§ 18947 Meat Processing Licensing Rules

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•A meat processing place must have a license and be inspected.
•They can sell meat like beef, chicken, or deer to regular people right there.
•They can smoke, dry, or cook the meat before selling it.
•If they work with deer meat, they can also prepare it to sell or ship somewhere else.

Example

A small shop smokes and sells beef jerky to customers who walk in.

This shop must have a license and be checked by inspectors to make sure the meat is safe. They can sell the jerky right there to people for their homes.

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§ 18947 Meat Processing Licensing Rules

“Meat processing establishment” means a licensed establishment required to be inspected pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650) where livestock or poultry products are prepared by curing, drying, smoking, or rendering and the products are sold on the premises to household consumers, and a licensed establishment where fallow deer products may be prepared for transportation or sale, or transportation and sale. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 133, Sec. 18. (AB 120) Effective July 26, 2011.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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meat processing establishment licensed establishment livestock or poultry products curing, drying, smoking, or rendering household consumers fallow deer products

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 18947.

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