California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 4 - Meat Inspection › Subchapter 1 › Article 2 - Supplemental Requirements, Licensing and Inspection › Section 901.3 - Licenses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Applicants for a Processing Inspector license shall complete the Meat, Poultry
					 and Egg Safety Branch Form 79-010A (Rev. 08/11), Processing Inspector License
					 Application. Applicants for a Livestock Meat Inspector license shall complete
					 the Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch Form 79-008A (Rev. 08/11), Livestock
					 Meat Inspector License Application. The forms may be obtained by contacting the
					 Department. Applicants for licensure or renewal shall submit the fees required
					 by section
					 18980
					 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(b) License applicants, upon payment of the
					 application fee, shall be furnished by the Department with a copy of extracts
					 from the Food and Agricultural Code and the California Code of Regulations
					 pertaining to meat and poultry inspection, the Department's Processing
					 Inspector Handbook (5/03 Edition) or Livestock Slaughter Inspection Handbook
					 (6/05 Edition), and other information that the applicant should know to pass
					 the examination and properly conduct inspection activities. Duplicate materials
					 shall be furnished at cost.
(c)
					 Each licensee shall maintain a current copy of the applicable state and federal
					 statutes and regulations and Department handbook at each establishment where
					 the inspector is performing inspection services.
(d) Identification of livestock meat
					 inspectors and processing inspectors. The current license renewal certificate
					 or a copy thereof for each licensed livestock meat inspector or processing
					 inspector shall be posted in a readily visible location at each official
					 establishment where they are employed.
(e) No person licensed as a livestock meat
					 inspector or processing inspector shall purport to exercise license authority
					 while not on official duty at an establishment subject to inspection.
(f) Applicants for a license to operate a
					 custom livestock slaughter establishment or a meat processing plant must
					 complete MPES Form 79-002A (Rev. 09/11), Custom Livestock Slaughter or Meat
					 Processing Plant License Application, provided by the Department. Applicants
					 for license issuance or renewal shall submit the fees required by sections
					 19010
					 and
					 19011
					 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(g) If the license for a livestock slaughter
					 establishment or meat processing establishment is issued to other than a
					 natural person, the license shall also state the name of a natural person or
					 persons responsible for operations under the license. Any change in ownership,
					 authorized agent or location of a livestock slaughter establishment or meat
					 processing establishment requires a new application fee and license. Any such
					 change in ownership, authorized agent or location of a custom livestock
					 slaughterhouse or meat processing establishment shall subject the
					 establishment's facilities, equipment, and procedures to reassessment by the
					 Department to determine the establishment's adequacy to produce wholesome
					 product before issuance of a new license. Such reassessment shall be equivalent
					 to that required by the Department for a newly proposed
					 establishment.
1.
						Renumbering of former section
						931 to new section
						901.3, including amendment of
						section and NOTE, filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No.
						22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)
						and (f) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  18693,
						  18735,
						  18960,
						  18961,
						  18962,
						  19010,
						  19011
						  and
						  19014,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  18980,
						  18981,
						  18990
						  and
						  19000,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.