Section 18693 Of Article 2. General Provisions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 9. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
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. The regulations which are adopted pursuant to this chapter
shall conform, so far as possible, to the rules, regulations, and
standards of the United States Department of Agriculture which govern
the inspection, preparation, and processing of livestock and
livestock products and poultry and poultry products.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the director
may adopt, by regulation, standards and requirements equal to those
of the federal acts, including, but not limited to, standards and
requirements of inspection, sanitation, reinspection, preparation,
processing, buying, selling, transporting, storing, identification,
recordkeeping, registration, and labeling. The regulations shall not
be less restrictive than state statutory requirements. The director
may enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of
Agriculture of the United States to enforce such standards and
requirements in this state.