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Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

9,659 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 24130 — Any person that is engaged in the business of buying or selling animals on consignment at any public or private salesyard shall keep after each sale, a certificate of consignment which contains all of
• § 24131 — Any person subject to Section 24130 shall retain the certificate of consignment on file for a period of at least two years after the sale.
• § 24132 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is civilly liable for four times the value of the animal at the time of taking, possessing, harboring, transporting, or slaughtering of the ani
• § 24133 — Any person who transports an animal destined for slaughter out of the state under false pretenses in order to avoid an inspection under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of
• § 24134 — Any person who falsifies any document or record required by this chapter, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is liable civilly for a penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred
• § 242 — Apportionment of the expenses shall be made and determined by the director, subject to the approval of the Director of Finance.
• § 243 — Any money which is charged and received by the department pursuant to this article shall be remitted to the State Treasury for credit to the current appropriation from the General Fund for the support
• § 24501 — The provisions of this part, including the payment of fees, are applicable to all state and county institutions which are engaging in livestock operations.
• § 24502 — The provisions of Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 24501), 2 (commencing with Section 24651), and 3 (commencing with Section 24951), of Part 1 of Division 12 are not applicable to any poultry plant
• § 24521 — The director may make any necessary investigations relative to reported violations of this part, pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Go
• § 24541 — The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director, or may upon his own initiative, if after examination of the complaint and evidence he believes a violation of any provision of this part has
• § 24561 — Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the director may adopt by regulation standards and requirements equal to those of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (71 Stat.
• § 24562 — Regulations adopted pursuant to this article or pursuant to Section 24681 or Section 24991 shall conform, so far as practicable, to the rules, regulations and standards of the United States Department
• § 24563 — (a) If slaughtering or carcass preparation or processing of poultry meats and poultry meat products is conducted in an establishment where state inspection is maintained at hours considered overtime f
• § 24651 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 24652 — “Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds.
• § 24653 — “Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry.
• § 24654 — “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, tagged, stenciled, or branded to show the name and address of the poultry plant where, or the name and address of the distributor i
• § 24655 — “Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, tag, brand, design, inscription, statement, billing, invoice, placard, sign, or other descriptive designation.
• § 24656 — “New York dressed fowl” means fowl from which the feathers have been removed and the blood drawn and which is offered for sale as a whole fowl, with the head, feet, and entrails intact.
• § 24657 — “Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which are intended for use for human food.
• § 24658 — “Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of such carcass.
• § 24659 — “Poultry plant” means any of the following: (a) Any place where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or drawn.
• § 24660 — “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing any poultry, which is marketed as poultry meat, for a period of three weeks or more for the purpose of increasing the size and we
• § 24661 — “Sanitary” means free from unnecessary dirt, filth, and contamination and free from any other substance or organism which is known to be injurious to human health.
• § 24681 — The director shall adopt regulations for carrying out this chapter.
• § 24682 — No regulation which requires alterations in poultry plants or changes in equipment shall be effective until six months after the date on which the director gives notice to the persons that are license
• § 24683 — The director shall furnish to each person that holds a license, or makes application for a license, a copy of the regulations which are adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 24684 — The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of this chapter or any regulation which is adopted pursuant to it in the superior court in and for the county in which
• § 24685 — Any proceeding pursuant to Section 24684 shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 24711 — This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant which is operated under the sanitary regulations of the Consumer and Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
• § 24712 — This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which bears the official mark of a city, county, or state poultry plant inspection service for sanitation outside of the state which has requirements equal
• § 24713 — (a) This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant where poultry which was produced on the premises is slaughtered if the poultry meat which is derived from the poultry is sold by the producer in any
• § 24714 — This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, and sold upon the premises where it was produced for purposes other than resale, if the entire poultry meat output
• § 24741 — A person shall not operate a poultry plant unless he has obtained a license pursuant to this chapter.
• § 24742 — Each person shall, before operating a poultry plant, file an application with the director for a license to operate the poultry plant.
• § 24743 — The application for a license shall be accompanied by the license application fee.
• § 24744 — (a) Subject to Section 24745.
• § 24745 — (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a renewal fee shall be made on or before its expiration.
• § 24745.5 — 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, 1924
• § 24746 — Each license shall expire on the last day of the calendar year for which it is issued.
• § 24747 — Each person that holds a license for a poultry plant shall file an application for the renewal of the license on or before the date of the expiration of the license.
• § 24748 — Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal fee by the expiration date of the license shall be assessed a penalty of 10 percent of the unpaid balance.
• § 24749 — Plans and specifications for any intended construction or major reconstruction of a poultry plant shall be submitted to the director.
• § 24750 — The director may, after hearing, 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 an
• § 24751 — Any proceedings pursuant to Section 24750 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 24752 — (a) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 24744, 24745, and 24748 shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
• § 24771 — A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Operate a poultry plant which is not sanitary.
• § 24772 — After each day’s operation, a poultry plant and its outer premises shall be promptly cleaned in the manner which is prescribed by the regulations.
• § 24801 — This article does not apply to New York dressed fowl until November 1, 1967.
• § 24802 — Poultry meat shall not be packed, repacked, cut up, recut, or sold unless each container or each carcass is marked in the manner which is required by this chapter and the regulations which are adopted
• § 24831 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation which is adopted pursuant to it.
• § 24951 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 24952 — “Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds.
• § 24953 — “Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry.
• § 24954 — “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, tagged, stenciled, or branded pursuant to this chapter and any regulations which are adopted pursuant to it.
• § 24955 — “Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, tag, brand, design, inscription, statement, billing, invoice, placard, sign, or other descriptive designation.
• § 24956 — “New York dressed fowl” means fowl from which the feathers have been removed and the blood drawn and which is offered for sale as a whole fowl with the head, feet, and entrails intact.
• § 24957 — “Poultry” means domesticated fowl or domesticated rabbit which is intended for use for human food.
• § 24958 — “Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of such carcass.
• § 24959 — “Poultry meat inspector” means a person who after examination and demonstration has been issued a license by the director to inspect poultry meat for wholesomeness.
• § 24960 — “Poultry plant” means any of the following: (a) Any place where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or drawn.
• § 24961 — “Producer” means a person that is engaged in the business of growing any poultry, which is marketed as poultry meat, for a period of three weeks or more for the purpose of increasing the size and weig
• § 24962 — “Regulations” means regulations which are adopted by the director to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
• § 24963 — “Wholesome” means that the poultry or poultry meat is free from all of the following: (a) Physical evidence of any disease which is injurious to human health.
• § 24991 — The director shall adopt regulations for carrying out this chapter.
• § 24992 — The regulations may include standards for poultry meat food products.
• § 24993 — The director shall furnish to each person that holds a license which is issued pursuant to this chapter, or that makes an application for a license, a copy of the regulations.
• § 24994 — The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it in the superior court in and for t
• § 24995 — Any proceeding pursuant to Section 24994 shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 24996 — The director may inspect, reinspect, or order the reinspection of any poultry meat or poultry meat food product which is being processed or stored in a plant that is licensed under this part.
• § 24997 — If an action of an inspector in condemning any poultry meat or poultry meat product is questioned, appeal by the licensed plant operator may be made to the immediate supervisor of the inspector, and f
• § 25 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in the following sections govern the construction of this code.
• § 25.5 — “Aquaculture” means that form of agriculture devoted to the propagation, cultivation, maintenance, harvesting, processing, distribution, and marketing of aquatic plants and animals in marine, brackish
• § 25021 — This chapter, except Section 25128, does not apply to poultry meat which has been inspected and passed for wholesomeness by the United States Department of Agriculture if the immediate container or ca
• § 25022 — This chapter, except Section 25128, does not apply to poultry meat which bears the official mark of a city, county, or state poultry meat inspection service for wholesomeness in another state which ha
• § 25023 — (a) This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is produced upon the premises where it is slaughtered if the poultry meat is sold by the producer in any of the foll
• § 25024 — This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is slaughtered, dressed, and sold on the premises where it is produced for purposes other than resale, if the entire pou
• § 25051 — A person shall not act as a poultry meat inspector unless he has a license which is issued pursuant to this chapter.
• § 25052 — Each person before acting as a poultry meat inspector shall apply to and receive from the director a license to inspect poultry meat.
• § 25053 — (a) The application fee for a license is one hundred dollars ($100).
• § 25054 — Every license shall expire on the last day of the calendar year for which it is issued.
• § 25055 — (a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year for which the license was issued.
• § 25056 — (a) Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal fee by the expiration date of the license shall be assessed a twenty-five dollar ($25) penalty.
• § 25057 — If a license lapses for two calendar years, it is not subject to renewal.
• § 25058 — The director shall, after the written and oral examination and demonstration which are prescribed by Section 25059, issue to any person who passes the examination and is otherwise qualified a license
• § 25059 — The written and oral examination and demonstration which are required by Section 25058 shall show the applicant’s ability to understand laws and regulations which pertain to poultry meat inspection an
• § 25060 — The director shall, from time to time, arrange for the conducting of schools of instruction for poultry meat inspectors.
• § 25061 — The director may, after hearing, refuse to issue a license or renew a license and he may suspend or revoke any license for any violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this chapter or
• § 25062 — Any proceedings under Section 25061 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 25063 — (a) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 25053, 25055, and 25056 shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
• § 25091 — A person shall not operate a poultry plant unless all the poultry meat in the poultry plant is inspected by a poultry meat inspector pursuant to the regulations.
• § 25092 — The poultry meat inspector shall inspect, pursuant to the regulations, and classify any poultry meat, poultry meat product, or poultry meat food product which is presented for inspection into one of t
• § 25093 — The poultry meat inspector shall apply or direct the application of the proper marks, as determined by regulation.
• § 25094 — All poultry meat which is condemned for human food shall be disposed of pursuant to the regulations.
• § 25095 — Poultry meat may be passed for further processing in a plant which is licensed pursuant to this part.
• § 25122 — Poultry meat shall not be packed, repacked, cut up, recut, or sold unless each container or each carcass is marked in the manner which is required by this chapter and the regulations which are adopted
• § 25123 — A poultry meat inspector shall place or cause to be placed a mark on each carcass or container of poultry meat before the poultry meat is removed from a poultry plant.
• § 25124 — The marks which are required by this article are in addition to those required by Section 24802 but may be in combination with such marks.
• § 25125 — The director shall determine by regulation the official design of the marks which are required by this article.
• § 25126 — Each poultry plant shall submit samples of the proposed method of use of the design of a mark to the director.
• § 25127 — It is unlawful for any person to sell or mark as inspected for wholesomeness any poultry meat that has not been inspected and passed for wholesomeness pursuant to this chapter and regulations which ar
• § 25128 — It is unlawful for any person, other than the consumer of poultry meat, to remove from any whole carcass of poultry meat, or from any part of a dismembered carcass of poultry meat, any official wholes
• § 25151 — It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter, or any regulations which are adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter.
• § 25401 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
• § 25402 — “Class” means a division of poultry meat which is based on essential physical characteristics which with the weights differentiate between uses of the meat.
• § 25403 — “Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds.
• § 25404 — “Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry.
• § 25405 — “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, tagged, stenciled, or branded, in the manner which is prescribed by regulations of the director, to show the class of poultry meat.
• § 25406 — “Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, tag, brand, design, inscription, statement, billing, invoice, placard, sign or other descriptive designation.
• § 25407 — “New York dressed fowl” means fowl from which the feathers have been removed and the blood drawn and which is offered for sale as a whole fowl with the head, feet, and entrails intact.
• § 25408 — “Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which is intended for use for human food.
• § 25409 — “Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of the carcass, except the giblets.
• § 25410 — “Poultry plant” means any of the following: (a) Any place where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or drawn.
• § 25411 — “Processing” means the commercial manufacturing of products of poultry meat by any method of cooking.
• § 25412 — “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing any poultry, which is marketed as poultry meat, for a period of three weeks or more for the purpose of increasing the size and we
• § 25551 — The director shall adopt regulations for carrying out this part.
• § 25552 — The director shall enforce this part where any poultry meat is packed, repacked, cut up, or recut.
• § 25553 — The director and the commissioners of each county, under the supervision of the director, shall enforce this part where any poultry meat is offered for sale or sold.
• § 25554 — An enforcing officer may do all of the following: (a) Enter and inspect any place or conveyance where any poultry or poultry meat is produced, prepared, packed, repacked, cut up, recut, stored, delive
• § 25555 — Any enforcing officer may, while enforcing this part, seize or hold as evidence all or any part of any lot of poultry meat which is found to be in violation of this part as may in his judgment be nece
• § 25556 — Any lot of poultry meat which does not comply in all respects with the provisions of this part and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it is a public nuisance.
• § 25557 — Any enforcing officer who has reason to believe that any lot of poultry meat does not comply in all respects with this part, may hold the lot pending proceedings to condemn and abate it as a public nu
• § 25558 — The officer may affix to any lot which is held pursuant to Section 25557 a tag or notice which warns that the lot is held and states the reasons for which it is held.
• § 25559 — The officer by whom any lot of poultry meat is held shall cause a notice of noncompliance to be served upon the person in possession of the lot.
• § 25560 — If the person served is not the sole owner of the lot of poultry meat, or does not have authority as agent for the owner to bring the lot into compliance, such person shall notify the officer by whom
• § 25561 — If the lot of poultry meat is not reconditioned or the deficiency otherwise corrected so as to bring it into compliance within the time which is specified in the notice, the enforcing officer shall ca
• § 25562 — Any notice which is required by this chapter may be served personally or by mail addressed to the person to be served at his last known address.
• § 25563 — The enforcing officer, with the written consent of every person that is served, may destroy the lot of poultry meat or otherwise abate the nuisance.
• § 25564 — If the lot of poultry meat that is held is perishable or subject to rapid deterioration, the enforcing officer may file a verified petition in superior court to destroy the lot or otherwise abate the
• § 25565 — If the lot of poultry meat which is held is not perishable or subject to rapid deterioration, the enforcing officer shall immediately report the condition of the lot to the director.
• § 25566 — The court may enter judgment ordering that the lot of poultry meat be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court or relabeled, denatured, or otherwise processed, or sold or released u
• § 25701 — This part, except Section 26008, does not apply to poultry meat or a container of poultry meat which is marked with the official class as prescribed by the Consumer and Marketing Service of the United
• § 25702 — This part, except Section 26008, does not apply to poultry meat which is marked as to a class that is officially approved by another inspection service whose requirements for class markings meet the r
• § 25703 — (a) This part does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is produced upon the premises where it is slaughtered if the poultry meat is sold by the producer in any of the followi
• § 25704 — This part does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is slaughtered, dressed, and sold on the premises where it is produced for purposes other than resale, if the entire poultr
• § 25851 — The classes of the kinds of poultry meat are as established in this chapter and any regulations which are adopted by the director pursuant to Section 25857.
• § 25852 — The classes of chicken meat, as determined by inspection of appearance and other physical characteristics, are as follows: (a) “Rock Cornish game hen” or “Cornish game hen” means a young immature chic
• § 25853 — The classes of turkey meat as determined by appearance are as follows: (a) “Fryer” or “roaster” means a young, immature turkey (usually under 16 weeks of age) of either sex, that is tender meated with
• § 25854 — The classes of rabbit meat as determined by appearance and weight are as follows: (a) “Rabbit fryer” means a young, domestic rabbit (usually under 12 weeks of age) with tender, fine-grained, and brigh
• § 25855 — The following are the various classes of ducks: (a) “Duckling” means a young duck of either sex (usually under 10 weeks of age) that is tender meated and has a bill that is not completely hardened and
• § 25856 — The following are the various classes of geese: (a) “Young goose” means a goose of either sex which is tender meated, and has a windpipe that is easily dented.
• § 25857 — The director may, by regulation, adopt any necessary new class designations and class specifications or modifications of existing class designations and class specifications.
• § 26 — “Commissioner” means any county agricultural commissioner.
• § 26001 — A person shall not pack, repack, cut up, recut, or sell poultry meat unless all carcasses and the parts of carcasses are placed in classes established pursuant to this part.
• § 26002 — Except as otherwise provided in Sections 26003, 26004, 26005, and 26006, a person shall not pack, repack, cut up, recut, or sell poultry meat unless each carcass or its wrapper or, in the case of cut-
• § 26003 — The provisions of Section 26002, except those which require that poultry, poultry meat, or carcasses be placed in classes and marked to show the class of poultry meat, do not apply to New York dressed
• § 26004 — Individual carcasses of poultry meat or packages of cut-up poultry or poultry parts need not be marked with class designation in any of the following cases: (a) If they are prepared for use by institu
• § 26005 — Poultry parts which are displayed for sale to consumers in bulk without being packaged or wrapped, shall be segregated as to class of poultry meat.
• § 26006 — Cut-up poultry meat which consists of all of the parts of a carcass, prepared, packaged, and offered for sale shall be from only one class of poultry meat.
• § 26007 — If a class of any kind of poultry meat contains two or more designations, any combination of the designations may appear in the class marking which is required by this chapter.
• § 26008 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to sell any whole carcass of chicken poultry meat unless such carcass, or the immediate package or other container in which it is sold, is plainly, legibly, and consp
• § 261 — Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code, any license or registration which is issued pursuant to this code expires whenever the bond which is required of a licensee or registrant under thi
• § 26151 — It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this part or any regulation which is adopted pursuant to it.
• § 262 — Notwithstanding any provision of law, a license, registration, certificate, permit, exception, or other indicia of authority issued by the department under any provision of this code is forfeited by o
• § 263 — Notwithstanding any provision of law, the department may deny an application for, or may condition, suspend, or revoke, any license, registration, certificate, permit, exception, or other indicia of a
• § 26401 — The provisions of this part, including the payment of fees, are applicable to all state and county institutions which are engaging in livestock operations.
• § 26421 — The director may make any necessary investigations relative to reported violations of this part pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Gov
• § 26441 — The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director, or may upon his own initiative if after examination of the complaint and evidence he believes a violation of any provision of this part has
• § 26551 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 26552 — “Dealer” includes any person that is operating as a poultry retailer, poultry wholesaler, butcher, slaughterer, poultry packer, poultry buyer, or poultry commission merchant.
• § 26553 — “Place of business” includes any place or building in which, or at which, the business of a poultry dealer is conducted.
• § 26554 — “Poultry” includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and all other fowls or birds which are used for food or production purposes.
• § 26581 — This chapter only applies to the sale, purchase, or marketing of poultry in any county of this state and to the transportation of poultry in, through, or between any county or counties of this state.
• § 26601 — Any person that offers poultry for shipment shall furnish a statement of ownership or right of possession of such poultry to the person, carrier, or transportation company which is to transport such s
• § 26602 — Any person, carrier, or transportation company which receives for transportation or transports any poultry shall at all times keep a correct record which shows all of the following: (a) The point of o
• § 26603 — All peace officers, sheriffs or deputy sheriffs, members or officers of the California Highway Patrol and traffic officers may arrest, without warrant, any person that is found moving poultry in any m
• § 26604 — The carrier from whom the poultry is seized pursuant to Section 26603 is not liable or responsible to the owner, shipper, or consignee for the seizure.
• § 26631 — Any dealer or person that handles poultry for resale shall make and retain a record which shows all of the following: (a) The origin, ownership, and right of possession of the poultry.
• § 26651 — It is unlawful for any person to brand, or to alter or deface the brand on, any poultry with intent to steal it or to prevent identification of the poultry by the true owner.
• § 26652 — It is unlawful for any person to have in his possession any poultry the brand on which has been altered or defaced unless he received it from the true owner of the poultry.
• § 26661 — (a) (1) No person who processes, butchers, slaughters, packs, repacks, or sells poultry or poultry meat shall advertise, hold out, distribute, or sell as “fresh” any poultry or poultry meat whose inte
• § 26681 — Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 26801 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 26802 — “Poultry” means domesticated fowl which is intended for use for human food.
• § 26803 — “Spoilage retardant compound” means any compound, drug, or antibiotic which is added to poultry meat which retards or limits spoilage.
• § 26831 — The director shall adopt regulations for carrying out this chapter.
• § 26832 — The director shall enforce this chapter where any poultry meat is packed, repacked, cut up, or recut.
• § 26861 — Before being offered for either wholesale or retail sale, any whole carcass of poultry meat to which a spoilage retardant compound has been added shall be marked to indicate the retardant which was us
• § 26862 — No whole carcass of poultry meat shall be sold unless it is conspicuously and accurately marked in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
• § 26981 — Any person that violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation which is adopted pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 26991 — It is unlawful for any person to immerse or soak the carcass of any slaughtered rabbit in water for a period longer than necessary to eliminate the natural animal heat in the carcass and in no event f
• § 27001 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 27002 — “Poultry” means domesticated fowl which is intended for use for human food.
• § 27003 — “Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of the carcass in the raw state.
• § 27031 — The director shall enforce this chapter.
• § 27032 — The director may adopt such regulations as are reasonably necessary for carrying out this chapter.
• § 27033 — The regulations which are adopted by the director shall be, insofar as possible, similar to and consistent with regulations which are adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture.
• § 27034 — An enforcing officer may do all of the following: (a) Enter and inspect any place or conveyance where any poultry or poultry meat is produced, prepared, packed, repacked, cut up, recut, stored, delive
• § 27061 — It is unlawful for any person to sell poultry meat which contains added moisture in excess of 4 percent by weight, or in excess of any greater amount that may be established by regulations of the dire
• § 27081 — It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation which is adopted pursuant to it.
• § 27201 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 27202 — “Poultry” means domesticated fowl that is intended for use for human food.
• § 27203 — “Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of the carcass.
• § 27231 — Before being offered for retail sale in this state, poultry meat of poultry that was grown or raised in this state may be advertised, labeled, described, sold, marked, or otherwise held out, with the
• § 27232 — (a) Poultry meat of poultry that was not grown or raised in this state and packages of that meat shall not be advertised, labeled, described, sold, marked, or otherwise held out as “California grown,”
• § 27501 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 27502 — “Agent” includes bailee, broker, commission merchant, factor, auctioneer, solicitor, consignee, and any other person that is acting upon the express or implied authority of another.
• § 27503 — “At retail” means a sale or transaction between a retailer and a consumer.
• § 27503.5 — “California egg” means an egg produced in this state.