SECTIONS 18940-18949 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 18940-18949

18940. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
California Meat and Poultry Supplemental Inspection Act and
supplements the provisions of the California Meat and Poultry
Inspection Act, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650).

18940.5. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions
contained in Article 1 (commencing with Section 18650) of Chapter 4
govern the construction of this chapter.

18941. "Inspector" means an employee of the department authorized
to perform inspection functions under Chapter 4 (commencing with
Section 18650) and under this chapter.

18942. "Licensed livestock meat inspector" means a person who is
licensed by the department to perform inspection functions under this
chapter in custom livestock slaughterhouses.

18942.2. "Licensed processing inspector" means a person who is
licensed by the department to perform inspection functions under this
chapter in licensed meat processing establishments.

18943. "Livestock" means any cattle, sheep, swine, and goat, and
pursuant to regulations adopted by the Fish and Game Commission, for
the purposes of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650) and this
chapter, fallow deer (Dama dama) whether alive or dead.

18944. "Livestock product" means any carcass, part of the carcass,
meat, or meat food product of any livestock.

18945. "Slaughter" means the stunning, bleeding, eviscerating,
skinning, splitting, and preparing of livestock for human
consumption.

18946. "Custom livestock slaughterhouse" means a licensed
establishment where:
(a) Cattle, sheep, swine, or goats are slaughtered and prepared
for the owners of the livestock.
(b) Fallow deer are slaughtered and prepared for transportation or
sale, or transportation and sale.

18947. "Meat processing establishment" means a licensed
establishment required to be inspected pursuant to Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 18650) where livestock or poultry products
are prepared by curing, drying, smoking, or rendering, or where
livestock products of swine are cooked, and the products are sold on
the premises to household consumers, and a licensed establishment
where fallow deer products may be prepared for transportation or
sale, or transportation and sale.

18948. "Sanitary" means free from dirt, filth, and contamination
and free from any other substance or organisms which are known to be
injurious to human health or which would render the product
adulterated.

18949. "Establishment" means any business, firm, or facility that
is required to be licensed by the director under this chapter.