(a) In lieu of the tag required by Section 3206, poultry processing plants licensed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18650) or Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section 18940) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Food and Agricultural Code, which process domesticated game birds received from persons licensed pursuant to this article, may package each individual carcass in a nonreusable container clearly labeled on the outside with the species of bird and the wording “Product of a Licensed California Domesticated Game Breeder.”

(b) Each processor receiving domesticated game birds shall keep a complete record of all birds received showing all of the following:

(1) The date received.

(2) The number and species of birds in each lot or shipment.

(3) The complete name, address, and domesticated game breeders’ license number of the person from whom the birds were received.

(4) The disposition of processed birds, the date of sale or shipment, the quantity and species sold or shipped, and the person to whom the birds were sold or shipped.

(c) The records shall be retained by the processor for one year following date of processing. These records shall be subject to inspection upon demand by any officer of the department during hours the processing plant is in operation or open for business.

(d) This section does not affect the requirements of Section 3206 governing tagging domesticated game birds for transportation by those other than licensed poultry processors.

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 65, Sec. 1.)