SECTIONS 19360-19367 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 19360-19367

19360. Only horsemeat inspected by state or federal agents shall be
sold or offered for sale for human consumption.
When horsemeat is offered for sale for human consumption there
shall be displayed prominently in connection therewith and
immediately adjacent thereto a sign with letters not less than eight
inches in height and not less than three inches in width, bearing the
words "horsemeat for human consumption."

19362. Every restaurant, cafe, or other public eating place
offering or serving horsemeat for human consumption shall have
stamped on all menus, in green ink letters not less than one-half
inch in height and one-quarter inch in width the words "horsemeat
served here"; likewise a placard must be prominently displayed
bearing the words "horsemeat served here" in letters not less than
four inches in height and one-half inch in width.

19363. Horsemeat or fresh or frozen pet food shall not be packed,
stored or kept in any retail establishment with or in close proximity
with any food product which is or shall be offered for human
consumption irrespective of its type or nature.

19364. Horsemeat or fresh or frozen pet food shall be kept and
stored in a separate unit in a retail establishment provided for that
purpose. A sign which reads "horsemeat" with letters two inches high
and approximately one inch wide shall be conspicuously displayed so
that it can readily be seen by those in the room where such horsemeat
is sold.

19365. All inspected horsemeat shall bear a tag or label with the
words "inspected horsemeat," "U.S. government-inspected horsemeat,"
"state-inspected horsemeat," or "municipally inspected horsemeat,"
depending upon the type of inspection made of the product with
letters printed thereon not less than one-half inch in height;
provided, that the letters may be less than one-half inch in height
where the horsemeat is processed, packaged, and sealed at the point
of inspection and bears the label required by the inspection agency.

19366. All horsemeat intended for pet food purposes not produced in
the State of California shall be denatured before entering the state
and shall meet all requirements of this chapter and the regulations
promulgated thereunder. All inspected horsemeat not produced in the
State of California shall be delivered to the warehouse, distributor
or elsewhere in the original shipping containers.

19367. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any city,
city and county, or county from regulating or prohibiting by
ordinance the sale of horsemeat in their respective communities.