§ 9152 Poultry Livestock Lab Certification

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Labs that test sick farm animals (like cows or chickens) must be officially approved by the state.
•The state makes the rules for how these labs get approved.
•The state can create new rules to make sure this law works right.

Example

A farmer's cow gets sick, and the farmer sends a sample to a lab to find out what's wrong.

The lab must be approved by the state to test the cow. If the lab isn't approved, they can't legally do the test.

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§ 9152 Poultry Livestock Lab Certification

The department shall do all of the following: (a) Require certification of laboratories providing services in the examination, diagnosis, analysis, testing, quantifying, or identification of any emergency or regulatory condition of poultry or livestock owned or located within the state. (b) Prescribe procedures and requirements for certification. (c) Develop and implement regulations necessary to carry out this article. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 495, Sec. 1. (SB 703) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 9152.

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