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DIVISION 5. ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL 9101-11305›PART 1. DISEASED ANIMALS AND POULTRY 9101-9702›CHAPTER 1.5. Commercial Blood Banks for Animals and Biologics 9201-9272›ARTICLE 2. Animal Blood and Blood Component Products Production and Biologics Production 9210-9212.5

§ 9212

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The secretary shall license establishments as captive closed-colony commercial blood banks for animals that meet all of the following:

(a) Operate under conditions, and use methods of production, that are consistent with current standards of care and practice for the field of veterinary transfusion medicine to ensure that the animal blood and blood component products will not be contaminated, dangerous, or harmful.

(b) Produce animal blood and blood component products under the direct supervision of a person qualified in the field.

(c) Maintain onsite records containing information documenting how the animal was acquired and any history of blood draws or use of anesthesia on the animal.

(d) Keep, house, or maintain all animal donors within California state boundaries.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 752, Sec. 12. (AB 1282) Effective January 1, 2022.)

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