California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §20725: (a) Any person convicted of Section 487a of the Penal Code shall be prohibited from registering or owning, in whole or in part, a brand for a period of five years following the date of the conviction.

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This statute imposes a five-year prohibition on registering or owning a brand for persons convicted under Penal Code Section 487a, and requires termination of existing brand registrations upon notification of conviction.

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(a) Any person convicted of Section 487a of the Penal Code shall be prohibited from registering or owning, in whole or in part, a brand for a period of five years following the date of the conviction. (b) Upon being notified of the conviction, the secretary shall terminate the registration of any brand registered to a person convicted of Section 487a of the Penal Code.

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