Section 1247 - Extent and Time of Post-Mortem Inspection(a) A careful post-mortem examination and inspection shall be made of the carcasses and parts thereof of all poultry slaughtered at official establishments. The post-mortem inspection shall be made on a bird-by-bird basis on all poultry eviscerated in an official establishment. No viscera or any part thereof shall be removed from any poultry processed in any official establishment, except at the time of post-mortem inspection, unless their identity with the rest of the carcass is maintained in a manner satisfactory to the inspector until such inspection is made. If a carcass is frozen, it shall be thoroughly thawed before being opened for examination by the inspector. Each carcass, or all parts comprising such carcass, shall be examined by the inspector, except for parts that are not needed for inspection purposes and are not intended for human food and are condemned. Such inspection and examination shall be made within 24 hours of the time of slaughter, except when special permission is obtained from the Branch Chief of the Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch.(b) Conveyors shall be operated at such speeds as will permit a sanitary eviscerating operation and will permit adequate inspection for condition and wholesomeness.(c) In order to facilitate the work of the inspector and keep the line speed at its optimum, the inspector may be furnished a trimmer or helper.(d) Each carcass, including all parts thereof, in which there are any lesions of disease, or other condition that might render such carcass or any part thereof unfit for human food, and upon which for that reason a final decision cannot be made by the inspector, shall be retained for further inspection by a qualified inspector. The identity of each such carcass, including all parts thereof, shall be maintained until a final examination has been completed by affixing a "State of California Rejected/Retained tag. These tags shall not be removed except by an inspector.(e) Such devices, i.e., (racks) and methods as may be approved by the chief of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Branch may be used for the temporary retention of carcasses, parts, or organs in need of reprocessing or further inspections.(f) Carcasses and parts found to be sound, healthful, wholesome, and fit for human food shall be passed as wholesome and marked as provided in these regulations.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1247
1. Change without regulatory effect adding subsection (e) filed 1-8-98 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 98, No. 2).
2. Renumbering of former article 16 heading from preceding section 1246 to article 15 preceding section 1247, renumbering of former section 1247 to section 1247.1 and renumbering of former section 1246 to section 1247, including amendment of section and new NOTE, filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14). 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. Change without regulatory effect adding subsection (e) filed 1-8-98 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 98, No. 2).
2. Renumbering of former article 16 heading from preceding section 1246 to article 15 preceding section 1247, renumbering of former section 1247 to section 1247.1 and renumbering of former section 1246 to section 1247, including amendment of section and new Note, filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).