§ 22082 Meat Purchasing Restrictions

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•If you sell meat, you can only buy it from licensed slaughterers or big meat dealers with a real shop.
•You can also buy meat directly from a farmer, but only if the animal was checked and killed the right way.
•Don’t buy meat from random people—it’s against the rules.

Example

A butcher wants to buy beef from a local farmer.

The butcher can only buy the beef if the farmer had the cow inspected and slaughtered properly. If the farmer didn’t follow the rules, the butcher can’t buy it.

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§ 22082 Meat Purchasing Restrictions

A peddler or retailer of meat shall not purchase the meat of an animal from any person not known to him to be a licensed slaughterer, or a regular wholesale dealer in meat that has an established place of business, except that he may purchase from the owner or producer of an animal the meat of the animal if it was inspected and slaughtered pursuant to Section 22007. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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peddler retailer of meat licensed slaughterer regular wholesale dealer Section 22007

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 22082.

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