Section 1251 - Diseases Requiring Condemnation of Carcasses or Parts, Exceptions(a) Carcasses of poultry affected with any of the following diseases shall be condemned, excepting that when recovery has occurred, even though localized lesions persist, or when the lesions are of such character or extent that there is no apparent systemic disturbance, the carcass may be passed for food, after removal and condemnation of affected parts: (8) Infectious laryngotracheitis.(14) Infectious bronchitis.(15) Airsac disease or chronic respiratory disease.(b) Carcasses of poultry affected with avian leukosis complex shall be condemned.(c) Any individual organ or part of a carcass affected by a tumor shall be condemned. When there is evidence of metastasis, or that the general condition of the carcass has been affected by the size, position, or nature of the tumor, the whole carcass shall be condemned.(d) Carcasses of poultry showing any disease such as generalized melanosis, pseudoleukemia, and the like, which affects the system of the animal, shall be condemned.(e) Any organ or part of a carcass which is badly bruised or which is affected by an abscess, or a suppurating sore, shall be condemned; and when the lesions are of such character or extent as to affect the whole carcass, the whole carcass shall be condemned. Parts of a carcass that show only slight reddening from a bruise, may be passed as wholesome. Parts of carcasses that are contaminated by pus shall be condemned.(f) Any organ or part of a carcass that is affected by an inflammatory process shall be condemned.(g) All carcasses of poultry so infected that consumption of the products thereof may give rise to food poisoning shall be condemned. This includes all carcasses showing signs of: (1) Acute inflammation of the lungs, pleura, pericardium or peritoneum.(2) Gangrenous or severe hemorrhagic enteritis or gastritis.(3) Polyarthritis and acute nephritis.(5) Abscess or suppurating sore if associated with general systemic disturbance.(6) Infectious synovitis.(h) Carcasses showing any degree of icterus with a parenchymatous degeneration of organs, the result of infection or intoxication, and those which, as a result of a pathological condition, show an intense yellow or greenish-yellow discoloration without evidence of infection or intoxication shall be condemned.(i) Carcasses of poultry (rabbits) affected with mange or scab in advanced stages, or showing emaciation or extension of the inflammation to the flesh shall be condemned. When the diseased condition is slight, the carcass may be passed as wholesome after removal and condemnation of the affected portion.(j) Edible organs or parts of carcasses of poultry that are found to be infested with parasites, or that show lesions of such infestation shall be condemned.(k) In the disposal of carcasses and parts of carcasses of rabbits showing evidence of infestation with parasites not transmissible to man, the following general rules shall govern: (1) If the lesions are localized in such a manner and are of such character that the parasites and the lesions caused by them may be radically removed, the nonaffected portion of the carcass, or part of the carcass may be passed as wholesome after removal and condemnation of the affected portions. Where a part of a carcass shows numerous lesions caused by parasites, or the character of the infestation is such that complete extirpation of the parasites and lesions is difficult and uncertainly accomplished, or if the parasitic infestation or invasion renders the organ or part in any way unfit for food, the affected organ or part shall be condemned. Where parasites are found to be distributed in a carcass in such a manner, or to be of such a character that their removal and the removal of the lesions caused by them are impracticable, no part of the carcass shall be passed for food.(2) Carcasses infested with hydatid cysts (Echinococcus granulosis) shall in all cases be condemned regardless of the degree of infestation.(l) Carcasses of poultry too emaciated or anemic to produce wholesome meat, and carcasses that show a slimy degeneration of the fat or a serous infiltration of the muscles shall be condemned. Mere leanness should not be classed as emaciation.(m) Carcasses of poultry affected with gout shall be disposed of as follows: (1) The whole carcass shall be condemned if marked deposits of urates are found in the organs or tissues, or if there is evidence of general systemic disturbance.(2) When slight deposits of urates are found in the organs or tissues and there is no apparent systemic disturbance the carcass may be passed as wholesome, after removal and condemnation of the affected parts.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1251
1. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 23).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 24561, 24562, 24681 and 24991, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 24651, 24652, 24653, 24654, 24655, 24656, 24657, 24658, 24659, 24660 and 24661, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-4-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 23).
2. Amendment of section and Note filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).