1. (a) The Department may approve and authorize the use of abbreviations of marks of inspection under these regulations. Such abbreviations shall have the same force and effect as the respective marks for which they are so authorized to be used.
2. (b) Except for the purpose of submitting a sample or samples of the same to the Department for approval, no person shall make or prepare, or cause to be made or prepared, labels, inserts, brands, tags, or other marking devices bearing the inspection mark or any abbreviation, copy or representation thereof, for use on any poultry meat or product, without the written authority thereof of the Department given in advance.

3. (c) Official establishments shall furnish such devices for marking products as the Department may require. The mark of inspection on such a device shall be a facsimile of the official mark of inspection in the form shown herewith, using the size best suited for the purpose intended.

   1. (1) The following official inspection mark shall be used when shown on labels of inspected and passed poultry carcasses and parts and poultry products produced in a licensed poultry establishment.^1,2

      

   2. (2) The following official inspection mark shall be used when stamped directly on inspected and passed poultry carcasses and parts. This official inspection mark shall be applied with approved edible ink.^1,2

      

      ¹ The number “000” is given as an example only. The establishment number of the poultry establishment where the product is prepared shall be used in lieu thereof.

      ² This official inspection mark shall be of sufficient size and of such color as to be conspicuously displayed and readily legible.

4. (d) In advance of manufacture, complete and accurate descriptions and designs of the marks of inspection shall be submitted to and approved by the Department.
5. (e) No person shall remove or cause to be removed from an official establishment any article which these regulations required to be marked in any way unless the same is clearly and legibly marked in compliance with these regulations.
6. (f) All marks of inspection shall be carefully applied and securely affixed.

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.

History

1. Repealer of subsection (f) filed 1-23-61; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 61, No. 2).

2. Renumbering of article 18 to article 17, amendment of section and new Note filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).