§ 25555 Poultry Meat Seizure Authority

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If chicken or turkey meat breaks the rules, the police can take it away.
•They can take some or all of the bad meat to use as proof in court.
•They do this to catch the person who broke the rules about selling bad meat.

Example

A store sells spoiled chicken that makes people sick.

The police can take the spoiled chicken to show in court that the store broke the rules.

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§ 25555 Poultry Meat Seizure Authority

Any enforcing officer may, while enforcing this part, seize or hold as evidence all or any part of any lot of poultry meat which is found to be in violation of this part as may in his judgment be necessary to obtain the conviction of the party he knows or believes has violated or is violating any provision of this part. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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enforcing officer seize or hold as evidence poultry meat violation conviction

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 25555.

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