California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 3 - Minimum Standards for Solid Waste Handling and Disposal
Article 8 - Agricultural Solid Waste Management Standards
STORAGE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL
Section 17823.5 - Dead Animals

(H) The carcasses of animals with any contagious disease shall be disposed of by means prescribed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Animal Industry.

Animal carcasses from confined animal operations shall be collected, stored, and removed from the property to an approved processing facility or disposal site prior to the creation of adverse public health/well-being conditions, or processed or disposed of on the property in a manner approved by the Enforcement Agency.

Animal carcasses from animals on pasture or rangeland shall be managed so as to prevent the creation of excessive vectors or other adverse public health/well-being conditions.