Cal. FAC § 22082
This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 22082, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.
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Official statutory text
A peddler or retailer of meat shall not purchase the meat of an animal from any person not known to him to be a licensed slaughterer, or a regular wholesale dealer in meat that has an established place of business, except that he may purchase from the owner or producer of an animal the meat of the animal if it was inspected and slaughtered pursuant to Section 22007.
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