Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 1271

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 1271 - Requirements for Processing New York Dressed Poultry

(a) New York dressed poultry is defined by sections 24656 and 25407 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

(b) Approval to process New York dressed poultry in State-licensed poultry plants shall be obtained in writing from the Department of Food and Agriculture, Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch, 1220 "N" Street, Sacramento, California 95814, providing the following conditions are met:

(1) New York dressed poultry must be processed from USDA, FSIS-inspected establishments. Only federal or state-inspected poultry products shall be handled or used in the preparation of any poultry product;

(2) Must be processed and inspected within 24 hours after slaughter;

(3) A Poultry Meat Inspector, under the supervision of a Branch employee, must be on duty at all times the New York dressed poultry is processed and inspected;

(4) Any New York dressed poultry found to have any abnormality shall be trimmed and marked "US Condemned"; and,

(5) Processed and inspected New York dressed poultry shall be sold in retail at the store to customers. For purposes of these regulations, a retail store is any place of business where sales of products are made to consumers only or as defined in 9 CFR 381.10(d)(2)(iii) (b).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1271

1. Repealer of former article 30 heading, new Article 27 (section 1271) and section filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12). For prior history, see Register 72, No. 51.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) 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 24656, 24711, 24712, 25021, 25022 and 25407, Food and Agricultural Code.