Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a)
Shipping Documents.
(1) All documents of
title and shipping manifests for shipments of whole pork meat entering the
state or transported within the state for commercial sale in California shall
include the statement "Pork CA Prop 12 Compliant". The statement shall be
clearly legible and plainly printed or stamped.
(2) For shipments of whole pork meat that was
not produced in compliance with section
25991
of the Health and Safety Code and this Article, and enter California
exclusively for purposes of transshipment, export, donation, or sale to federal
agencies or on tribal lands and are not destined for commercial sale in
California, all documents of title, shipping invoices, bills of lading, and
shipping manifests shall, upon entrance into the state and during
transportation and storage within the state, be marked with the statement "For
Export", "For Transshipment", or "Not Prop 12 Compliant". The statement shall
be legible and plainly printed or stamped.
(3) For shipments of whole pork meat not
produced in compliance with section
25991
of the Health and Safety Code and this Article that originate from a facility,
whether located inside or outside of the state, under mandatory inspection and
that holds an establishment number with prefix "M" granted by the Food Safety
Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture under the
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.) and
being transported to another facility in California under mandatory inspection
and that holds an establishment number with prefix "M" granted by the Food
Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture under
the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.),
solely for purposes of using the whole pork meat for making food products not
covered by the Act or this Article, all documents of title, shipping invoices,
bills of lading, and shipping manifests shall, upon entrance into the state and
during transportation within the state, be clearly marked with the statement
"Only for use at" immediately followed by the complete establishment number,
including the prefix "M", granted by the Food Safety Inspection Service of the
United States Department of Agriculture for the specific facility where the
shipment is destined for delivery.
(b) No person shall label, identify, mark,
advertise, or otherwise represent, pigs or whole pork meat for commercial sale
in California using the statements in (a) of this section, or as meeting the
requirements of the Act or otherwise meeting California enclosure space
requirements, unless they were produced in compliance with section
25991
of the Health and Safety Code and this Article.
1. New
section filed 9-1-2022; operative 9-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3)
(Register 2022, No. 35). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
11349.3(a)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.
Note: Authority cited: Section
25993,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
25990
and
25991,
Health and Safety Code.
