California

Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

9,659 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 14660 — The authority for the issuance of citations is limited to the violations of Sections 14591, 14601, 14631, 14651, and 14655.
• § 14661 — (a) The department shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from any person who is found in violation of this chapter for any reasonable attorney’s fees and other related costs, including, but not l
• § 14671 — In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter, the department may bring an action in superior court and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from viola
• § 14672 — Nothing in this chapter requires the secretary to report for prosecution or to institute injunctive proceedings for any minor violation of this chapter whenever the secretary believes that the public
• § 14681 — No person shall distribute misbranded fertilizing materials.
• § 14682 — No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizing material.
• § 14901 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the intent of this chapter to do all of the following: (a) Enable the feed and feeding industry, with the aid of the state, to ensure in every way
• § 14902 — Except as otherwise provided in Sections 14978 and 14979, the director shall enforce this chapter and adopt and enforce those regulations relating to the manufacture and distribution of, and to the ma
• § 14902.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any commercial feed, feed additive, or drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that is fed to livestock shall be under the oversight of the d
• § 14902.5 — Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall continue to be the primary regulatory agency over medicated feed, responsible for regulating medicated feed quality assurance and medicated feed saf
• § 14903 — The secretary shall establish, by regulation, good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis, and preventive control measures as the secretary determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the purpo
• § 14904 — The director shall adopt and enforce regulations for the manufacture, distribution, and labeling of feed used in connection with the production of food sold as organic pursuant to Article 7 (commencin
• § 14921 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 14923 — “Animal” means any animal, including birds, except a human being.
• § 14924 — “Board” means the Feed Inspection Advisory Board.
• § 14925 — “Commercial feed” includes all materials which are intended for use as feed or for mixing in feed except preparations which are manufactured and distributed for feeding to domestic pets, such as dogs,
• § 14926 — “Consumer-buyer” means any person not licensed under this chapter who purchases commerical feed from a manufacturer or distributor of such feed for use in feeding animals.
• § 14927 — “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, exchange or barter.
• § 14928 — “Drug” means any substance which is intended, or represented, for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of any disease in any animal, and any other substance, except feed, w
• § 14929 — “Feed ingredient” means each of the constituent substances making up a formula feed.
• § 14930 — “Formula feed” means two or more feed ingredients, proportioned, mixed, and processed according to specifications.
• § 14931 — “Label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon, or affixed to, the container in which a commerical feed is distributed, or on the invoice or delivery slip which accompanies a comm
• § 14932 — “Licensee” means a person that has obtained a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
• § 14933 — “Manufacture” means to grind, mix, or further process a commerical feed.
• § 14934 — “Medicated feeds” means commerical feeds that contain drugs.
• § 14935 — “Medicated feed premixes” means a concentrated combination of one or more substances, at least one of which is a drug, which must be diluted through manufacturing into a medicated feed.
• § 14936 — “Percent or percentages” means percentages by weight.
• § 14937 — “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization.
• § 14938 — “Special mix” means any commercial feed which is manufactured, processed, or mixed pursuant to specifications which are agreed upon by the purchaser and the manufacturer.
• § 14939 — “Ton” means a net weight of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois.
• § 14961 — All of the money which is received by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be expended solely for the administration and en
• § 14962 — The director shall prepare an annual statement of the operating expenditures and income related to this chapter which shall be presented to the board for review as soon as possible following the termi
• § 14963 — If this chapter is repealed, any funds received by the director pursuant to this chapter remaining after all expenses are paid, shall be rebated by the director in a manner prescribed by the board pro
• § 14971 — There is in state government a Feed Inspection Advisory Board consisting of eight persons appointed by the director, who are licensed under this chapter, and who are subject to payment of the inspecti
• § 14971.5 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that persons appointed to the Feed Inspection Advisory Board pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the interes
• § 14972 — The term of office of the members of the board is three years.
• § 14975 — Except as otherwise provided in Sections 14978 and 14979, the board shall be advisory to the director and may make recommendations on all matters pertaining to this chapter, including, but not limited
• § 14976 — The board shall elect a chairman, and from time to time such other officers as it may deem advisable.
• § 14977 — The board shall meet at the call of its chairman or the director or at the request of any three members of the board.
• § 14978 — (a) In order to avoid administrative charges which may adversely impact persons subject to this chapter, and to provide for more efficient implementation of this chapter, the board may, on or before J
• § 14978.1 — The entity or entities that may be established or designated by the board pursuant to Section 14978 includes, but shall not be limited to, the following: (a) The committee established pursuant to Sect
• § 14978.2 — (a) The board may establish the Commercial Feed Inspection Committee as an entity to administer this chapter.
• § 14978.3 — Any entity established or designated pursuant to Section 14978 shall do all of the following: (a) Administer this chapter or any part thereof, and to do and perform all acts and exercise all powers de
• § 14978.4 — The director may require any entity or entities established or designated pursuant to Section 14978 to correct or cease any activity or function that is determined by the director not to be in the pub
• § 14978.5 — Persons subject to this chapter shall not have access to any information in the possession of any entity or entities established or designated pursuant to Section 14978 that would disclose proprietary
• § 14978.6 — Any person licensed under this chapter may petition the director, in accordance with regulations adopted by the director, to review any action, order, or decision of the entity or entities established
• § 14979 — (a) The director shall adopt regulations to be used by the entity or entities established or designated by the board pursuant to Section 14978 to administer this chapter.
• § 14991 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by regulations of the secretary that declare that the statement required pursuant to this article is not applicable to certain products to carry out
• § 14992 — The label shall contain a legible and plainly printed statement which certifies all of the following: (a) The net weight or volume of the contents of the lot or parcel unless accompanied by a certifie
• § 14993 — Any person that manufactures, processes, or mixes any special mix for another person, shall label it in accordance with regulations as specified by the director.
• § 14994 — A special mix shall not be resold unless relabeled.
• § 14995 — If a manufacturer or processor of any commercial feed makes a claim or guarantee relative to the content of the commerical feed on, or with, the package which contains it, and the claim or guarantee i
• § 14996 — Commercial feed manufactured or distributed for feeding to animals on a contract or partnership basis is exempt from the labeling provisions of this chapter if the feeding location is of the same owne
• § 15 — Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this state, the reference applies to all amendments and additions to it.
• § 1500 — The first day of spring in each year is hereby designated as California Agriculture Day.
• § 1501 — Notwithstanding the Education Code, including, but not limited to, provisions relating to curriculum requirements, on the first day of spring or on another day determined by public schools throughout
• § 15011 — The director shall fix the standards for commercial feed ingredients, including drugs, tolerances for agricultural chemicals, and any additives used in the manufacture of the feed, so as to insure the
• § 15021 — The director, his agents, and his inspectors shall have free access at reasonable times to all premises or conveyances which are used in the manufacture, transportation, importation, distribution, sto
• § 15031 — A commercial feed is mislabeled in each of the following cases: (a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
• § 15041 — A commercial feed is adulterated in the following cases: (a) It bears or contains any poisonous, deleterious, or nonnutritive substance in amounts which are specified as being unsafe by the director b
• § 15042 — The sale or distribution of any lot, parcel, or package of commercial feed deemed by the secretary to bear or contain a poisonous, deleterious, or nonnutritive substance in amounts that are specified
• § 15051 — (a) Each person shall obtain a license from the secretary for each location where commercial feed is manufactured, distributed, sold, or stored for later sale.
• § 15053 — (a) Each application for a license shall be accompanied by an annual fee specified by the department for each location.
• § 15054 — All licenses shall be renewed on July 1 of each year and shall be valid until June 30 of the next year.
• § 15055 — If a license is not renewed within one calendar month following its expiration, a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be added to the fee.
• § 15056 — The penalty for the manufacture or distribution of a commercial feed without a valid license as specified in Section 15051 is a violation of this chapter.
• § 15061 — (a) An inspection tonnage tax at the maximum rate of twenty-five cents ($0.
• § 15061.1 — (a) The secretary may, based on a finding and recommendation of the board, designate 15 percent of the tonnage taxes collected pursuant to Section 15061, or two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), wh
• § 15062 — Every person subject to payment of the inspection tonnage tax shall make reports and payments in the manner prescribed by the director by regulation.
• § 15071 — (a) The secretary may, after a hearing, refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license for any violation of this chapter or any regulation that is adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 15071.1 — (a) The department shall levy an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter in an amount of not more than five thousand dolla
• § 15071.3 — (a) The department shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from any person who is found in violation of this chapter for any reasonable attorney’s fees and other related costs, including, but not l
• § 15071.4 — The procedures for the issuance of citations and penalties shall be prescribed in a citations policy adopted by the secretary, notwithstanding Chapter 3.
• § 15071.5 — In lieu of any other penalty provided by this chapter, the secretary may initiate a proceeding for the issuance of a civil penalty.
• § 15072 — It is unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute in this state any commercial feed without complying with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it.
• § 15072.5 — It is unlawful for any person to use any commercial feed containing drugs or food additives except in compliance with all directions for use stated on any tag or label affixed to or accompanying the c
• § 15073 — The director may seize and hold any lot of commercial feed which he has reasonable cause to believe is in violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to it.
• § 15074 — If the director seizes any lot of commercial feed, he shall immediately issue to the person that has control of such feed a hold order or notice.
• § 15075 — (a) Any lot of commercial feed for which a hold order or notice is issued shall be held by the person having control of the feed and shall not be disturbed or moved except under the specific direction
• § 15076 — Any lot of commercial feed which is seized and held pursuant to this chapter, unless previously analyzed by the director, shall be sampled and promptly analyzed within a reasonable period of time, as
• § 15077 — Upon demand of the person having control of the seized feed and within 10 days of sampling by the director, a subsample shall be returned from the state laboratory to the person in control of the feed
• § 15078 — If the seized and held lot, as determined by the director’s analysis, is not in violation, the director shall immediately release the seized and held lot and remove the hold order or tag.
• § 15079 — If the seized and held lot is found to be in violation, the director shall either: (a) Continue to hold the lot until such time as the requirements of this chapter have been complied with, at which ti
• § 15080 — The manufacturer or guarantor of a seized or held lot found to be in violation may appeal the result of analysis to the secretary in writing within 10 days of receiving the notice of violation.
• § 15082 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute in this state any commercial feed without complying with this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 15091 — In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter, the department may bring an action in superior court and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from viola
• § 15092 — Nothing in this chapter requires the secretary to report for prosecution or to institute injunction proceedings for any minor violation of this chapter whenever the public interest would be adequately
• § 15101 — For purposes of this chapter, any person may file a complaint with the branch regarding the safety of whole hays if he or she submits a written complaint and pays a filing fee of two hundred fifty dol
• § 15102 — (a) Upon the filing of a complaint pursuant to Section 15101, the secretary shall conduct an investigation with regard to the safety of whole hays.
• § 15103 — (a) If the secretary determines that the complaint is valid and the hay is unsafe, the secretary may require the seller of the hay to reimburse the filing fee to the person filing the complaint.
• § 15201 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the joint responsibility of the Department of Food and Agriculture, the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the dire
• § 15202 — In addition to the enforcement authority granted to the director and commissioners by this code, a commissioner, when acting pursuant to Section 8616.
• § 15203 — The director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
• § 15204 — (a) Each licensed Branch 2 and Branch 3 structural pest control operator qualifying manager, as defined in Section 8506.
• § 15204.5 — (a) It is unlawful for any licensed Branch 1 Structural Pest Controller licensee, including structural pest control operators, field representatives, applicators, and Structural Pest Control Board (SP
• § 15204.6 — A commissioner may require full payment of any delinquent fees due to the county pursuant to Section 8698.
• § 15205 — (a) Each registered structural pest control company shall make all existing records pertaining to pesticide and device use available to the director, the Structural Pest Control Board, or commissioner
• § 15206 — If the director receives a notice pursuant to Section 8616.
• § 15206.5 — Regulations adopted pursuant to Section 11503 are not applicable to this chapter.
• § 15206.6 — The director and the Structural Pest Control Board shall jointly develop and concur in the list of the types of violations that the commissioners shall refer to the board for disciplinary action.
• § 15300 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Structural pest control device” or “device” means any method, instrument, or contrivance intended to be used to prevent, elimina
• § 15301 — (a) On and after July 1, 2001, it is unlawful for any person directly, or through another, to manufacture for sale, advertise, deliver or otherwise provide, offer for sale or lease, sell, lease, posse
• § 15302 — The director shall regulate structural pest control devices.
• § 15303 — The director may adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce regulations relating to the regulation of devices and the administration of this chapter.
• § 15305 — (a) The director shall endeavor to prevent and eliminate from use in this state any device that meets any of the following criteria: (1) The device endangers human health or safety, property, or the e
• § 15306 — The director shall not determine a device to be beneficial or efficacious if any of the following exists: (a) The ability of the device to control pests falls below the standard or quality that the de
• § 15307 — Every manufacturer of, importer of, vender of, or dealer in, any device, except a dealer or agent that sells a registered device, shall obtain a certificate of device registration from the director be
• § 15308 — Each applicant for registration of a device, at a minimum, shall submit all of the following: (a) A completed application form prescribed by the director.
• § 15309 — Within a timely manner after receipt of the information and fee specified in Section 15308, the director shall do one or more of the following: (a) Issue a certificate of device registration pursuant
• § 15310 — If an applicant for registration of a device complies with this chapter and the regulations that are adopted pursuant to this chapter, the director shall register the device and issue a certificate of
• § 15311 — If the director finds that registration must be denied due to noncompliance with this chapter or the regulations that are adopted pursuant to this chapter, the director shall deny registration.
• § 15312 — Each applicant for a certificate of device registration shall inform the director of every brand and trademark of a device that the applicant intends to manufacture for sale, advertise, deliver or oth
• § 15313 — The registrant of a device shall immediately notify the director of any proposed change to the device including, but not limited to, labeling composition, configuration method of application, and use
• § 15314 — The director may issue a device research permit for the scientific evaluation of new devices for a limited period of time determined by the director.
• § 15315 — (a) Pursuant to Sections 15305 and 15306, after providing notice to the device registrant or applicant of an opportunity to be heard, the director may cancel the registration of, or refuse to register
• § 15316 — If, during the registration process, or at any time after the registration of a device, the applicant or registrant has factual or scientific information showing any adverse effect or risk of the devi
• § 15317 — If the director has reason to believe that any of the conditions stated in Section 15315 are applicable to any registered device and that the use or continued use of the device constitutes an immediat
• § 15318 — The director may cancel a certificate of device registration, or refuse to issue a certificate of device registration to any manufacturer, importer, or dealer in any device that repeatedly violates th
• § 15319 — Action by the director pursuant to Section 15305, 15311, 15315, 15317, or 15318 is not a condition precedent to the institution of any action to prosecute or levy a civil penalty for a violation of th
• § 15320 — (a) A registrant at any time may request that the registration of any of its devices be voluntarily canceled.
• § 15325 — The registrant of a device shall furnish printed directions for use on the label or shall enclose the printed directions with the device.
• § 15326 — (a) The registrant of a device may print limitations of warranty on the label with respect to the use of the device, as the registrant considers proper.
• § 15327 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the registrant is not liable for any injury or damage that is suffered solely by reason of any of the following: (a) The use of the device for a purpose d
• § 15330 — (a) If any device is determined to be manufactured for sale, advertised, delivered or otherwise provided, offered for sale or lease, sold, leased, possessed, or used in violation of any of the provisi
• § 15331 — The use of any device shall not conflict with the label on the device as registered pursuant to this chapter.
• § 15340 — (a) Except as provided by subdivision (c), it is unlawful for any person directly, indirectly, or through another, to manufacture for sale, advertise, deliver or otherwise provide, offer for sale or l
• § 16 — Division, part, chapter, and article headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code.
• § 16001 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
• § 16002 — “Aircraft” means every description of craft or other contrivance which is used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation through the air from origins in other states or territories or in
• § 16003 — “Food stores” means fruits, vegetables, or animal products which are carried as stores of vessels and aircraft and includes fruits, vegetables, or animal products which are carried in passengers’ and
• § 16004 — “Garbage” means waste material, such as food scraps, table refuse, galley refuse, and refuse from stores of vessels and aircraft, including such waste material in passengers’ and crews’ quarters, whic
• § 16005 — “Territorial waters of California” means all navigable waters of this state including all portions of the sea within its jurisdiction which are used by vessels or aircraft.
• § 16006 — “Vessel” means every description of craft or other contrivance which is used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation in or on coastal, intercoastal, or foreign waters.
• § 16051 — Regulations which are adopted by the director pursuant to this division shall not conflict with Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture orders or regulations which
• § 16101 — If means of incineration of, or other approved processing for, garbage are not available aboard any vessel or aircraft in the state, the master or other person that is in charge of such vessel or airc
• § 16151 — It is unlawful for any person to throw, discharge, deposit, remove, or carry garbage, or cause, suffer, or procure garbage to be thrown, discharged, deposited, removed, or carried, from any vessel, ai
• § 16152 — It is unlawful for any person to retain or maintain garbage on any vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle within the state, except in tightly closed containers or receptacles and under such treatment as m
• § 16153 — It is unlawful for any person to remove food stores from any vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle except under a permit issued by the director.
• § 16154 — It is unlawful for any person to violate, or to aid, abet, authorize, or instigate a violation of, this division.
• § 16301 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
• § 16302 — “Animal” includes any domestic bovine animal, horse, mule, burro, sheep, goat, or swine, or the hide, carcass, or portion of a carcass of any such animal.
• § 16303 — “Inspector” means a hide and brand inspector.
• § 16401 — This part, including the provisions regarding payment of fees, is applicable to all state and county institutions engaging in livestock operations.
• § 16411 — The director may make any and all necessary investigations relative to reported violations of this part pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of
• § 16421 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part or in subdivision (b), every person that violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than on
• § 16441 — Any person that violates any provision of this part or any regulations issued pursuant to it is liable civilly for a penalty in an amount not to exceed a sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for each vi
• § 16442 — The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director, or may upon his own initiative, if after examination of the complaint and evidence he believes a violation has occurred, bring action for ci
• § 16443 — The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director, or may upon his own initiative, if after examination of the complaint and evidence he believes a violation has occurred, bring an action in
• § 16461 — Any money in the Department of Agriculture Fund derived under any of the provisions of this part may be expended for the administration and enforcement of any of the provisions of the following portio
• § 16501 — It is unlawful for any person by any false or fraudulent pretense to do any of the following: (a) Obtain from any association organized for the purpose of improving the breed of domestic animals a cer
• § 16521 — (a) An inspector shall seize any bovine animal, horse, mule, or burro, or the hide or carcass of any of those animals, that is within any of the following classes: (1) Found in the possession of a per
• § 16522 — Evidence of ownership of an animal or hide may include any of the following: (a) A recorded brand registered in the name of the person in possession of the animal or hide.
• § 16522.5 — (a) A dairy exemption number shall be evidence of ownership of cull beef cows and bulls of a recognized dairy breed presented for sale at a registered or posted salesyard, or licensed slaughter plant
• § 16523 — Evidence of ownership of a carcass may include a bill of sale, sales tag, or sales memorandum which shows all of the following: (a) The names of the seller and buyer.
• § 16524 — It is unlawful for any person to refuse to turn over to an inspector any animal, hide, or carcass which is seized pursuant to any provision of this part.
• § 16525 — It is unlawful for any person to remove any animal, hide or carcass, which is seized by an inspector or peace officer pursuant to any provision of this division, Division 10 (commencing with Section 2
• § 16526 — Any expense which is incurred in caring for any property seized pursuant to this part shall be paid by the person presenting the property for inspection.
• § 16527 — An animal, hide, or carcass seized pursuant to this chapter shall be disposed of pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 17001).
• § 16901 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Lead, drive, or conduct any animal along the track of a railroad, unless the railroad is built within the limits of a public highway or pu
• § 16902 — A person that owns or controls the possession of any livestock shall not willfully or negligently permit any of the livestock to stray upon, or remain unaccompanied by a person in charge or control of
• § 16903 — It is unlawful for any person to drive any livestock upon, over, or across any public highway between the hours of sunset and sunrise unless he keeps a sufficient number of herders on continual duty t
• § 16904 — In any civil action which is brought by the owner, driver, or occupant of a motor vehicle, or by their personal representatives or assignees, or by the owner of livestock, for damages which are caused
• § 16905 — It is unlawful for any officer, agent, or conductor of any railroad in this state, to confine any animals in cars for a longer period than 36 consecutive hours if the animals are being carried or tran
• § 16906 — In estimating the time of confinement pursuant to Section 16905, the period during which animals have been confined without such rest on connecting roads from which they are received, shall be include
• § 16907 — If the owner or person in charge of the animals refuses or neglects to pay for the care and feed of the animals so rested, the company or person operating the railroad may charge the expense of the ca
• § 16908 — It is unlawful for any person that owns or operates any motor truck, or motor truck and trailer, or semitrailer, to confine or permit to be confined, in such vehicle, any animal for a longer period th
• § 16909 — In estimating the period of confinement, the time consumed in loading and unloading the animal shall not be considered, but the time during which the animal has been confined without rest, food, or wa
• § 17 — If any provision of this code or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the code or the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance is not
• § 17001 — As used in this chapter, “taker-up” means any person that takes up an estray animal pursuant to Section 17041.
• § 17001.5 — For the purpose of this chapter, “estray” means any impounded or seized bovine animal, horse, mule, sheep, swine, burro, alpaca, llama, or goat whose owner is unknown or cannot be located.
• § 17002 — Any animal that is seized by, or comes into the possession of, an inspector pursuant to this part shall be managed pursuant to this chapter.
• § 17003 — (a) Except as provided in this section, this chapter does not affect any law, ordinance, or regulation regarding estrays, the shelter director, other animal control officer, or a public animal control
• § 17004 — The director may take up estray animals whose owners are unknown and cannot be located.
• § 17005 — (a) It is the policy of the state that no adoptable animal should be euthanized if it can be adopted into a suitable home.
• § 17006 — Animals that are irremediably suffering from a serious illness or severe injury shall not be held for owner redemption or adoption.
• § 17041 — Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 17121) of this chapter, any person that finds any estray domestic animal upon his premises, or upon premises to which he has the right of posse
• § 17042 — Any person that takes up an estray animal shall confine it in a secure place, and shall immediately file with the secretary a notice containing all of the following: (a) A description of the animal se
• § 17043 — The taker-up of an estray animal shall use reasonable care to preserve it from injury.
• § 17044 — The taker-up is entitled to the sum prescribed by Section 17095 for the keeping and care of the estray animal.
• § 17045 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to remove any animal from the possession of the taker-up.
• § 17061 — Upon demand of any authorized inspector, the taker-up shall deliver possession of the animal to the inspector.
• § 17062 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to remove from the possession of an inspector any animal so delivered to him.
• § 17063 — If the animal which is seized or otherwise in the possession of the inspector is branded, the director shall cause a search to be made of the brand records to ascertain the owner.
• § 17064 — If the brands or marks are recorded, the director shall immediately, by letter, notify the person in whose name the brands or marks are recorded.
• § 17065 — (a) If the owner is not found, and the estimated value of the animal exceeds two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), the secretary shall cause a notice of the taking up of, and intent to sell the anim
• § 17066 — If the estimated value of the animal is less than two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) and a notice is posted for five days on a bulletin board in each office of the Bureau of Livestock Identificati
• § 17067 — The notice of the taking up of an animal shall describe the weight, sex, breed, color, marks, and brands, if any, of the animal and shall state the time and place of its proposed sale.
• § 17068 — Any person that claims ownership in the animal may, at any time, but not later than 14 days after the first posting of notice, file his or her proofs of ownership with the director and the director sh
• § 17069 — If ownership is proved to the satisfaction of the director, the animal shall be turned over to the owner upon payment by the owner of all expenses which were incurred in the handling of the animal.
• § 17091 — If the animal at any time while in the possession of an inspector is in a condition which requires immediate disposal, the animal may be disposed of by the director.
• § 17092 — If after 14 days from the date of the first posting of notice no satisfactory proof of ownership of the animal has been made, or if the owner fails or refuses to pay all expenses which were incurred,
• § 17093 — In lieu of public sale, the director may sell the animal at private sale at a price not less than the appraised value of the animal.
• § 17094 — Any carcass or portion of a carcass may be sold by the director at any time at the market price which prevails at the time of sale.
• § 17095 — The proceeds from the sale of any animal shall be paid into, and the expenses of holding, advertising, sale, and other incidental expenses shall be paid from, the Department of Food and Agriculture Fu
• § 17096 — If any person shall, within one year after the date of the sale, prove to the satisfaction of the director his ownership of an animal which was sold pursuant to this article, the director shall order
• § 17121 — A lawful fence is any fence which is good, strong, substantial, and sufficient to prevent the ingress and egress of livestock.
• § 17122 — In any county or part of a county devoted chiefly to grazing and so declared pursuant to this article, a person shall not have the right to take up any estray animal found upon his premises, or upon p
• § 17123 — The following counties or parts of counties are declared to be devoted chiefly to grazing: (a) That portion of Trinity which is outside of the area described in Section 17125.
• § 17124 — The board of supervisors of any county may by ordinance declare that such county, or part of such county, is devoted chiefly to grazing.
• § 17125 — The following portions of Trinity County are declared not to be devoted chiefy to grazing: (a) All of Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, T.