California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 2 - Animal Industry
Chapter 4 - Meat Inspection
Subchapter 1
Article 2 - Supplemental Requirements, Licensing and Inspection
Section 901 - Authority of Livestock Meat Inspectors, Processing Inspectors, and Persons Responsible for Operation of Custom Livestock Slaughterhouses and Meat Processing Establishments

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 901

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) No person licensed as a livestock meat inspector or processing inspector and no person responsible for the operation of a custom livestock slaughterhouse or meat processing establishment shall exercise the authority of the license:

(1) To perform or allow the performance of any operation not in accordance with the requirements in this subchapter: or

(2) Contrary to instructions of a Department inspector, including instructions relating to proper procedures, wholesomeness inspection, condemnation, or other disposition of diseased animals, carcasses, parts and adulterated or mislabeled meat and poultry products; sanitation inspection; and the maintenance of accurate records.

(b) No person licensed as a livestock meat inspector or processing inspector and no person responsible for the operation of a custom livestock slaughterhouse or meat processing establishment shall allow establishment duties to interfere with livestock meat inspector and processing inspector official inspection duties.

1. Amendment filed 6-3-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 23).
2. Amendment filed 12-26-2001; operative 1-25-2002 (Register 2001, No. 52).
3. Amendment relocating article 2 heading from section 927 to section 901 (thereby establishing article 2 as comprising sections 901-901.11), repealer of former section 901 and renumbering former section 927 to new section 901, including amendment of section heading, section and NOTE, filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 18693, 18735, 18960, 18961 and 19014, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 18971, 18972, 18973 and 18974, Food and Agricultural Code.

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