances, including, but not limited to, veterinary biologicals, antibiotics, pesticides, and heavy metal poisons which may render any food product from such animal injurious to human health, he may order the animal held on the premises where it is found or elsewhere until he has determined that the animal may safely be released for human food purposes. The director may require the segregation of animals held under such an order.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 844.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Holding, Segregation, and Disposal of Animals Unfit for Human Food Purposes › Section 19053.

19053. If the director finds that any animal under a hold order pursuant to this chapter cannot, after treatment or care, be safely used for human food purposes, or contains in its body any such deleterious substance in excess of a tolerance established by the director, the director may after notice to the owner or person in possession of the animal, require that the animal be marked or branded or otherwise disposed of in such a manner as to preclude its use for human food. If the animal is fit for use as pet food the director may permit the animal to be so used.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 844.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Holding, Segregation, and Disposal of Animals Unfit for Human Food Purposes › Section 19054.

19054. It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any order of the director issued pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 844.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Holding, Segregation, and Disposal of Animals Unfit for Human Food Purposes › Section 19055.

19055. The director may bring an action in the superior court of any county in which animals subject to a hold order are located to require enforcement of such order. The director shall not be required to allege an inadequate remedy at law or irreparable damage. The court may enjoin violation of the director’s orders and require such other course of action as may be necessary to assure compliance.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 844.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 4.5 - Holding, Segregation, and Disposal of Animals Unfit for Human Food Purposes › Section 19056.

19056. The owner of any animal for which a hold or disposal order is issued pursuant to this chapter may seek administrative review of such order in the same manner as is provided in Section 18931. The proceedings for such review shall be as provided in Section 18931. Any hold order under this chapter shall remain in force during such administrative review.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 844.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 19200.

19200. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions of this article govern the construction 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 1 - Definitions › Section 19201.

19201. “Animals” means burros, cattle, goats, horses, mules, sheep, swine and other large domesticated animals and poultry.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19202.

19202. “Bureau” means Bureau of Meat and Poultry Inspection of the Department of Food and Agriculture.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 699, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 19203.

19203. “Canned pet food” means any commercially sterile food product packed in hermetically sealed containers and composed of either edible fresh or frozen meat or horsemeat, meat or horsemeat byproducts or fish, or a combination thereof. It may contain cereals, edible accessory food products or edible mineral- or vitamin-containing substances.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19204.

19204. “Collection center” means a receiving area for the temporary storage of animal carcasses, packinghouse waste, or other products before transportation to a licensed rendering plant or pet food processor.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 393, Sec. 2. (AB 2612) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 19205.

19205. “Dead animal hauler” means any person or company that engages in the business of transporting the carcasses of dead animals.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 1. 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 1 - Definitions › Section 19206.

19206. “Edible” means food fit to be eaten by dogs, cats, or other carnivora.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19207.

19207. “Horsemeat byproducts” means the parts other than horsemeat which have been derived from horses, mules or burros, or any combination of them.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19208.

19208. “Horsemeat” means the uncooked muscle tissue of horse, mule or burro, or any combination thereof, 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 it in the process of dressing.
Except where otherwise provided herein, “horsemeat” shall include horsemeat and the horse byproducts as such terms are defined in Sections 19207 and 19208.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19209.

19209. “Inspected horsemeat” means horsemeat produced in a slaughtering establishment under federal, state or state-approved municipal 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 1 - Definitions › Section 19210.

19210. “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 it in the process of dressing.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19210.5.

19210.5. “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.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19211.

19211. “Pet” means any household animal including but not limited to cats or dogs and other carnivora, whether or not for public exhibition.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19212.

19212. “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 for pets, but does not include fresh or frozen pet foods subject to the control of the California Department of Agriculture.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19213.

19213. “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.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 535, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 19214.

19214. “Slaughter” means to kill live animals and prepare for consumption for pet food purposes.
(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 1 - Definitions › Section 19215.

19215. “Transporter of inedible kitchen grease” means any person who transports inedible kitchen grease.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 535, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 19216.

19216. “Inedible kitchen grease” means any fat or used cooking greases and oils obtained from any source.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 699, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board › Section 19218.

19218. (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, but not limited to, licensed renderers, dead haulers, and transporters of inedible kitchen grease. The secretary shall appoint one other member to the board who shall be a public member. Any vacancy in the office of a public member of the board shall be filled by appointment by the secretary.
(b) At least one of the six licensee members appointed by the secretary pursuant to subdivision (a) shall have experience and expertise in alternative uses of rendered products, including, but not limited to, use as energy, alternative fuels, lubricants, and other nontraditional uses.
(c) The public member appointed by the secretary pursuant to subdivision (a) shall have experience and expertise in one or more of the following:
(1) Water quality.
(2) Publicly owned treatment works and water infrastructure.
(3) Law enforcement.
(d) The members of the board shall receive no salary, but are entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the Department of Human Resources rules and regulations. These expenses shall be paid out of appropriations made to the department for that purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 903, Sec. 1. (SB 1504) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board › Section 19218.1.

19218.1. 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 shall be filled for an unexpired term.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 337, Sec. 1. (SB 513) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board › Section 19218.2.

19218.2. The board shall elect a chairperson, and from time to time any other officers as it may deem advisable.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 337, Sec. 1. (SB 513) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board › Section 19218.3.

19218.3. (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 which there is a quorum shall constitute an act of the board.
(c) No member, or any employee or agent thereof, shall be personally liable for the actions of the board or responsible individually in any way for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either by commission or omission, except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 337, Sec. 1. (SB 513) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board › Section 19218.4.

19218.4. (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 other personnel.
(3) Rate and collection of license fees and penalties related thereto.
(4) Acquisition and use of equipment.
(5) Posting and noticing changes in bylaws, general procedures, or orders.
(6) All matters pertaining to this chapter, including, but not limited to, the inspection and enforcement program, annual budget, necessary fees to provide adequate services, and regulations required to accomplish the purposes of the chapter.
(b) The board shall keep accurate books and records of its activities, which shall be subject to annual audit by an auditing firm approved by the secretary. The audit shall be made a part of an annual report submitted to all persons licensed under this chapter. The books and records shall be available for audit during regular business hours upon request of the secretary.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 337, Sec. 1. (SB 513) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board › Section 19218.5.

19218.5. 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 not limited to, material test results, individual fee or license payments, rendering process, or formula information.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 337, Sec. 1. (SB 513) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board › Section 19218.6.

19218.6. (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 industry and the public.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 337, Sec. 1. (SB 513) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 1.5 - Rendering Industry Advisory Board › Section 19218.7.

19218.7. 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 recommendation.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 337, Sec. 1. (SB 513) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 2 - Licenses › Section 19220.

19220. A license granted under this chapter shall expire on December 31 of each year.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 393, Sec. 3. (AB 2612) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 2 - Licenses › Section 19221.

19221. The application for a license or a renewal of a license shall be accompanied by the license fee.
(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 2 - Licenses › Section 19222.

19222. A previous violation of any provision of this chapter is good and sufficient cause for denial of a license.
(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 2 - Licenses › Section 19224.

19224. 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.
(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 2 - Licenses › Section 19225.

19225. Subject to Section 19229, the annual fee for each license held is one hundred dollars ($100).
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 134, Sec. 4. (AB 107) Effective July 26, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 2 - Licenses › Section 19227.

19227. (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 (commencing with Section 19310). The additional fees authorized to be imposed by this section may not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year per each licensed rendering plant or collection center.
(b) The secretary may, based upon the findings and recommendation of the Rendering Industry Advisory Board, determine the additional fee amounts necessary to provide the revenue needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter specified in subdivision (a). The secretary and the Rendering Industry Advisory Board shall not exceed the maximum amount for additional fees authorized pursuant to subdivision (a). Setting the additional fee or fees shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The secretary shall only have the authority to raise an additional fee pursuant to this section upon recommendation of the Rendering Industry Advisory Board.
(c) The secretary shall fix the additional fee amounts established pursuant to this section and may fix different fees for renderers and collection centers. If an additional fee is imposed on licensed renderers pursuant to subdivision (a) and an additional fee is imposed on registered transporters pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19315, only one additional fee may be imposed on a person or firm that is both licensed as a renderer pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 19300) and registered as a transporter of inedible kitchen grease pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 19310), which fee shall be the higher of the two fees.
(d) If the additional fee established pursuant to this section is not paid within one calendar month of the date it is due, a penalty shall be imposed in the amount of 10 percent per annum on the amount of the unpaid fee.
(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2026, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 261, Sec. 1. (AB 419) Effective January 1, 2020. Inoperative July 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 2 - Licenses › Section 19228.

19228. 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, 19227, 19312, and 19315 shall be used for the enforcement of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 434, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 2 - Licenses › Section 19229.

19229. 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 paid in full and each additional license fee shall be in an amount that is 50 percent of the fee that would otherwise be applicable.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 134, Sec. 5. (AB 107) Effective July 26, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 3 - Pet Food and Horse Slaughterers › Section 19240.

19240. 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.
(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 3 - Pet Food and Horse Slaughterers › Section 19241.

19241. 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 in slaughtering.
(d) 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 3 - Pet Food and Horse Slaughterers › Section 19242.

19242. 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 sanitary manner.
(c) Has never been convicted of a felony involving adulterated or misbranded food.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 680, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 4 - Pet Food Processor › Section 19260.

19260. 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 with Section 113025) of Part 6 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 61. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 4 - Pet Food Processor › Section 19261.

19261. 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 the applicant has in processing.
(d) What interest or control the applicant has in any dead animal hauler, rendering plant, or collection center.
(e) Any other information that the secretary may, by regulation, require.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 2. 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 4 - Pet Food Processor › Section 19262.

19262. 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 sanitary manner.
(c) Has never been convicted of a felony involving adulterated or misbranded food.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 680, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 3 - SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS › CHAPTER 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food › ARTICLE 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food Importer › Section 19280.

19280. 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 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 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food Importer › Section 19281.

19281. 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 that the slaughtering or processing facilities of the slaughterer or processor of the horsemeat or pet food are operated under sanitary conditions and that the meat, meat byproducts, horsemeat, horsemeat byproducts, poultry meat, or poultry meat byproducts processed or fresh or frozen pet food to be imported conforms to the requirements of this act or the regulations adopted hereunder.
(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 5 - Horsemeat and Pet Food Importer › Section 19282.

19282. 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.
(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 6 - Renderers › Section 19300.

19300. Every person engaged in the business of rendering shall obtain a license from the department for each rendering plant.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 329, Sec. 3. 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 19300.5.

19300.5. Every person engaged in the business of operating a collection center shall obtain a license from the department for each collection center operated.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 329, Sec. 4. 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 19301.

19301. 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 applicant has in rendering.
(d) Such other information as the director may by regulation require.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)