§ 18971 Sanitary Inspection Of Establishments

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•The boss has to check if places that handle meat or chicken are clean.
•If the place is dirty and can make the food bad, the boss can stop checking it.
•No meat or chicken place can work without these checks.

Example

A chicken factory has dirty floors and old machines.

The boss checks the factory and sees it’s dirty. Because the dirt can make the chicken unsafe, the boss stops checking the factory. The factory can’t sell chicken anymore until it’s clean and gets checked again.

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§ 18971 Sanitary Inspection Of Establishments

The director shall investigate the sanitary conditions of each establishment required to be licensed pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 19010) and shall withdraw or otherwise refuse to provide inspection services at any establishment where the sanitary conditions are such as to render adulterated or permit adulteration of any livestock product or poultry product which is prepared or handled at such establishment. No such establishment shall be operated without inspection. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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sanitary conditions inspection services adulterated livestock product poultry product

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 18971.

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