California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 2 - Animal Industry
Chapter 4 - Meat Inspection
Subchapter 2 - Rendering and Pet Food
Article 43 - Collection Centers
Section 1180.27 - Buildings and Facilities

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 1180.27

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

(a) Collection centers that store animal carcasses and parts of dead animals shall be constructed in accordance with standards prescribed in section 1241, Title 24, California Code of Regulations.

(b) The following are minimum facility requirements for collection centers:

(1) Collection centers that receive carcasses of livestock, pets, poultry, or wild or zoological animals from any source other than a slaughter facility on the same premises shall not operate within one thousand (1000) yards of a facility that slaughters livestock, poultry, or other animals for human consumption or produces any meat or poultry products for human consumption. Collection centers that are licensed and operating within one thousand (1000) yards of a slaughter or meat and/or poultry processing facility on April 6, 2012 shall be exempted from this restriction.

(2) A building permit from the applicable county or municipality shall be obtained for proposed new construction or renovations to buildings that will be used for storage of animal carcasses, packinghouse waste or inedible kitchen grease, if and to the extent building permits for such new construction or renovations are required by the county or municipality.

(3) Inedible kitchen grease, carcasses, packinghouse waste and containers of packinghouse waste or inedible kitchen grease shall be unloaded and stored on a slab of sufficient size to hold such materials.
(A) The slab shall be made of concrete or other durable and cleanable material.

(B) The slab surface shall slope in a manner that prevents pooling of water and flow of any fluids off the slab, except to approved drainage. Water, other fluids, and other materials that drain from the slab shall not be permitted to create a nuisance, an environmental hazard, or a hazard to human or animal health.

(C) Collection centers that store inedible kitchen grease shall have a curb or other method of containment to keep fluids on the slab.

(4) Plumbing and drainage systems shall be approved by the county or city and shall be installed, operated and maintained so all solid and liquid wastes are disposed of in a manner that prevents nuisances and hazards to the health of humans and animals.

(5) Waste water from washing vehicles and surface water around the collection center and on the premises shall be disposed of in a manner that prevents the creation of nuisances and hazards to the health of humans and animals.

(6) Where a sump exists, equipment and systems shall be in place to dispose of all material that drains into the sump. Such equipment and systems shall be approved by the applicable local government agency.

(c) Collection centers shall be kept clean and in good repair and every practical precaution shall be taken to prevent the creation of nuisances.

(d) Collection centers, except those described in subsection (g) below, shall have hot water of at least 120 degrees Fahrenheit and equipment available to clean floors, grounds, walls, equipment and other areas and surfaces where grease has been spilled.

(e) Collection centers that store animal materials and/or inedible kitchen grease in a manner other than described in subsections (f) and (g) below, shall store those materials in buildings that meet all requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section. This requirement does not apply to a licensed collection center that is operating on April 6, 2012 and thereafter if it meets all requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, until the collection center significantly increases the size of its operations. For purposes of this subsection, "significantly increases" means to increase the amount or volume of material stored by the collection center on an annual basis by one-third ( 1/3) or more.

(f) Collection centers that only store animal materials and/or inedible kitchen grease in tightly sealed, leak-proof containers are not required to have buildings but are required to have a slab as described in subsection (b)(3) of this section.

(g) Collection centers where the only activity is the temporary storage of inedible kitchen grease in tanker trucks and/or tanks on trailers do not require a building or slab if the transfer and storage of the grease does not create a nuisance, an environmental hazard, or a human or animal health hazard and the following conditions are met:

(1) All tanks shall be totally enclosed, leak-proof, and in good repair.

(2) The transfer of inedible kitchen grease shall only be accomplished through hoses and pumps in good repair and all hoses and hose connections shall be completely sealed to prevent any leakage.

(3) No other containers capable of use for holding inedible kitchen grease, such as barrels, shall be present on the collection center premises.

1. Repealer and new section filed 6-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 23).
2. Repealer of former article 43 (sections 1180.25-1180.30), new article 43 (sections 1180.27-1180.30) and repealer and new section filed 3-7-2012; operative 4-6-2012 (Register 2012, No. 10).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 19380 and 19385, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 19300.5, 19301 and 19302, Food and Agricultural Code.

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