Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3054.4 - Religious Meat Alternate Program

(a) A Religious Meat Alternate (RMA) Program shall be available at all institutions for incarcerated persons with a religious dietary need that cannot be met by another RPED option or by the mainline diet.

(b) Incarcerated persons may request participation in the RMA Diet Program in accordance with Title 15, section 3054.6.

(c) Participating incarcerated persons shall be provided a halal-certified meat to be substituted at the dinner meal when meat is served.

(d) All institutions shall adhere to standardized departmental RMA diet menus, and approved procedures for purchasing, preparing, and serving certified halal meats, as approved by the Departmental Food Administrator.

(e) A Chaplain designated by the RRC shall annually review each institution's processes for procuring, storing, and distributing RMA program meals and shall provide a completed CDCR Form 3058 (Rev. 07/24), Religious Meat Alternate (RMA) Food Distribution Annual Review, which is incorporated by reference, for review by the Correctional Food Manager.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3054.4

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 383b, 383c, 5009 and 5054, Penal Code; and In re Garcia (2012) 202 Cal.App.4th 892.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 383b, 383c, 5009 and 5054, Penal Code; and In re Garcia (2012) 202 Cal.App.4th 892.

1. New section filed 4-24-2006; operative 4-24-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 17).
2. Renumbering of former section 3054.4 to section 3054.5 and renumbering and amendment of section 3054.3 to section 3054.4 filed 2-2-2010; operative 2-2-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(Register 2010, No. 6).
3. Amendment of 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Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-6-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.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 3054.4 to section 3054.6 and renumbering and amendment of former section 3054.3 to section 3054.4 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).