California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §10702: “Health certificate” means a health certificate from either a veterinary inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture, the state veterinarian or livestock sanitation official of the state

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This statute defines a 'health certificate' as a document issued by a USDA veterinary inspector, state veterinarian, or state livestock sanitation official.

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“Health certificate” means a health certificate from either a veterinary inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture, the state veterinarian or livestock sanitation official of the state of origin, or of a licensed veterinarian approved by the state veterinarian or livestock sanitation official.

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