SECTIONS 22081-22086 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 22081-22086

22081. A wholesaler of meat shall not purchase the meat of any
animal except from any of the following:
(a) A licensed slaughterer.
(b) Another wholesaler having an established place of business.
(c) An owner or producer of livestock which are slaughtered
pursuant to Section 22007.

22082. A peddler or retailer of meat shall not purchase the meat of
an animal from any person not known to him to be a licensed
slaughterer, or a regular wholesale dealer in meat that has an
established place of business, except that he may purchase from the
owner or producer of an animal the meat of the animal if it was
inspected and slaughtered pursuant to Section 22007.

22083. Every peddler or retailer of meat that purchases the meat of
any animal shall enter all of the following in a book which he keeps
for that purpose and exhibit it on demand to any agent of the
department or any peace officer:
(a) The name and address of the person from whom the meat was
purchased or obtained.
(b) The date of purchase and the price which was paid.
(c) An itemized description of the weight and quantity which was
purchased.
(d) The time and place of the delivery of the meat.

22084. A person, other than a regular wholesaler of meat that has
an established place of business or a licensed slaughterer, shall not
give, sell, or deliver to any peddler of meat any part of the
carcass of an animal.
This section does not apply to the meat of an animal inspected and
slaughtered pursuant to Section 22007.

22086. It is unlawful for any person to misrepresent the type,
kind, or quality of a dressed carcass of any animal or part of such
carcass, or the sex, age, or quality of any animal the meat of which
is sold.