California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §18848: It is unlawful for any person to sell any dressed carcass of any livestock or poultry which is intended for food purposes, or any prepared meat or meat food product or poultry product within the state

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to sell meat or poultry products for food within the state unless they bear a federal or state inspection stamp from the slaughtering and preparation facilities.

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It is unlawful for any person to sell any dressed carcass of any livestock or poultry which is intended for food purposes, or any prepared meat or meat food product or poultry product within the state unless it bears the “inspected and passed” stamp of federal inspection or state inspection applied at the establishment where the animal was slaughtered and at the establishment where the meat or meat food product, or poultry or poultry product was prepared or manufactured.

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