California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 2 - Animal Industry
Chapter 4 - Meat Inspection
Subchapter 1
Article 5 - Post-Mortem Inspection
- Section 904 - Extent and Time of Post-Mortem Inspection
- Section 904.1 - Identification of Carcass with Certain Severed Parts Thereof and with Animal from Which Derived
- Section 904.2 - Carcasses and Parts in Certain Instances to be Retained
- Section 904.3 - Retained Carcasses and Parts; Identification and Tagging
- Section 904.4 - Condemned Carcasses and Parts to be Marked; Tanking; Separation
- Section 904.5 - Removal of Spermatic Cords, Pizzles, and Preputial Diverticuli
- Section 904.6 - Passing and Marking of Carcasses and Parts
- Section 904.7 - Anthrax; Carcasses Not to be Eviscerated; Disposition of Affected Carcasses; Hides, Hoofs, Horns, Hair, Viscera and Contents, and Fat; Handling of Blood and Scalding Vat Water; General Cleanup and Disinfection
- Section 904.8 - Carcasses with Skin or Hide on; Cleaning Before Evisceration; Removal of Larvae of Hypodermae, External Parasites and Other Pathological Skin Conditions
- Section 904.9 - Cleaning of Hog Carcasses Before Incising
- Section 904.10 - Abdominal and Thoracic Viscera to be Removed; Sternum to be Split
- Section 904.11 - Inflating Carcasses or Parts
- Section 904.12 - Handling of Bruised Parts
- Section 904.13 - Disposition of Lungs
- Section 904.14 - Inspection of Mammary Glands
- Section 904.15 - Contamination of Carcasses, Organs, or Other Parts
- Section 904.16 - Inspection of Kidneys
- Section 904.17 - Saving of Blood from Livestock as an Edible Product
- Section 904.18 - Identification of Carcasses and Parts of Swine
- Section 904.19 - Specified Risk Materials from Cattle; Handling and Disposition
- Section 904.20 - Transferring Caul or Other Fat
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