§ 19344 Pet Food Meat Standards

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Pet food made from meat or horsemeat must meet certain quality rules.
•These rules apply to fresh or frozen pet food sold to the public.
•The rules are set by the director (a person in charge).

Example

You buy frozen dog food made from beef at the store.

The beef in that dog food must be good enough to meet the rules set by the director. If it doesn’t, the store could get in trouble.

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§ 19344 Pet Food Meat Standards

All fresh or frozen meat, meat byproducts, horsemeat, and horsemeat byproducts sold or offered for sale to the public as pet food shall conform to the standards of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the director. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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fresh or frozen meat meat byproducts horsemeat horsemeat byproducts pet food standards regulations promulgated by the director

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 19344.

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