Section 1320.4 - Shell Egg and Liquid Egg Shipping Document Requirements(a) Shipping Documents.(1) All documents of title and shipping manifests for shipments of shell eggs or liquid eggs entering the state or transported within the state for commercial sale in California shall include the statement "Egg CA Prop 12 Compliant". The statement shall be legible and plainly printed or stamped.(2) For shipments of shell eggs or liquid eggs that were not produced in compliance with section 25991 of the Health and Safety Code and this Article, and enter California exclusively for purposes of transshipment, export, donation, or sale to federal agencies or on tribal lands and are not destined for commercial sale in California, all documents of title and shipping manifests shall, upon entrance into the state and during transportation and storage within the state, be marked with the statement "For Export", "For Transshipment", or "Not Prop 12 Compliant". The statement shall be legible and plainly printed or stamped.(3) For shipments of shell eggs or liquid eggs not produced in compliance with section 25991 of the Health and Safety Code and this Article that originate from an official plant, whether located inside or outside of the state, under mandatory inspection and that holds an establishment number with prefix "G" granted by the Food Safety Inspection Service of United States Department of Agriculture under the federal Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 1031 et seq.) and being transported to another official plant in California under mandatory inspection and that holds an establishment number with prefix "G" granted by the Food Safety Inspection Service of United States Department of Agriculture under the federal Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 1031 et seq.), solely for purposes of using the shell eggs or liquid eggs for making food products not covered by the Act or this Article, all documents of title, shipping invoices, bills of lading, and shipping manifests shall, upon entrance into the state and during transportation within the state, be clearly marked with the statement "Only for use at" immediately followed by the complete establishment number, including the prefix "G", granted by the Food Safety Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture for the specific facility where the shipment is destined for delivery.(b) No person shall label, identify, mark, advertise, or otherwise represent, shell eggs or liquid eggs for purposes of commercial sale in California using the statements in (a) of this section, or as meeting the requirements of the Act or otherwise meeting California cage size or enclosure space requirements for egg-laying hens, unless the shell eggs or liquid eggs were produced in compliance with section 25991 of the Health and Safety Code and this Article.(c) No person shall label, identify, mark, advertise, or otherwise represent shell eggs or liquid eggs for purposes of commercial sale in the state using the term "cage free" or other similar descriptive term unless the shell eggs or liquid eggs were produced in compliance with section 1320.1 of this Article.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1320.4
1. New section filed 9-1-2022; operative 9-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 35). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. Note: Authority cited: Section 25993, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25990 and 25991, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 9-1-2022; operative 9/1/2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 35). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.