CHAPTER 3. Poultry Meat Inspection for Wholesomeness

Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 24951–25151 · 50 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 24951–24963 · 13 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 24955 “Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, tag, brand, design, inscription, statement, billing, invoice, placard,…
   • § 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,…
   • § 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…
   • § 24960 “Poultry plant” means any of the following: (a) Any place where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or drawn. (b) Any place, except a retail store or eating…
   • § 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…
   • § 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.…
2. ARTICLE 2. General Provisions §§ 24991–24997 · 7 sections

   • § 24991 The director shall adopt regulations for carrying out this chapter.
   • § 24992 The regulations may include standards for poultry meat food products. The standards shall conform, so far as possible, to the standards which are adopted by…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
3. ARTICLE 3. Exemptions §§ 25021–25024 · 4 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
4. ARTICLE 4. Meat Inspector Licenses §§ 25051–25063 · 13 sections

   • § 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). (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is…
   • § 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…
   • § 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. Any application for the renewal of such license shall be considered a new application.
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
5. ARTICLE 5. Requirements for Inspection §§ 25091–25095 · 5 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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.
6. ARTICLE 6. Marks and Labels §§ 25122–25128 · 7 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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. The method shall be approved by 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…
   • § 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…
7. ARTICLE 7. Violations § 25151 · 1 section

   • § 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.