California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and Short Title

• Section 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...
• Section 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.(Added by...
• Section 18941.
  “Inspector” means an employee of the department authorized to perform inspection functions under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650) and under this chapter.(Added by Stats....
• Section 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.(Amended by...
• Section 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.(Added by...
• Section 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...
• Section 18944.
  “Livestock product” means any carcass, part of the carcass, meat, or meat food product of any livestock.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
• Section 18945.
  “Slaughter” means the stunning, bleeding, eviscerating, skinning, splitting, and preparing of livestock for human consumption.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 18947.2.
  “Smoking” means exposing meat or poultry products, for the purpose of food preservation, rather than as a method of flavor enhancement, to an environment of...
• Section 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...
• Section 18949.
  “Establishment” means any business, firm, or facility that is required to be licensed by the director under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec.

Last modified: October 22, 2018