1. (a) No person licensed as a Livestock Meat Inspector or Processing Inspector and no person responsible for the operation of a custom livestock slaughterhouse, Mobile Slaughter Operation, or meat processing establishment shall exercise the authority of the license:

   1. (1) To perform or allow the performance of any operation not in accordance with the requirements in this subchapter: or
   2. (2) Contrary to instructions of an MPES Inspector, including instructions relating to proper procedures, wholesomeness inspection, condemnation, or other disposition of diseased livestock, carcasses, parts and adulterated or mislabeled meat and poultry products; sanitation inspection; and the maintenance of accurate records.
2. (b) No person licensed as a Livestock Meat Inspector or Processing Inspector and no person responsible for the operation of a custom livestock slaughterhouse, Mobile Slaughter Operation, or meat processing establishment shall allow establishment duties to interfere with Licensed Livestock Meat Inspector or Processing Inspector official inspection duties.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 18693, 18735, 18960, 18961 and 19014, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 18971, 18972, 18973, 18974, 19020, 19021, 19022 and 19023, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. Amendment filed 6-3-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 23).

2. Amendment filed 12-26-2001; operative 1-25-2002 (Register 2001, No. 52).

3. Amendment relocating article 2 heading from section 927 to section 901 (thereby establishing article 2 as comprising sections 901-901.11), repealer of former section 901 and renumbering former section 927 to new section 901, including amendment of section heading, section and Note, filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22).

4. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 9-25-2025; operative 1-1-2026 (Register 2025, No. 39).