Section 903.17 - Official Marks and Devices for Purposes of Ante-Mortem Inspection(a) The devices described as follows shall be the official devices for identification of livestock required to be identified as California Suspect or California Condemned as provided in this article: (1) All livestock required by this article to be identified as California Suspect shall be tagged by the inspector with a serially numbered metal ear tag bearing the term California Suspect, except that cattle affected with epithelioma of the eye, actinomycosis, or actinobacillosis to such an extent that the lesions would be readily detected on post-mortem inspection, need not be individually tagged on ante-mortem inspection with the California Suspect tag, provided that such cattle are segregated and otherwise handled as California Suspect.(2) California Suspect swine must include the use of tattoos specified by the inspector to maintain the identity of the animals through dehairing equipment when such equipment is used.(3) All livestock required by this Article to be identified as California Condemned shall be tagged by the inspector with a serially numbered metal ear tag bearing the term California Condemned.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 903.17
1. New section filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 18693, 18735, 18960 and 18961, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 18721, 18722, 18943, 18945, 18949, 18972 and 18991, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22).