Food and Agricultural Code section 19208

“Horsemeat” means the uncooked muscle tissue of horse, mule or burro, or any combination thereof, which is skeletal, with or without the accompanying and overlaying fat, and the portion of sinews, nerves and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and which are not separated from it in the process of dressing.
Except where otherwise provided herein, “horsemeat” shall include horsemeat and the horse byproducts as such terms are defined in Section 19207 and 19208.

Source: Section 19208, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=19208.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1969; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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