SECTIONS 25051-25062 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 25051-25062

25051. A person shall not act as a poultry meat inspector unless he
has a license which is issued pursuant to this chapter.

25052. Each person before acting as a poultry meat inspector shall
apply to and receive from the director a license to inspect poultry
meat.

25053. The application fee for a license is ten dollars ($10).

25054. Every license shall expire on the last day of the calendar
year for which it is issued.

25055. Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a fee of
five dollars ($5) shall be made on or before the last day of the
calendar year for which the license was issued.

25056. To any fee which is not paid when due, there shall be added
a penalty of five dollars ($5).

25057. If a license lapses for two calendar years, it is not
subject to renewal. Any application for the renewal of such license
shall be considered a new application.

25058. The director shall, after the written and oral examination
and demonstration which are prescribed by Section 25059, issue to any
person who passes the examination and is otherwise qualified a
license to inspect poultry meat for wholesomeness. If an applicant
for a license to inspect poultry meat does not take such examination
within one year after the date of the receipt of his application by
the director, his application expires.

25059. The written and oral examination and demonstration which are
required by Section 25058 shall show the applicant's ability to
understand laws and regulations which pertain to poultry meat
inspection and his knowledge of all of the following:
(a) Conditions which affect wholesomeness in poultry meat and
poultry meat products.
(b) The anatomy of poultry.
(c) Routine processing techniques and equipment which are used in
poultry processing plants, and poultry plant sanitation.

25060. The director shall, from time to time, arrange for the
conducting of schools of instruction for poultry meat inspectors.

25061. The director may, after hearing, refuse to issue a license
or renew a license and he may suspend or revoke any license for any
violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this
chapter or the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it. The
director may suspend temporarily, pending hearing, any license for
any willful or deliberate violation.

25062. Any proceedings under Section 25061 shall be conducted in
accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1,
Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The director shall have
all the powers which are granted in that chapter.