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Chapter 4. Meat Inspection
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Article 37. Licenses (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.1. Licensing.
(a) Every person required to be licensed pursuant to Sections 19240, 19260, 19280, 19300 and 19320 of the Agricultural Code shall obtain a license for his principal place of business and an additional license for each branch location where any of the business practices requiring the license will be carried on.
(b) License applications shall contain the information required by Sections 19241, 19261, 19281, 19301 and 19321, as applicable, and in addition, as required by the Director,
(1) description of the premises by photographs, floor plans, drawings or otherwise,
(2) description of facilities by listings and photographs of stationary and mobile equipment,
(3) description of the record keeping system that will be maintained to show purchase and sale transactions, inventory, payrolls, purchase and use of supplies and equipment and other related records as required,
(4) personal fitness of the applicant and executive officers and employees.
(c) A penalty fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be assessed upon all renewal applications that are not received by the Cashier on or before the expiration date of the license for which the renewal is required.
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Article 37. Licenses (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.2. Change of Ownership.
(a) Each licensee shall report to the Director any proposed change of ownership of the licensed business, including any proposed transfer of stock if the licensee is a corporation.
(b) The licensed business of a sole proprietorship or partnership may not be operated under ownership differing from that registered with the Director in the application.
(c) A corporate licensee may not exercise the privileges of the license under stock ownership differing from that registered with the Director in the application, unless the licensee has first notified the Director pursuant to subparagraph (a) and the Director has approved such operation following investigation consistent with Section 1180.1. This section does not apply to stock transfer made pursuant to the order of any court; provided, however, notice of each such transfer shall be given to the Director before the transfer is made.
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Article 37. Licenses (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.3. Change of Executive Officers and Employees.
Each licensee shall report to the Director within 10 days each change of executive officers and management employees.
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Article 37.1. Enforcement Fees for Renderers, Collection Centers, and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.3.1. Enforcement Fees.
Pursuant to sections 19227 and 19315 of the Food and Agricultural Code, effective January 1, 2008, the annual enforcement fees are set as follows:
(a) The fee for rendering establishments shall be $3,000.
(b) The fee for collection centers shall be $1,500, plus $300 per vehicle, up to a maximum total of $3,000 per collection center.
(c) The fee per registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease shall be $300 per single vehicle, not to exceed $3,000 for 10 or more vehicles.
(d) The Department shall reevaluate the fees in this regulation annually. Fees will be recalculated, if necessary, to cover the actual expenditures of the enforcement program based upon the prior-year revenue and expenditure budget report.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 19227 and 19315, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 19227, 19228 and 19315, Food and Agricultural Code.
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Article 37.1. Enforcement Fees for Renderers, Collection Centers, and Transporters of Inedible Kitchen Grease (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.3.2. Method for Collection.
(a) Every licensed rendering establishment, licensed collection center, and registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease shall submit the fees required pursuant to sections 19227 and 19315 of the Food and Agricultural Code, and section 1180.3.1, to the Department upon license or registration renewal.
(b) Penalties for any late enforcement fees shall be assessed pursuant to sections 19227(c) and 19315(c) of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(c) All enforcement fees must be submitted to the Department along with the following information:
(1) Name, address, and license number of the rendering plant;
(2) Name, address, and license number of the collection center;
(3) Name, address, registration number, and number of transportation vehicles for transporters of inedible kitchen grease;
(4) Fee amount paid.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 19227 and 19315, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 19227, 19228 and 19315, Food and Agricultural Code.
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Article 41. Transportation of Dead Animals (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.13. Transporting Dead Animals.
No person shall transport any dead animal to any place except to a place on his own premises for burial, to a licensed rendering plant, a licensed collection center, a state or county diagnostic laboratory or crematory. No dead animal may be unloaded at any place ineligible to receive such animal except that dead animals may be transferred from a wrecked, disabled transportation vehicle to another transportation vehicle for delivery to a licensed rendering plant, a licensed collection station, or a state or county diagnostic laboratory or crematory. No slaughterer shall pick up any dead animal pursuant to Section 19342 of the Agricultural Code unless he is licensed as a dead hauler.
In case a vehicle is disabled en route and the transporter of dead animals finds it necessary to unload the animals and reload them into an operable vehicle, he shall report the transfer and facts by letter or telephone to the Secretary within five working days.
Note: Authority cited: Section 19380, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 19348, Food and Agricultural Code.
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Article 41. Transportation of Dead Animals (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.14. Restrictions on Hauling.
Dead haulers shall not load into any means of conveyance containing any dead animals, any other products, or other commodities.
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Article 41. Transportation of Dead Animals (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.15. Records.
Each dead hauler shall keep in a bound book, separate and distinct from all other records, serially numbered entries in ink which shall show as to all animals:
Date and time of pick up __________
Name and address of person from which the animal(s) were obtained __________
Species ____________________ Number _____________________
Breed __________________________
Sex ____________________________
Name of person or firm whom delivered __________
Time and date of delivery __________
Amount and date of payment for the animal(s), given or received __________
All such records shall be produced upon demand of the Director. The records shall be maintained for 1 year.
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Article 41. Transportation of Dead Animals (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.16. Skin Removal Prohibited.
No person shall buy, sell, possess, receive, or transport any dead animal from which the hide or skin has been removed unless the meat and meat byproducts from such dead animal has been denatured with crude carbolic acid or cresylic disinfectant as specified in Section 1180.34, or other agents or methods approved by the Director for denaturing such dead animals.
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Article 41. Transportation of Dead Animals (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.17. Vehicles Used in Hauling.
(a) All vehicles and other means of conveyance used by dead haulers for transporting any dead animal shall be leakproof and so constructed of impervious material as to permit thorough cleaning and sanitizing and shall be equipped to assure the control of insects and odors and prevent the spread of disease. All vehicles which have been used for the transportation of dead animals shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected at the end of each day's operation during which the vehicle or other means of conveyance was used. The cleaning procedure shall include the complete removal from the means of conveyance of any fluid, parts or product of such dead animals.
(b) Vehicles and other means of conveyance used for the transporting of dead animals shall be completely unloaded, cleaned and disinfected prior to any other use. Substances permitted for use as disinfectants are: (a) Liquefied phenol (U.S.P. strength 87 percent phenol in the proportion of at least six fluid ounces to one gallon water). (b) Cresylic disinfectant in the proportion of not less than four ounces to one gallon water. (c) Any other disinfectant approved by the Secretary.
(c) Each dead hauler shall attach to his application for a license a list describing each vehicle used for the hauling of dead animals and photographs of each vehicle showing front, rear and views of both sides. The description shall include the make, size, and year manufactured and the license number of each vehicle. The Secretary shall be notified within 10 days whenever a vehicle is added to or removed from this function. A description of the vehicle added and required photographs shall be included with the report.
Note: Authority cited: Section 19380, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 19321, 19350 and 19354, Food and Agricultural Code.
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Article 41. Transportation of Dead Animals (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.18. Vehicle Identification.
Each vehicle used for the transportation of dead animals, except a vehicle used as a substitute for a vehicle disabled en route, shall be clearly and legibly marked with the name, address and transporter's license number on the left side of the cab or body. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a farmer from transporting his own dead animal in a vehicle not so identified to a licensed renderer, state or county diagnostic laboratory or crematory.
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Article 41. Transportation of Dead Animals (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.19. Premises.
Licensed premises of a dead hauler shall be maintained in such a manner that it does not create a public or animal health problem or nuisance. The Director may at any time require the licensee to obtain a certificate from the local health officer that the premises are being maintained in compliance with local health ordinances.
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Article 44. Retaining and Rejecting (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.31. Retaining and Condemning Products.
(a) Any meat, meat byproduct, meat food product, horsemeat, horsemeat byproducts or horsemeat food product which is slaughtered, prepared, handled, or transported under authority of these regulations shall be inspected as often as the Director deems it necessary in order to ascertain whether such product is adulterated or is otherwise not in compliance with law or regulations. Upon any such inspection, if any such product or portion thereof is found to be adulterated or not in compliance, such product or portion thereof shall be condemned. If the violation is minor in nature and the Director determines that the risk of diversion of the product is not substantial the Director may, upon request of the licensee in writing, permit the salvaging of the product which is subject to condemnation. In such cases the product shall be tagged with a retained tag and the owner notified of such tagging and the Director shall make necessary arrangements with the owner so that an employee of the Bureau of Meat Inspection may be present when the product so tagged is to be processed for salvage or otherwise handled. No tagged product shall be handled or moved unless the tag is removed by an employee of the Director or permission is obtained from the Director allowing movement under permit and seal to a point where the product can be reprocessed or otherwise handled. Reprocessing shall only be done in an establishment licensed by either the Department of Public Health or the Director.
(b) Condemned product shall be denatured so as to render it unfit for human or pet food.
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Article 44. Retaining and Rejecting (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.32. Tagging Reject.
All rooms, compartments, facilities, vehicles, or equipment found to be unclean or not so constructed or equipped, as required by law and these regulations shall be tagged “reject” and such tagged rooms, compartments, facilities, or equipment shall not be used until they are cleaned, sanitized or so repaired as to bring them into compliance and the tag is removed by the Director. The Director, upon finding any such violation, may, in lieu of tagging specific equipment or facilities, prohibit the operation of the entire facility until the defect is corrected and the Director has reinspected the facilities and equipment and permitted the resumption of operations.
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Article 44. Retaining and Rejecting (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.33. Slaughtering of Animals for Zoo Use.
(a) When the Director finds that there is no ready supply of raw animal meat available for use in the feeding of zoo animals, he may, after investigation of the slaughtering facilities, exempt the licensed slaughterer from specific provisions of these regulations under condition which will not conflict with the purposes of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Agricultural Code. Providing: That such slaughterer notifies the Chief of the Bureau as to where and at what time each animal is to be slaughtered and that such slaughtering and handling is conducted in such a manner that it does not create a public nuisance and all meat or horsemeat resulting from such slaughter is moved immediately (on the same day) after slaughter to the zoo. No meat from such slaughtering operation shall be used for any other purpose than for sale to a zoo. Each such slaughterer shall keep in a bound book, separate and distinct from all other records, serially numbered entries in ink which shall show as to all animals:
Date and time of pickup __________
Name and address of person from which the animal(s) were obtained __________
Species _______________________ Number __________________
Breed __________________________
Sex ____________________________
Name of person or firm to whom delivered __________
Amount and date of payment for the animal(s), given or
received __________
Receipt of delivery from zoo to whom the animal was sold shall be attached.
All such records shall be produced upon demand of the Director. The records shall be maintained for one year. Any such operation shall be approved by the local health officer in writing at least every 90 days.
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Article 46. Denaturing (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.34. Meat Inedible by Humans -Identification.
(a) Horsemeat, horsemeat byproducts, meat, meat byproducts, meat food product, or raw animal fat which have been condemned for human and pet food, or meat or meat byproducts from dead animals, or meat or meat byproducts which have not been prepared in an establishment under State or Federal Meat Inspection, or in an establishment licensed to manufacture or process pet food in accordance with this Group shall be, if more than four inches in diameter, freely slashed, and immediately thereafter one of the following approved denaturing agents, unless certain agents are specified elsewhere in this Group, shall be liberally applied to all surfaces of such meat and products, whether or not slashed: Crude carbolic acid, Cresylic disinfectant, or No. 2 fuel oil.
(b) Horsemeat, horsemeat byproducts, meat, meat byproducts, meat food products, or raw animal fat which are to be used for pet food unless identified and handled in accordance with Section 1180.13 shall be, if more than four inches in diameter, freely slashed and immediately thereafter one of the following denaturing agents shall be liberally applied to all surfaces of such meat and products, whether or not slashed:
(1) (A) Unrefined (malodorous) fish oil.
(B) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Green No. 3 coloring, FD&C Blue No. 1 coloring, FD&C Blue No. 2 coloring, or FD&C Violet No. 1 coloring used separately or in combination with a formula consisting of one part dye to 40 parts by weight of water, 40 parts liquid detergent and 40 parts oil of citronella. This concentrate is further diluted by using one part concentrate to 32 parts of water.
(C) Any other agent approved by the Chief of the Bureau.
(2) Provided however:
(A) That, if the meat, meat byproduct, or meat food products or raw animal fat are in small pieces (four inches in diameter or less) slashing will not be necessary.
(B) That tripe may be denatured by dipping it in a six percent solution of tannic acid for one minute followed by immersion in a water bath, then immersing it for one minute in a solution of .002 percent FD&C Yellow No. 5 coloring.
(C) That meat may be denatured by dipping it in a solution of .625 percent tannic acid followed by immersion in a water bath, then dipping it in a solution of .625 percent ferric acid (ferric acetate); and
(D) That when the meat, meat byproduct, or meat food product is ground, four percent by weight of coarsely ground hard bone uniformly incorporated with the meat or product may be used in lieu of the agents prescribed above. The size of bone shall be no less than the opening size for No. 5 mesh (U.S. Bureau of Standards).
(3) Rendered animal fat derived from inedible or condemned materials and possessing the physical characteristics of color, odor, and taste of an edible product shall be denatured to effectually distinguish it from an edible product either with low grade offal during the rendering or by adding to, and mixing thoroughly with, such fat denaturing oil, No. 2 fuel oil, or brucine dissolved in a mixture of alcohol and the pine oil or oil of rosemary.
(4) In addition to the application of the denaturing agents listed in subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) above, such meat or product shall be properly identified such as “Beef not for Human Consumption -Denatured with ________,” bear a true and correct statement of the net weight and the name and address of the processor or manufacturer.
(5) The application of any of the denaturing agents listed in (a) or (b) of this section to the outer surfaces of molds or blocks of boneless meat, meat byproducts, or meat food products shall not be considered adequate. The denaturing agent must be mixed intimately with all of the material to be denatured and must be applied in such quantity and manner that it cannot easily and readily be removed by washing or soaking. A sufficient amount of the chosen denaturant of subparagraphs (1) or (2) of paragraphs (b) shall be used to give the meat, meat byproduct, raw animal fat, or rendered animal fats and oils, a distinctive color, odor or taste so that such material cannot be confused with an article of human food.
(c) All denaturing shall be done immediately upon condemnation of the meat or product, or in the case of (b) of this section, immediately after the meat or product is prepared.
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Article 47. Hours of Operation and Overtime (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.35. Hours of Operation.
Each owner of a pet food slaughtering establishment or pet food processing establishment shall advise the Director, in writing, their establishment's regular schedule work days and time of operation. Any deviation from this schedule shall be approved by the area supervisor or the Chief of the Bureau prior to the deviation.
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Article 47. Hours of Operation and Overtime (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.36. Overtime Work of Bureau Employees.
The management of a licensed establishment desiring to work under conditions which will require the services of an employee of the Bureau on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, or for more than eight hours on any other day, shall sufficiently in advance of the period of overtime, request the inspector to furnish inspection service during such overtime period, and shall pay the Director therefor an amount sufficient to reimburse the Department for the cost of the inspection services so furnished. The request shall provide that if the overtime charge is not paid within 10 days of billing therefor, the Director may bring an action for collection of such fees, including attorney fees and other costs of collection. A minimum charge for four hours work time shall be assessed the establishment in cases when the time worked by the inspector is less than four hours. Failure on the part of an establishment to pay overtime fees within 10 days after they have been billed for such fees shall be sufficient cause for the Director to refuse to furnish further overtime inspection.
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Article 48. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.37. Licensing Provisions.
(a) During the period of 60 days following the adoption of this Group, the Director may issue licenses pursuant to this Group to persons who on the date of adoption were engaged in a business required to be licensed hereunder and whose facilities did not meet all of the standards so required; provided, however, the Director shall require the applicant to agree to time-phased plans for meeting said facility standards within 6 months from the date of issuance of the license. Any license so issued shall be conditioned upon time-phased compliance, which may include dates for the following: submission of plans, contracts for construction and approvals of government officials concerned, start of construction and satisfactory continuance of construction, periodic inspections and approvals during construction and final inspection and approval. If the Director finds the licensee has failed to comply with any such condition he may, upon notice, take action to withdraw the privileges of the license.
(b) The licensing provisions of this Group 3 shall not apply to a retail store which (1) repacks for sale at the retail store properly labeled and denatured fresh or frozen pet food into properly labeled consumer sized containers or (2) sells at retail properly labeled pet food made at the retail store entirely from nonadulterated meat and meat byproducts.
(c) The Director may require any person licensed or seeking a license under this Group 3 to provide to him statements under penalty of perjury concerning any operation authorized by the license or violation of law or regulations. If the statements do not adequately deal with the matter, the Director may require further statements under penalty of perjury as to such additional matters. Failure of the licensee to provide the Director with such statements and any supporting documents or materials called for shall be grounds for disciplinary action against the license, and where further violations may be introduced, from preventing operation of the licensed facility.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Group 3, whenever there is reason to believe a product has not been handled in accordance with laws and these regulations, the Director may stop the operation involved, hold the product, and require the operator, licensee or person in possession to show such compliance, and failing the showing of such compliance, the Director may condemn the product and require the operator, licensee or person in possession to pay the cost of such condemnation.
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Article 48. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.38. Inspection of Raw Product on Request of Horsemeat and Pet Food Importers.
(a) The Director will provide inspection of raw product in the possession of persons holding a license as a horsemeat and pet food importer pursuant to Sections 19280 et seq. of the Food and Agricultural Code under the following conditions:
(1) Facilities and inspection personnel are currently available.
(2) The product is readily accessible to Department personnel.
(3) A charge, equal to the cost of inspection, is paid by the licensee for the inspection. The Director may require that an advance deposit for such inspection be made based upon his estimate of the resulting charge.
(b) Such inspection shall be limited to determining whether the product at the time and place of inspection is acceptable for processing into or use as pet food. The Department will conduct such tests and procedures as are determined suitable in the particular case. A determination that the product at the time of testing is acceptable shall not be a bar to the Department's determination at a later time that the product is no longer acceptable.
Such product shall at all times be subject to inspection as provided in Section 1180.31.
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Article 48. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.39. Disposal of Parts or Products of Animals Not Intended for Use as Human Food.
Any parts or products of animals disposed of by inspected establishments, retail stores, custom slaughterers and custom processors and which are not intended for use as human food shall be disposed of through licensed renderers, licensed pet food processors, licensed collection centers or other method approved by the Director.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 19380, 19383 and 19384, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 19200-19444, Food and Agricultural Code.
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Article 48. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.40. Permit for the Removal of Inedible or Condemned Meat and Poultry Products.
Every establishment under federal or state meat or poultry inspection disposing of inedible or condemned material from the premises shall obtain a permit from the Director of Food and Agriculture.
The application for a permit shall be in a form which is prescribed by the Director and shall contain the following:
1. The name and address of the licensed renderer, licensed pet food processor, licensed collection center, mink farm or specify another approved method of disposal of the inedible or condemned material.
2. The name of the transportation company that will transport the material.
The Director may refuse or revoke a permit if it is found that the inedible or condemned material has not been disposed of in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The permittee shall notify the Director of any changes in the information contained in the application for the permit.
The Director may suspend the permit without hearing upon determining that the permittee has violated the provisions of this Article and that there is good reason to believe such violation is continuing, pending the filing of an accusation and hearing thereon. The accusation shall be filed within fifteen days of the suspension.
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Article 48. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
§ 1180.41. Registration of Transporters.
Transporters of parts or products of animals, which are not intended for use as human food, including those operating under public authority, shall register with the Director the destination and method of disposal of the inedible and condemned material.
Vehicles and containers used by transporters shall be kept clean.