§ 18721 Livestock And Poultry Inspections

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says the state must check and control how animals are killed and how meat or poultry foods are made, except for a few places that are exempt.

Key Takeaways

•The state inspects places where animals are slaughtered or food is prepared.
•It can require quarantine or segregation if there is a health problem.
•Some facilities are exempt from these rules.

Example

A local chicken farm kills chickens and makes chicken nuggets to sell only inside the state.

The health department must inspect the farm and the processing plant, can put the animals in quarantine if they look sick, and must separate any bad parts before the nuggets can be sold.

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§ 18721 Livestock And Poultry Inspections

To accomplish the purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 18691) of this chapter, the director shall require ante mortem and post mortem inspections, quarantine, segregation, and reinspections with respect to the slaughter of any livestock or poultry, or the preparation of any livestock product or poultry product at every establishment in this state, except an establishment which is exempted by him under Section 18811, at which livestock or poultry are slaughtered, or any livestock product or poultry product, is prepared for human food solely for distribution in intrastate commerce. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

ante mortem post mortem inspections quarantine segregation reinspections livestock poultry intrastate commerce

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 18721.

§ 18721 Livestock And Poultry Inspections

Food and Agricultural Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 18721 Livestock And Poultry Inspections

This law says the state must check and control how animals are killed and how meat or poultry foods are made, except for a few places that are exempt.

Key Takeaways

•The state inspects places where animals are slaughtered or food is prepared.
•It can require quarantine or segregation if there is a health problem.
•Some facilities are exempt from these rules.

Example

A local chicken farm kills chickens and makes chicken nuggets to sell only inside the state.

The health department must inspect the farm and the processing plant, can put the animals in quarantine if they look sick, and must separate any bad parts before the nuggets can be sold.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 18721 Livestock And Poultry Inspections

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

ante mortem post mortem inspections quarantine segregation reinspections livestock poultry intrastate commerce

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 18721.

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