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

• Section 18650.
  This chapter shall be known as the California Meat and Poultry Inspection Act.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18651.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18652.
  “Adulterated” means any livestock product or poultry product which is in violation of Article 4 (commencing with Section 18751) of this chapter.(Repealed and added by...
• Section 18653.
  “Animal food manufacturer” means any person that is engaged in the business of preparing any animal food which is derived wholly or in part from...
• Section 18654.
  “Broker” means any person that is engaged in the business of buying or selling any livestock product or poultry product on commission, or otherwise negotiating...
• Section 18655.
  “Capable of use as human food” means any livestock or poultry carcass, or any part or product of any such carcass, unless it is denatured...
• Section 18656.
  “Container” or “package” means any box, can, tin, cloth, plastic, or other receptacle, wrapper, or cover.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18657.
  “Federal acts” means the Federal Meat Inspection Act and Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18658.
  “Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” means the act so entitled, approved June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1040; 21 U.S.C., Sec. 301 et seq.), and...
• Section 18659.
  “Federal Meat Inspection Act” means the act so entitled approved March 4, 1907 (34 Stat. 1260; 21 U.S.C., Sec. 71 et seq.), as amended by...
• Section 18660.
  “Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act” means the act so entitled approved August 28, 1957 (71 Stat. 441; 21 U.S.C., Sec. 451 et seq.), as amended...
• Section 18661.
  “Inspector” means an employee of the department authorized to perform any inspection function under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18662.
  “Label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon any article or the immediate container of any article. It does not, however, include...
• Section 18663.
  “Livestock” means any cattle, sheep, swine, goat, or any horse, mule or other equine, whether live or dead.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18664.
  “Livestock product” means any carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product of any livestock.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18665.
  “Meat food product” means any product which is capable of use as human food that is made wholly or in part from any meat or...
• Section 18666.
  “Misbranded” means any livestock product or poultry product which is in violation of Article 5 (commencing with Section 18781) of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1970,...
• Section 18667.
  “Official certificate” means any certificate which is prescribed by regulations of the director for issuance by an inspector or other person performing official functions under...
• Section 18668.
  “Official device” means any device which is prescribed or authorized by the director for use in applying any official mark.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18669.
  “Official establishment” means any establishment at which inspection of the slaughter of livestock or poultry, or the preparation of any livestock product or poultry product,...
• Section 18670.
  “Official inspection legend” means any symbol which is prescribed by the director that shows that an article was inspected and passed in accordance with this...
• Section 18671.
  “Offical mark” means the official inspection legend or any other symbol which is prescribed by the director to identify the status of any article or...
• Section 18672.
  “Person” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, or other business unit, and any officer, agent, or employee thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch....
• Section 18673.
  “Pesticide chemical,” “food additive,” “color additive,” and “raw agricultural commodity” shall have the same meanings as under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.(Added by...
• Section 18674.
  “Prepared” means slaughtered, canned, salted, stuffed, rendered, boned, cut up, or otherwise manufactured or processed.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18675.
  “Poultry” means any domesticated bird, whether live or dead.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)
• Section 18676.
  “Poultry product” means any poultry carcass, any part of a poultry carcass, or any product which is made wholly or in part from any poultry...
• Section 18677.
  “Renderer” means any person that is engaged in the business of rendering any livestock or poultry carcass, or any part or product of such a...

Last modified: October 22, 2018