Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3054.2 - Plant-Based Diet Program

(a) Plant-based (PB) meals shall be available upon request at all institutions on an overall cost-neutral basis for incarcerated persons with any religious, personal, or ethical dietary need.

(b) Incarcerated persons may request participation in the PB diet program in accordance with Title 15, section 3054.3.

(c) Participating incarcerated persons shall be provided with an approved PB protein alternative(s). PB meals contain no meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, or animal products or byproducts.

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

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3054.2

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2084, 5009 and 5054, Penal Code.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2084, 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. Amendment of subsection (g)(2) filed 2-2-2010; operative 2-2-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2010, No. 6).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and Note 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Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-6-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-29-2016 order transmitted to OAL 11-17-2016 and filed 1-3-2017 (Register 2017, No. 1).
5. Renumbering of former section 3054.2 to section 3054.5 and new section 3054.2 filed 10-25-2022; operative 1/1/2023 (Register 2022, No. 43).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).