Cal. FAC § 19017
This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 19017, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.
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Official statutory text
It is unlawful to do any of the following:
(a) Operate an establishment not licensed by the department.
(b) Operate an establishment that is not clean.
(c) Operate an establishment in a manner or under conditions that are not sanitary.
(d) Operate an establishment that does not meet the sanitary building or equipment standards pursuant to the regulations of this chapter.
(e) Operate an establishment in violation of an order of a licensed livestock meat inspector, licensed processing inspector, or a department inspector.
(f) Dispose of condemned and inedible livestock carcasses or parts of livestock products in violation of this chapter or the regulations thereunder.
(g) Misbrand or mislabel livestock and poultry products.
(a) Operate an establishment not licensed by the department.
(b) Operate an establishment that is not clean.
(c) Operate an establishment in a manner or under conditions that are not sanitary.
(d) Operate an establishment that does not meet the sanitary building or equipment standards pursuant to the regulations of this chapter.
(e) Operate an establishment in violation of an order of a licensed livestock meat inspector, licensed processing inspector, or a department inspector.
(f) Dispose of condemned and inedible livestock carcasses or parts of livestock products in violation of this chapter or the regulations thereunder.
(g) Misbrand or mislabel livestock and poultry products.
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