Section 905.1 - Tuberculosis(a) Carcasses of cattle may be passed for human food only when the carcass of an animal not identified as a reactor to a tuberculin test administered by a USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service veterinarian, a State of California veterinarian, or a veterinarian accredited by the USDA or State of California: (1) Is found free of tuberculosis lesions during post-mortem inspection and;(2) Such testing is conducted in the tuberculosis eradication program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.(b) Swine carcasses found free of tuberculosis lesions during post-mortem inspection may be passed for human food. When tuberculosis lesions in any swine carcass are localized and confined to one primary seat of infection, such as the cervical lymph nodes, the mesenteric lymph nodes, or the mediastinal lymph nodes, the unaffected portion of the carcass may be passed for human food after the affected organ or other part is condemned.(c) Carcasses of sheep, goats, and fallow deer found to be affected with tuberculosis lesions during post-mortem inspection shall be condemned and disposed of in accordance with Article 8 of this subchapter.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 905.1
1. New section filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 18693, 18735, 18960, 18961 and 19014, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 18721, 18722, 18753, 18972, 18973, 18991, 19012 and 19017, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22).