§ 2466 Inspection Of Rendering Premises

Vehicle Code·California

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This law lets police or certain state workers check businesses that handle used cooking oil or animal parts to make sure they're keeping the right records.

Key Takeaways

•This is about checking businesses that deal with used cooking oil or animal parts.
•The checks can only happen during normal work hours.
•They're just making sure the business is keeping good records, not looking for other problems.

Example

A restaurant sells its used cooking oil to a company that turns it into biofuel.

The police can visit the company during work hours to check if they're writing down where the oil came from and where it's going, like the law says.

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§ 2466 Inspection Of Rendering Premises

A peace officer or an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or the Department of Food and Agriculture may, during normal business hours, inspect any premises maintained by a licensed renderer, collection center, or registered transporter, and any inedible kitchen grease located on the premises, for the purpose of determining whether that renderer, collection center, or transporter is complying with the record maintenance requirements of this article. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 13. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

peace officer authorized employee California Highway Patrol Department of Food and Agriculture licensed renderer collection center registered transporter record maintenance requirements

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Vehicle Code. Section 2466.

§ 2466 Inspection Of Rendering Premises

Vehicle Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 2466 Inspection Of Rendering Premises

This law lets police or certain state workers check businesses that handle used cooking oil or animal parts to make sure they're keeping the right records.

Key Takeaways

•This is about checking businesses that deal with used cooking oil or animal parts.
•The checks can only happen during normal work hours.
•They're just making sure the business is keeping good records, not looking for other problems.

Example

A restaurant sells its used cooking oil to a company that turns it into biofuel.

The police can visit the company during work hours to check if they're writing down where the oil came from and where it's going, like the law says.

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

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 2466 Inspection Of Rendering Premises

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

peace officer authorized employee California Highway Patrol Department of Food and Agriculture licensed renderer collection center registered transporter record maintenance requirements

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Vehicle Code. Section 2466.

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