Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3, § 913
Custom Livestock Slaughter Reports.
Effective Jan 1, 2026Register 2025, No. 39Authority cited: Sections 407, 18693, 18727, 18735, 18901, 18960, 18961, 19014, 19020 and 19023(a), Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 18663, 18664, 18672, 18721, 18722, 18731, 18943, 18945, 18946 and 19014, Food and Agricultural Code.State of California
(a) Plant management at each custom livestock slaughterhouse shall complete the following reports:
(1) MPES Form 79-072 (Rev. 10/11) Daily Livestock Slaughter Report. For each livestock slaughtered the following information shall be entered on the day of slaughter:
- (A) Date of livestock slaughter.
- (B) Name and address of the owner of the livestock.
- (C) Livestock species and live weight in pounds.
- (D) The Licensed Livestock Meat Inspector's dispositions on ante- and post-mortem inspections.
- (E) Weight, in pounds, of carcasses and parts condemned.
- (2) MPES Form 79-073 (Rev. 10/11) Monthly Summary Livestock Slaughtered and Inspected. This form shall be completed for the preceding month, using data from all MPES Forms 79-072 (Rev. 10/11) Daily Livestock Slaughter Report completed that month. The completed form shall be sent to the Sacramento headquarters office by the tenth day of the month.
(b) Each Mobile Slaughter Operation shall document and maintain records for at least one year the following information pursuant to FAC Section 19020 and 19023:
- (1) The date of slaughter of all livestock.
- (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the Registered Livestock Producer of the livestock that are slaughtered.
- (3) The address or other location identifier of where the slaughter occurred.
- (4) The number of each type of livestock slaughtered at the address on the date of slaughter.
- (5) All ear tag numbers and all identification markings, if available, on all livestock.
- (6) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner for each livestock slaughtered.
- (7) The Licensed Livestock Meat Inspector's dispositions on ante- and post-mortem inspections.
- (8) The name and address of the facility that each carcass was transported to for processing.
- (c) Each Mobile Slaughter Operation shall submit MPES Form 79-073 (Rev. 10/11) Monthly Summary Livestock Slaughtered and Inspected, hereby incorporated by reference. This form shall be completed for the preceding month, using data from records maintained throughout the month. The completed form shall be sent to the Department by the tenth day of each month.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 18693, 18727, 18735, 18901, 18960, 18961, 19014, 19020 and 19023(a), Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 18663, 18664, 18672, 18721, 18722, 18731, 18943, 18945, 18946 and 19014, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. New article 14 (sections 913-913.1) and new section filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).
3. Amendment of section and Note filed 9-25-2025; operative 1-1-2026 (Register 2025, No. 39).