Section 1241 - Duties and Conditions of Employment of Poultry Meat Inspectors(a) Failure in effort on the part of the poultry meat inspector to properly enforce poultry meat inspection regulations shall be sufficient cause for the Department to suspend or revoke the license of such poultry meat inspector.(b) A poultry meat inspector whose license has been revoked shall surrender his identification or license card to the Department upon written notification of his license having been revoked. No refund for license fee shall be made to any person whose license has been revoked.(c) No plant owner or operator or his agent shall employ a poultry meat inspector as such who does not possess a valid license as a poultry meat inspector.(d) The official establishment's owner or operator shall not allow poultry meat inspectors to do work that will interfere with their carrying out the regulatory duties of their office in an efficient and satisfactory manner. The owner or operator shall provide adequate time, resources, and authority for poultry meat inspectors to conduct inspections and perform other regulatory duties.(e) No processes used in killing, eviscerating, chilling, freezing, cutting, curing, pickling, rendering, canning, packing, or otherwise preparing any product in official establishments shall be performed except under the supervision, and in the presence of, a poultry meat inspector.(f) A Poultry meat inspector shall inspect the poultry plant in which they are employed to determine if provisions of the Food and Agricultural Code and of these regulations pertaining to poultry inspection are being met. Such inspection shall include:(1) Inspect facilities and equipment before operations commence on each day that the plant operates.(2) Inspect facilities, equipment, and hygienic practices of plant personnel during operations.(3) Inspect for compliance with poultry humane handling and slaughter statutes and regulations.(4) Conduct ante-mortem inspection of poultry, if required, and post-mortem inspection of poultry carcasses and viscera.(5) Inspect packaging of poultry products.(6) Inspect labeling of poultry products.(7) Inspect handling and disposal of inedible and condemned poultry and poultry products.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1241
1. Repealer and new subsection (h) filed 6-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 23).
2. Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 24561, 24562, 24681 and 24991, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 24651, 24652, 24653, 24654, 24655, 24656, 24657, 24658, 24659, 24660 and 24661, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Repealer and new subsection (h) filed 6-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 23).
2. Amendment of section and new Note filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).