ARTICLE 1. Definitions and Short Title [18940. - 18949.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 1.

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Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18940. 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 Meat and Poultry Inspection Act, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650).

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18940.5. 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.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18941. 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.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18942. 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.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18942.2. 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.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18943. 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 (commencing with Section 18650) and this chapter, fallow deer (Dama dama) whether alive or dead.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18944. Section 18944.

“Livestock product” means any carcass, part of the carcass, meat, or meat food product of any livestock.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18945. Section 18945.

“Slaughter” means the stunning, bleeding, eviscerating, skinning, splitting, and preparing of livestock for human consumption.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18946. 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 and prepared for transportation or sale, or transportation and sale.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18947. 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 prepared by curing, drying, smoking, or rendering and the products are sold on the premises to household consumers, and a licensed establishment where fallow deer products may be prepared for transportation or sale, or transportation and sale.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18947.2. 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 smoke generated from hardwood, hardwood sawdust, corn cobs, or natural or artificial liquid smoke that has been transformed into a true gaseous state by application of direct heat.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18948. 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 or which would render the product adulterated.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 18949. Section 18949.

“Establishment” means any business, firm, or facility that is required to be licensed by the director under this chapter.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026