§ 2476 Inedible Kitchen Grease Possession

Vehicle Code·California

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This law says that only certain approved people can collect used cooking grease from restaurants. It also says you can't take grease if you know it was stolen.

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•Only licensed people can collect used cooking grease from restaurants.
•You can't take grease if you know it was stolen.
•Restaurants can only give grease to approved collectors.

Example

A restaurant sells its used cooking grease to a random guy who isn't licensed to collect it.

The restaurant and the guy could both get in trouble because the law says only licensed people can take the grease.

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§ 2476 Inedible Kitchen Grease Possession

A licensed renderer or collection center, registered transporter, or any other person shall not take possession of inedible kitchen grease from an unregistered transporter, unlicensed renderer or collection center, or any other person, or knowingly take possession of stolen inedible kitchen grease. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 595, Sec. 17. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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licensed renderer collection center registered transporter inedible kitchen grease unregistered transporter unlicensed renderer stolen inedible kitchen grease

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Vehicle Code. Section 2476.

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