California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §21052: It is unlawful for any person who owns or has custody of cattle to move, slaughter, release, sell, or receive at a registered feedlot that cattle without the inspection that is required by Section 210

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to move, slaughter, release, sell, or receive cattle at a registered feedlot without required inspection under Section 21051. Common carriers transporting cattle are excluded.

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It is unlawful for any person who owns or has custody of cattle to move, slaughter, release, sell, or receive at a registered feedlot that cattle without the inspection that is required by Section 21051. For the purposes of this section, a common carrier which transports cattle does not have custody of the cattle.

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