Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3054.1 - Vegetarian Diet Program

(a) Vegetarian meals shall be available at all institutions upon request for incarcerated persons with any religious, personal, or ethical dietary need.

(b) Incarcerated persons may request participation in the Vegetarian Diet Program in accordance with Title 15, section 3054.3.

(c) Participating incarcerated persons shall be provided with an approved vegetarian protein alternative(s). Vegetarian meals contain plant-based foods and may include dairy, eggs, and seafood. On days seafood will be served as the vegetarian alternative, a non-seafood alternative will be offered.

(d) All institutions shall adhere to standardized departmental vegetarian diet menus and approved procedures for procuring and serving vegetarian meals.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3054.1

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 383b, 5009 and 5054, Penal Code.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 383b, 5009 and 5054, Penal Code.

1. New section filed 4-24-2006; operative 4-24-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 17).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-18-2007 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2007, No. 51).
3. Amendment section heading and section filed 2-2-2010; operative 2-2-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2010, No. 6).
4. Amendment of existing section 3054.1 and new subsection 3054.1(a) filed 6-29-2016 as an emergency; operative 6/29/2016 (Register 2016, No. 27). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-6-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-29-2016 order transmitted to OAL 11-17-2016 and filed 1-3-2017 (Register 2017, No. 1).
6. Amendment filed 10-25-2022; operative 1/1/2023 (Register 2022, No. 43).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).