§ 18844 Poultry Processing Requirements

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says you can't sell or move chicken meat that hasn't been cleaned properly—no blood, feathers, feet, head, or insides left on it.

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•Chickens must be fully cleaned before selling or moving them.
•No feathers, heads, feet, blood, or insides can be left on the chicken.
•This rule applies to selling, transporting, or even just offering to sell chickens.

Example

A farmer tries to sell whole chickens at a market with feathers and heads still attached.

The farmer would break this law because the chickens aren't cleaned the right way before selling.

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§ 18844 Poultry Processing Requirements

It is unlawful for any person to sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, or from an official establishment, any slaughtered poultry from which the blood, feathers, feet, head, or viscera have not been removed in accordance with this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

slaughtered poultry blood feathers feet head viscera intrastate commerce official establishment

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 18844.

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