California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §31402: Violation of any provision of this division that results in death or serious injury to livestock or poultry is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imp

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Violating division provisions causing death or serious injury to livestock or poultry is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $500 fine and/or up to six months jail time.

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Violation of any provision of this division that results in death or serious injury to livestock or poultry is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by both the fine and imprisonment. As used in this section, “serious injury” means injury of a degree of severity that the injured animal must be destroyed or injury that results in the fair market value of the animal being reduced to a level at which it may not be profitably sold.

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