Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1302.2 - Terminal Feedlots

(a) A terminal feedlot is a confined feeding operation, or portion thereof, approved by the Department to hold only animals for slaughter.

(b) An owner or manager of a premises requesting approval as a terminal feedlot must contact the Department's Animal Health Branch district office where the feedlot is located, or the Animal Health Branch in Sacramento.

(c) Approval of terminal feedlots may be granted when the owner or manager of the facility completes and submits to the Department's Animal Health Branch an Application for a Terminal Feedlot, AHB Form 76-198, as provided by the Department. The application will include the following:

(1) Name, address and premises ID # of the feedlot;

(2) Name and telephone number of the contact person such as owner or manager;

(3) Signature of the applicant that certifies compliance with the following requirements:

(A) All cattle entering a terminal feedlot are considered restricted and may only be moved from the feedlot directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment where they are slaughtered within three (3) calendar days of arrival, or to other slaughter pens or to another terminal feedlot.

(B) All cattle must bear an individual official identification number as defined in Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section 830(a)(25), and records must be maintained for all animals entering and leaving the slaughter pens including:

1. Buyer's and seller's name and address.

2. Number of animals.

3. Description of each animal including sex, age, breed and identification.

4. Date of entry and date animals shipped from feedyard.

5. Terminal destination of the animals.

(C) Not feed any cattle for future use as breeding stock.

(D) Not allow pasturing or grazing of the restricted cattle.

(E) Record birth or mortality of cattle by date and animal identification.

(F) Allow Department and/or USDA personnel to periodically inspect the restricted cattle and the facility and review all associated records.

(G) Maintain all cattle movement records for a minimum of five (5) years.

(d) Approval of terminal feedlots is valid for one (1) year from the date of approval.

(e) The State Veterinarian may amend the requirements for terminal feedlots in response to a change in disease status or to prevent the threat, introduction or spread of disease to California livestock, as determined by the State Veterinarian.

(f) Failure to comply with the provisions of this agreement may result in the revocation of this agreement and/or the Department's refusal to enter into any future agreements with the applicant for the confined feeding of restricted cattle pursuant to the article.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1302.2

1. New section filed 2-27-2017; operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 9).
2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 8-31-2021; operative 10-1-2021 (Register 2021, No. 36).

Note: Authority cited: Section 407, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 9561, 9562, 9570, 9574, 9932, 10324 and 10610, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. New section filed 2-27-2017; operative 4/1/2017 (Register 2017, No. 9).
2. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 8-31-2021; operative 10/1/2021 (Register 2021, No. 36).