Section 1180 - Definitions(a) As used in this subchapter, unless otherwise required by the context, the singular form shall also import the plural and the masculine form shall also import the feminine, and vice versa.(b) The definitions in sections 19201, 19202, 19203, 19204, 19205, 19206, 19207, 19208, 19209, 19210, 19210.5, 19211, 19212, 19213, 19214, 19215, and 19216 of the Food and Agricultural Code apply to this group, unless otherwise apparent from their context, and in addition:(1) The meaning of the term "adulterated" is as set forth in section 113090 of the Health and Safety Code.(2) "Ante-mortem inspection" means the examination of animals before slaughter to detect conditions that might make them unfit for human or animal consumption.(3) "Area Supervisor" means an official employed by the Branch Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch in charge of a specified geographical region in California.(4) "Branch Chief" means the Branch Chief of the Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch or any officer or employee of the Department whose authority has been delegated or may be delegated to act in his stead.(5) "Branch employee" means an employee of the Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch of the Department.(6) "Business days" means Monday through Friday, except days recognized as official State holidays.(7) "Container" means a receptacle, such as a box, barrel, tank, or jar, for holding meat or meat products, poultry meat or poultry meat products, animal carcasses or parts, inedible kitchen grease, packinghouse waste, or other such items.(8) "Custom processor" means a business that cuts, grinds, packages, and otherwise prepares meat food products from carcasses and parts of carcasses of livestock presented by the owner of the carcasses and parts of carcasses of livestock. The prepared food products can only be consumed by the owner, members of the owner's household, and the owner's employees and non-paying guests.(9) "Dead animal" means an animal that has died other than by slaughter in an inspected establishment.(10) "Denature" means to render unfit for human food by the use of approved denaturing agents in accordance with section 1180.43 of Title 3, California Code of Regulations.(11) "Department" means the California Department of Food and Agriculture.(12) "Inedible" means adulterated, uninspected, or not intended for use as human food.(13) "Inspected establishment" means a meat or poultry slaughter establishment or a meat and/or poultry processing establishment in California that is licensed by the Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch of the Department or that operates under a grant of inspection issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the USDA.(14) "Interceptor/trap grease" means all material, including inedible kitchen grease, greasy liquid, water, and solids, removed from a grease interceptor or a grease trap.(15) "In writing" or "written" means in print in either a hard copy or electronic format.(16) "Meat food product" means any article intended for and capable of being used as pet food that is derived or prepared in whole or substantial and definite part from any portion of any animal.(17) "Official establishment" means any renderer, collection center, or pet food processor that is licensed by the Department.(18) "Owner" means a person in control of property, including the legal owner, tenants or renters.(19) "Pack" means to pack, repack, fill, refill, wrap, rewrap, label, or relabel.(20) "Packinghouse waste" means meat scraps, offal, fat, bones, organs, hooves, intestines, hair, skin, hides, condemned animal carcasses and other animal materials including fish, from slaughterhouses, butcher shops, meat and poultry processing plants, retail stores and other commercial facilities that dispose of animal materials.(21) "Personal, noncommercial use" means use by the licensee or registrant and members of the licensee or registrant's family related by blood or law who reside with the licensee or registrant. Possession of more than 165 gallons of inedible kitchen grease shall automatically disqualify anyone from inclusion in this definition in accordance with Food and Agricultural Code section 19315. Transportation and/or use of inedible kitchen grease from grease traps or interceptors do not qualify as "personal, noncommercial use".(22) "Pet food" means any product intended for use as food for dogs, cats, or other carnivora that is derived wholly or in part from the carcasses or parts or products of the carcasses of animals.(23) "Pet food processing" means chilling, freezing, packing, repacking or otherwise handling any meat, meat food product, meat by-product, or horsemeat by-product destined for use as pet food.(24) "Premises of a dead animal hauler" means the premises on which the dead animal hauler maintains a collection center and/or the premises where the dead animal hauler's trucks and other vehicles are parked overnight and on weekends.(25) "Prepare" means to slaughter, cut up, bone, recut, grind, freeze, mold, pack, repack, label or relabel fresh or frozen pet food or horsemeat subject to the authority of the Department.(26) "State of California Rejected" means a compartment, room, piece of equipment, utensil, or facility is tagged using MPI Form 79-028 (Rev. 01/75), California Retain/Reject Tag.(A) When the Rejected box of the tag is checked, it indicates that the compartment, room, utensil, facility, or piece of equipment so identified is unacceptable for use in the official establishment and cannot be used until the condition that makes it unacceptable is corrected.(B) Only authorized employees of the Department can remove the California Rejected/Retained tag.(27) "State of California Retained" means a product is tagged using MPI Form 79-028 (Rev. 01/75), California Retain/Reject Tag.(A) When the Retained box of the tag is checked, it indicates that the meat or poultry meat or meat or poultry product so identified is unacceptable for use in the official establishment and cannot be used until the condition that makes it unacceptable is corrected or the item is properly disposed of.(B) Only authorized employees of the Department can remove the California Rejected/Retained tag.(28) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1180
1. New Group 3 (§§ 1180, 1180.1 through 1180.37) filed 1-14-70 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Approved by State Building Standards Commission. (Register 70, No. 3).
2. Certificate of Compliance--Sec. 11422.1, Gov. C., filed 3-12-70 (Register 70, No. 11).
3. Renumbering of Group 3 as Group 2 filed 10-8-70 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 70, No. 41).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 5-27-2004 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2004, No. 22).
5. New subchapter heading, amendment of article heading, repealer and new section and amendment of NOTE filed 3-7-2012; operative 4-6-2012 (Register 2012, No. 10).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b)(4) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 19380, 19381, 19382, 19383, 19384 and 19385, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 19240, 19260, 19280, 19300, 19310, 19315, 19320 and 19360, Food and Agricultural Code,
1. New Group 3 (§§ 1180, 1180.1 through 1180.37) filed 1-14-70 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Approved by State Building Standards Commission. (Register 70, No. 3).
2. Certificate of Compliance-Sec. 11422.1, Gov. C., filed 3-12-70 (Register 70, No. 11).
3. Renumbering of Group 3 as Group 2 filed 10-8-70 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 70, No. 41).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 5-27-2004 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2004, No. 22).
5. New subchapter heading, amendment of article heading, repealer and new section and amendment of Note filed 3-7-2012; operative 4-6-2012 (Register 2012, No. 10).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b)(4) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).