{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fac-21456","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAC § 21456","heading":"","body":"A person shall not have in his possession a carcass or any meat from a carcass which was not slaughtered by a licensed slaughterer, unless he has in his possession and exhibits to any inspector or peace officer on demand one of the following:\n(a) The hide of the animal from which the meat was obtained, with the ears and the brands attached to it, without alteration or disfiguration.\n(b) A certificate of inspection or release of the hide or of the carcass with the hide on it, which was issued pursuant to this article.","path":["Food and Agricultural Code - FAC","DIVISION 10. CATTLE PROTECTION [20001. - 22086.]","CHAPTER 7. Inspection of Hides and Carcasses [21451. - 21591.]","ARTICLE 1. Requirements [21451. - 21459.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fd96540c77fa0e3e4fe7ce0a2719675415df98b2a83eb5b216a69df391ea0adb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fac-21455","next":"us-ca/fac-21457"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
