§ 21457 Hide Inspection Evidence Preservation

• •Don't remove any inspection marks from animal hides before they are partially tanned.
• •This rule is about keeping track of hides for safety and quality checks.
• •You can only remove the marks after the hide has been partially processed.

A farmer sells a cowhide to a tannery, and the hide has an inspection stamp on it.

The tannery cannot remove or wash off the inspection stamp until they have started tanning the hide. If they do, they are breaking the law.