Section 1246.15 - Ritualistic Slaughter(a) Where a method of slaughter is prescribed by Kosher or other rules of the Jewish faith, Islamic and other faiths and causes the poultry to lose consciousness through anemia of the brain resulting from the simultaneous severance of both carotid arteries with a sharp instrument, it shall be considered a humane method of slaughter.(b) Confucian exemption may be requested by the clerical official or the responsible leader of the Chinese Benevolent Association.(c) Exemptions for other methods of ritualistic slaughter of poultry may be obtained upon approval by the Chief, Meat and Poultry Inspection Branch while effectuating the purpose of these regulations.(d) The official establishment requesting an exemption shall provide a letter from the clerical official having jurisdiction over the enforcement of religious dietary laws that lists the specific requirements of the Food and Agricultural Code and these regulations from which the exemption is requested and that lists the provision(s) of the religious dietary laws in support of the requested exemptions.(e) Exemptions may be granted to the extent necessary to avoid conflict with specific religious requirements. Any person processing poultry or poultry products under such exemption shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of the Food and Agricultural Code and these regulations.(f) The Department may terminate an exemption at any time for failure on the part of the official establishment to comply with the conditions of the exemption, including but not limited to inhumane handling and slaughter of poultry, unsanitary dressing procedures, unsanitary carcass handling, and failure to maintain the establishment in a clean and sanitary condition.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1246.15
1. Renumbering of former section 1245.16 to new section 1246.15, including amendment of section and NOTE, filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 19501.5, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 19501 and 19501.5, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Renumbering of former section 1245.16 to new section 1246.15, including amendment of section and Note, filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).