Section 1321.1 - Calf Confinement(a) No person shall knowingly engage in a commercial sale within the state of whole veal meat for human food if it is the product of a calf that was confined in an enclosure that fails to comply with the following standards: (1) An enclosure shall allow the calf to lie down, stand up, fully extend limbs, and turn around freely.(2) An enclosure shall provide a minimum of 43 square feet of usable floorspace per calf.(3) Exceptions to the requirements of this section are specified in section 25992 of the Health and Safety Code and Article 4 of this Chapter.(b) Commencing January 1, 2024, any person engaged in business in the state as a veal producer, or any out-of-state veal producer that is keeping, maintaining, confining, and/or housing calves for the purposes of producing whole veal meat for human food for commercial sale in California, shall hold a valid certification issued pursuant to Article 5 of this Chapter as a certified operation.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1321.1
1. New section filed 9-1-2022; operative 9-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 35). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Note: Authority cited: Section 25993, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25990, 25991 and 25992, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 9-1-2022; operative 9/1/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 35). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.