California

Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

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• § 20462 — There is in the department the Livestock Identification Advisory Board, which consists of seven members.
• § 20462.5 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that persons appointed to the Livestock Identification Advisory Board pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further th
• § 20463 — The director shall appoint the members to the board as follows: (a) Two shall be beef cattle producers.
• § 20464 — In making his selection of the membership of the board, the director shall take into consideration the recommendations of organizations and associations of cattlemen, dairymen, livestock marketing age
• § 20465 — The term of office of the members of the board is four years.
• § 20466 — The members of the board shall serve without compensation but are entitled to their traveling expenses in the same amount as is provided for other nonsalaried board and commission members who serve th
• § 20467 — The board shall assist the director and the Chief of the Bureau of Livestock Identification in the administration and enforcement of Part 1 (commencing with Section 16301) and Part 2 (commencing with
• § 20468 — The members of the board shall confer with all of the following regarding matters which are involved in the administration of the enforcement functions of the Bureau of Livestock Identification: (a) T
• § 20469 — The board shall make recommendations to the director and to the Chief of the Bureau of Livestock Identification relative to all of the following: (a) Improvements and changes in the administration and
• § 20470 — The board shall meet at the call of its chairperson.
• § 20471 — The meetings of the board shall be held in the offices of the department at Sacramento, or elsewhere within the state, if necessary for the proper performance of its duties.
• § 20601 — It is the ultimate object of this division to provide for statewide recordation of brands with the entire state as one branding district.
• § 20602 — Brands for the purpose of establishing or indicating ownership of cattle may be recorded pursuant to this chapter.
• § 20603 — The chief shall, by regulation, prescribe the location on the animal where different types of brands, including recorded brands and cattle record brands, may be applied.
• § 20604 — It is unlawful for any person to brand any animal except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
• § 20605 — It is unlawful for any person to use an unrecorded, forfeited, or canceled brand.
• § 20606 — It is unlawful for any person to apply a recorded brand in any location on the animal except that which is specified on the brand registration certificate.
• § 20607 — It is unlawful for any person to use a brand on cattle indicating ownership unless the cattle are owned by him or he has been authorized by the owner of the cattle and the brand is recorded under the
• § 20608 — Proof of possession or ownership of cattle with an unrecorded, forfeited, or canceled brand establishes a rebuttable presumption that the person in possession or the owner of the cattle has branded th
• § 20609 — In every suit at law or in equity, if the title to any animal is involved, proof of the brand of the animal establishes a rebuttable presumption that the owner of the brand was the owner of the animal
• § 20610 — (a) The owner of cattle brought into this state from out of state for grazing purposes may apply to the director for a permit to allow the branding of the cattle with a brand recorded in another state
• § 20631 — Venting a brand consists of rebranding a branded animal, by the owner of the animal, for the purpose of voiding his prior brand.
• § 20632 — A vent brand may be applied on the loin of an animal which corresponds to the side the owner’s registered brand.
• § 20633 — Only the owner’s recorded brand may be used as a vent.
• § 20661 — Any person that desires to use a brand in this state may acquire the right to do so pursuant to this chapter.
• § 20662 — To conform to the objective of this chapter, all applications for the recordation of a brand shall be accepted by the chief only if the proposed brand design fulfills the following requirements: (a) I
• § 20663 — An application for the recordation of a brand shall be filed with the bureau.
• § 20664 — The application shall contain all of the following: (a) A facsimile of the brand which is sought to be recorded.
• § 20665 — A mark may be recorded only with a brand.
• § 20666 — Upon receipt of an application, the bureau shall examine the application and compare the design applied for with brands that are already of record.
• § 20667 — An application shall not be accepted for the recordation of a brand which consists only of a mark.
• § 20668 — An application shall not be accepted for the recordation of a brand if the brand is to be applied to any of the following: (a) Either jaw.
• § 20669 — An application shall not be accepted for the recordation of a brand which is accompanied by a mark if the use of the mark involves cutting off more than one-half of an ear.
• § 20670 — An application shall not be accepted for the recordation of a brand except upon the payment of the fee for the recordation of the brand.
• § 20671 — If the application does not conform to the requirements of, or cannot be accepted pursuant to, this chapter, a statement of the reason why it cannot be accepted shall be transmitted to the applicant.
• § 20672 — Any person who is aggrieved at any determination made pursuant to Section 20662 may appeal in person to the Livestock Identification Advisory Board.
• § 20691 — The bureau shall maintain a record of all brands that are recorded, except forfeited or canceled brands which are subject to Section 20701.
• § 20692 — Any person, upon request to the bureau, shall be furnished information as to any recorded brand.
• § 20693 — A brand shall not be recorded if it consists of any letters or characters which are applied in more than one branding location on the animal.
• § 20694 — A brand shall not be recorded for any person under 18 years of age unless the application is countersigned by his parent or guardian.
• § 20695 — Recordation of a brand consists of entering in the brand records the matters which are contained in the application, together with the date of recordation, and the execution by the bureau of a cattle
• § 20696 — The original cattle brand registration certificate shall be kept on file in the bureau.
• § 20697 — The issuance to a person of a cattle brand registration certificate confers upon the person to whom it is issued both of the following: (a) The right to use the brand until the right to use it is forf
• § 20698 — The right to use a brand is a property right and may be sold or otherwise transferred.
• § 20699 — A transferee of a brand shall not use the brand until the transfer has been recorded by the bureau.
• § 20700 — The record of any brand may be canceled at any time upon the written request of the person in whose name it is recorded.
• § 20701 — The records of brands which have been forfeited or canceled for more than five years may be removed from the files and destroyed.
• § 20721 — The right to use a recorded brand is lost by the failure to pay the fees which are required by Article 6 (commencing with Section 20751) of this chapter.
• § 20722 — If the renewal fee that is required by Article 6 (commencing with Section 20751) is not paid by April 30th following the recordation of the brand, or by April 30th of the year that follows the last ye
• § 20723 — If the right to use a brand is suspended for more than one year, the right is forfeited on April 1st following the year of suspension.
• § 20724 — The right to use any brand which conflicts with any brand which has a prior cattle brand registration certificate number pursuant to this chapter is forfeited.
• § 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.
• § 20751 — The fee for each application for recording a brand is seventy dollars ($70).
• § 20752 — The fee entitles the applicant to the recordation of one brand, one duplicate brand registration certificate, and the right to use the brand until the following April 1st.
• § 20754 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 20755, the owner of a brand shall, on or before April 30 after its recordation, pay to the bureau a biennial period renewal fee of seventy dollars ($70) for the
• § 20755 — The owner of a recorded brand may, on or before April 30 of any year, pay in advance to the bureau a sum that is a multiple of seventy dollars ($70).
• § 20756 — If the right to use a brand is suspended for failure to pay the renewal fee, it may be reinstated within one year from the date of suspension upon the payment of the biennial renewal fee of seventy do
• § 20757 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the fee for rerecording a forfeited or canceled brand shall be one hundred forty dollars ($140).
• § 20758 — The fee for recording the transfer of a brand, including a new certificate, is seventy dollars ($70).
• § 20759 — If the applicant fails to submit within 60 days of the date of receipt by the department of application for recording or re-recording a brand, or for recording the transfer of a brand, any information
• § 20760 — The fees or penalties prescribed in this article may be raised or lowered under one of the following conditions: (a) Lowered by the director, based upon a finding and recommendation of the Livestock I
• § 20791 — If the brand records on file with the bureau disclose that two or more brands have been recorded which appear to be so similar as to be misleading or conflicting, the chief may, and upon request of th
• § 20792 — Notice of the hearing shall be given to each interested person at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
• § 20793 — At the hearing, the chief shall first determine if the brands are so similar as to be misleading or conflicting.
• § 20794 — If, at the hearing, the chief finds that two or more brands have been recorded which are so similar as to be misleading or conflicting, he shall determine which of the conflicting brands has been of r
• § 20795 — The owner of a recorded brand may request the chief to make an investigation if there are cattle other than his own which bear a brand so similar to such owner’s brand as to be misleading or conflicti
• § 20796 — If, after the investigation, the chief finds sufficient cause for such action, he may require that the cattle, other than those of the owner of the brand which is recorded, be branded with some other
• § 20797 — Any person who loses his or her right to use a brand as a result of the determination of the chief pursuant to this article may appeal to the secretary within 15 days.
• § 20901 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, cattle may be branded pursuant to this chapter.
• § 20902 — A cattle record brand shall be used only for purposes of identification.
• § 20903 — A cattle record brand shall not be recorded.
• § 20904 — A cattle record brand may be placed upon either loin in front of the hip and behind the ribs of the animal.
• § 20905 — A cattle record brand for dairy cattle of the Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Dutch Belted, and Milking Shorthorn breeds may be placed upon the right hip rather than upon the loin.
• § 20906 — A cattle record brand consists of: (a) Consecutive numerals, letters, or a combination of numerals or letters if placed upon the loin of an animal.
• § 21 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
• § 2101 — (a) The director shall examine persons who desire to become commissioners or deputy commissioners.
• § 2102 — (a) The director shall pass upon the qualifications of persons who desire to become county agricultural inspectors and shall issue licenses to successful candidates.
• § 2103 — The director shall issue a license, for any county which has a charter that provides for civil service examination of county agricultural inspectors, to any person who presents a certificate which sho
• § 2104 — A commissioner, deputy commissioner, or county agricultural inspector need not be a resident of the county for which he may be chosen.
• § 2105 — Prior to entering upon his duties, the commissioner shall file the usual oath, and he shall be required to file an official bond in an amount determined by the board of supervisors, unless he is cover
• § 21051 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, cattle shall be inspected as follows: (a) Whenever cattle are sold or ownership is transferred.
• § 21051.3 — (a) Any person who moves or transports any animal without inspection, as required by this chapter, is liable to the director for a civil penalty in the amount of the expenses incurred by the director
• § 21051.4 — (a) In addition to any other penalty provided by this chapter, the director may levy a civil penalty against any person who violates this chapter of an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100)
• § 21051.5 — When brand inspection is not required under Section 21051, any person, upon his request, shall receive brand inspection of cattle.
• § 21051.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for five years following the date of conviction, a person convicted of Section 487a of the Penal Code shall submit to an inspection for any cattle in his or her owne
• § 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
• § 21053 — Inspection is not required prior to transportation from a modified point-of-origin inspection area, or prior to movement if being sold, if the cattle are being moved or shipped direct to one of the fo
• § 21054 — Inspection is not required in cases where cattle are being transported to or from a fair or livestock exhibit within the state’s boundaries if the shipment is accompanied by a certificate of the manag
• § 21055 — Inspection is not required prior to slaughter by licensed slaughterers at slaughterhouses where the chief determines it is impossible or impractical to have inspection prior to slaughter.
• § 21056 — Inspection is not required prior to slaughter of an animal by the producer of the animal pursuant to Section 22002.
• § 21057 — Except as provided in Section 21206, inspection is not required prior to slaughter at a licensed slaughterhouse when the cattle are being shipped direct from one of the following: (a) A registered fee
• § 21058 — All cattle shipped pursuant to Section 21057 shall be accompanied by one of the following: (a) A bill of sale on an approved form giving the date of sale, the loading point, the name and address of th
• § 21059 — Inspection is not required for pasture-to-pasture movement in the following cases: (a) When the cattle are moved or transported only between points in the same modified point-of-origin inspection area
• § 2106 — No person shall be eligible for the examination or shall be given or issued a license pursuant to Section 2101, 2102, or 2103 unless he or she possesses a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-yea
• § 21060 — Inspection is not required in cases where the cattle being moved or transported are dairy calves, and such calves meet all of the following classifications: (a) The calves were born on a dairy farm as
• § 21060.4 — (a) Inspection is not required in cases where cattle are sold or ownership is transferred under all of the following circumstances: (1) The individual or entity with a controlling interest in the catt
• § 21060.5 — Any calves not exempt from inspection pursuant to Section 21060, shall be inspected in accordance with the provisions of Sections 21051 and 21052.
• § 21060.7 — It is unlawful for any person to move or transport any calves exempt from inspection pursuant to Section 21060 without preparing the bill of sale or consignment that is required by Sections 21702 and
• § 21061 — The director may make regulations which govern the brand inspection of cattle and hides at slaughterhouses.
• § 21062 — All cattle shipped to a registered feedlot, licensed slaughterhouse, or licensed or posted livestock salesyard or market in this state for inspection at destination pursuant to this chapter shall be a
• § 21064 — A copy of the document required by Section 21062 shall be kept on file in the office of the registered feedlot, licensed slaughterhouse, or salesyard or market for a period of one year after the trans
• § 21066 — Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (h) of Section 21051, all cattle transported within the state for pasture or feeding purposes with no change in ownership shall be accompanied by a
• § 21067 — (a) The chief may issue an annual permit to allow cattle to be transported out of this state without the brand inspection required pursuant to this article under all of the following conditions: (1) T
• § 21068 — (a) The secretary may issue a special permit to allow cattle to be transported out-of-state directly for immediate slaughter only, without the brand inspection required pursuant to this article, if al
• § 21069 — (a) The director may issue an annual release permit to allow cattle to be transported into another state without brand inspection if all of the following conditions exist: (1) The state of destination
• § 2107 — The director shall publish and make available a registry of persons holding a license pursuant to Section 2101, 2102, or 2103 and Section 12202 of the Business and Professions Code.
• § 21070 — (a) The secretary may issue an annual exhibition permit to allow cattle to be transported out of the state during the permit year without the inspection required pursuant to this article, if all of th
• § 21081 — The operator of a feedlot as defined in Section 20013 shall register each such feedlot with the director.
• § 21082 — Registration consists of filing of a registration application with the bureau which shall show the location of the feedlot, its capacity, the names and addresses of the owners, and any other informati
• § 21083 — The director may cancel the registration of any feedlot from which cattle were shipped without the inspection required by subdivision (d) of Section 21051.
• § 21084 — The director may cancel the registration of any feedlot in which the operator has not fed cattle for slaughter for a period of 90 days.
• § 21111 — The secretary shall, by regulation, establish and maintain a modified point-of-origin inspection area whenever the cattle producers owning cattle in the affected area request the action by a two-third
• § 21111.5 — Cattle producers owning cattle in the affected area may, upon written request or petition signed by at least 25 cattle producers owning cattle in that area, request that the secretary repeal regulatio
• § 21112 — A modified point-of-origin inspection area may consist of one or more counties or geographical areas.
• § 21141 — The secretary shall, by regulation, establish and maintain a full point-of-origin inspection area whenever the cattle producers owning cattle in the affected area request this action by a two-thirds v
• § 21141.5 — A full point-of-origin inspection area may consist of one or more counties or geographical areas.
• § 21142 — Cattle producers owning cattle in the affected area may, upon written request or petition signed by at least 25 cattle producers owning cattle in that area, request that the secretary repeal regulatio
• § 21171 — Inspection of cattle consists of the examination of the cattle for all brands and marks, and, in the case of unbranded cattle, for natural marks, sex, and breed.
• § 21172 — If inspection is required, the person that requests the inspection shall notify the inspector.
• § 21172.2 — The director may, by regulation, provide that any person who ships any cattle from a modified point-of-origin inspection area, for inspection at destination, is required to notify the local brand insp
• § 21172.5 — The brand inspection of cattle as provided for in this chapter shall be conducted in such a way as to minimize the disruption of normal cattle raising operations.
• § 21173 — If requested to do so, the person in charge of the animals shall furnish the inspector with a list of the brands and marks on them to the best of his ability.
• § 21174 — If, upon inspection, there is found any animal which does not bear the recorded brand of the person that presents the animal for inspection, such person shall show the inspector a bill of sale, certif
• § 21175 — The shipper or person in charge of cattle being shipped or offered for inspection is responsible for sorting out stray animals and identifying such strays to the brand inspector prior to inspection.
• § 21201 — It is unlawful for any inspector to issue a certificate of inspection unless he personally made the inspection between sunrise and sunset.
• § 21202 — If satisfied that the person that offers the cattle for inspection is in lawful possession of them, the inspector shall issue a certificate of inspection.
• § 21203 — The certificate of inspection shall be signed by the inspector and shall show all of the following: (a) The place and date of inspection and the number of animals inspected.
• § 21204 — One copy of the certificate of inspection shall accompany the shipment.
• § 21205 — Unless the inspector who issued the certificate is notified and approves, it is unlawful for any person to remove any animal and substitute another for it, or to add other animals or take animals away
• § 21206 — Cattle which are shipped for slaughter from either of the following points of origin may be inspected by the director without any charge prior to slaughter on a monitoring basis sufficient to assure t
• § 21207 — Whenever the director upon the inspection provided for by Section 21206 finds any cattle that have not been inspected in accordance with subdivisions (d), (f) and (g) of Section 21051, he shall inspec
• § 21208 — In addition to any other penalty, any person who slaughters cattle at a slaughter plant without the brand inspection required by this chapter, shall pay a penalty fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for
• § 2121 — The commissioner shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of the county.
• § 2122 — The term of office of the commissioner shall be four years from and after his appointment and until his successor is appointed.
• § 2123 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not be appointed to the office of commissioner or deputy commissioner unless he or she has a license issued by the director.
• § 21231 — Unless the shipment is released pursuant to Section 21233 or 21744, no common carrier, or owner or driver of any conveyance shall receive for transporation or transport any cattle until they have been
• § 21232 — The duplicate brand inspection certificate shall accompany to destination any cattle which are transported over a public thoroughfare.
• § 21233 — The chief may release, or provide for the release of, cattle without the inspection which is required by Section 21231, but inspection shall be made en route or at the point of destination.
• § 21236 — Any brand inspection certificate which has been altered, defaced, or changed is void.
• § 21237 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 21236, it is unlawful for any person to alter, deface, or change any brand inspection certificate.
• § 21238 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 21236, it is unlawful for any person to possess, or present to an inspector or any peace officer, any brand inspection certificate that has been altered, deface
• § 2124 — If the board of supervisors of such adjoining county consents, the board of supervisors of any county in which there is no commissioner may employ a qualified commissioner or a qualified deputy commis
• § 2125 — In any county in which no commissioner has served, the director shall perform the duties of commissioner in the same manner, to the same extent, and with the same authority as if he had been the duly
• § 2126 — The commissioner may appoint deputy commissioners, inspectors, and clerks who shall serve at his pleasure.
• § 21261 — The chief may provide for the issuance of shipping permits for inspected cattle which are shipped by railroad, or for cattle that are covered by one certificate of inspection, which are transported in
• § 2127 — Deputy commissioners and inspectors shall be appointed from a list which is furnished by the director of persons who hold a license for the office.
• § 2128 — If the position of deputy commissioner cannot be filled from the list, a temporary appointment may be made for a period not exceeding six months upon the written recommendation of the director.
• § 21281 — All brand inspection fees are due and payable at the time of the inspection.
• § 21281.5 — In addition to other applicable fees, as provided by this chapter, the secretary may impose a service charge in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) for an inspection of 29 head of cattle
• § 21282 — Any fees which are due and payable for brand inspections which are not paid as required by this article may be recovered by the director pursuant to Section 281.
• § 21283 — (a) Unless otherwise provided in this article, inspection fees shall be paid at the point of inspection.
• § 21283.5 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, on all private treaty transaction inspections, as defined in Section 20026, regardless of destination, the fee of one dollar and sixty cents ($1.
• § 21284 — A charge shall not be made for the inspection of suckling calves which are accompanying their mothers if they are transported for purposes other than for sale or slaughter and without a change in owne
• § 21285 — The fee is one dollar and sixty cents ($1.
• § 21288 — In a modified point-of-origin inspection area, as provided in Section 21111, the fee for the inspection of cattle, other than suckling calves that are accompanying their mothers, is one dollar and six
• § 21288.5 — For cattle, other than suckling calves accompanying their mothers, transported out of the state for purposes other than sale or slaughter and where no change of ownership is involved, the inspection f
• § 21289 — The fee for the inspection of cattle which originated in any county or geographical area where a full point-of-origin inspection is maintained pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 21141) sha
• § 2129 — If the position of inspector cannot be filled from the list, a temporary appointment not exceeding six months may be made.
• § 21290.5 — Any person who receives cattle from any cattle sale market, either public or private, including any public stockyard where sales of cattle are held, may, upon request and upon payment of a fee of eigh
• § 21291 — The fees which are provided in Article 9 (commencing with Section 21281) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 21561) may be: (a) Lowered by the director, based upon a finding and recommendation of t
• § 21292 — (a) The Bureau of Livestock Identification is authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with any purebred cattle producer or breeder for purposes of pre-inspection of purebred bulls, or 4
• § 21321 — The inspector shall make a memorandum which shows the number, sex, brands, or marks on each animal which is inspected, and the names of the owner or claimant, consignor, and consignee.
• § 21322 — The memorandum of the inspection shall be retained for record purposes by the inspector for at least two years after the date of the inspection.
• § 21323 — The bureau shall maintain for a period of five years a file of brand inspection certificates in such manner as to disclose the number of cattle which have been inspected.
• § 21451 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, inspection of carcasses with the hide on and of hides shall be made in the same manner as inspection of cattle pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Sect
• § 21452 — The chief may provide for the release of hides or carcasses from inspection in cases in which inspection would serve no useful purpose.
• § 21453 — A new inspection need not be made of the hide or carcass of an animal which was previously inspected as follows: (a) Inspected pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 21051.
• § 21455 — Every person not a licensed slaughterer that slaughters any cattle or calves and does not send the carcass and hide to a licensed frozen food locker plant pursuant to Section 22003 shall do all of the
• § 21456 — A person shall not have in his possession a carcass or any meat from a carcass which was not slaughtered by a licensed slaughterer, unless he has in his possession and exhibits to any inspector or pea
• § 21457 — A person shall not remove any evidence of inspection from a hide until after it has been partially tanned.
• § 21458 — A person shall not sell, give away, deliver, transport, buy, accept, or receive the hide of any animal unless the hide has been inspected or released.
• § 21459 — A person shall not obliterate, alter, or remove a brand which is on a hide, or burn or in any manner destroy the hide until it has been inspected or released.
• § 21482 — If, upon inspection, there is found any carcass or hide which does not bear the recorded brand of the person that presents the carcass or hide for inspection, such person shall show the inspector a bi
• § 2151 — If a vacancy in the office of commissioner occurs, the director, upon learning of the vacancy, shall immediately transmit to the board of supervisors or other appointing power a list of persons who ar
• § 2152 — If, within 60 days after the receipt of the list of persons who are licensed, the appointing power fails to appoint a commissioner from the list, the secretary shall appoint a commissioner from the li
• § 2153 — If there is no qualified person available for the office of commissioner, the appointing power may make a temporary appointment, for a period not exceeding three months, of a person who is recommended
• § 21531 — Unless the shipment is exempted under Section 21453 or released pursuant to Section 21532, no common carrier, or owner or driver of any conveyance shall receive for transportation or transport any hid
• § 21532 — The chief may release, or provide for the release of, any carcass or hide without the inspection which is required by Section 21531.
• § 2154 — If the appointing power does not make a temporary appointment of a commissioner and no person can be appointed from the eligible list by the director, the director may make a temporary appointment of
• § 21561 — All brand inspection fees are due and payable at the time of the inspection.
• § 21562 — Any fees which are due and payable for brand inspections that are made which remain unpaid or are not paid as required by this article may be recovered by the director pursuant to Section 281.
• § 21563 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, the fee shall be paid at the point of inspection and is two dollars and ten cents ($2.
• § 21563.5 — The fee for the inspection of each carcass or hide shall be two dollars and ten cents ($2.
• § 21565 — A charge shall not be made for the inspection of any hide which has been previously inspected pursuant to this chapter.
• § 21591 — The bureau shall maintain for a period of five years a file of brand inspection certificates in such manner as to disclose the number of carcasses or hides which have been inspected.
• § 21701 — As used in this article, “animal” includes: (a) A bovine animal.
• § 21702 — No person shall buy, sell, or accept any animal, unless the seller or donor gives, and the buyer or donee receives, at the time of the delivery of the animal, a written bill of sale or written instrum
• § 21702.1 — Any person who sells or otherwise transfers title to any cattle or calves to another person shall remit to the director within 30 days of that sale, the beef council fees required under Section 64691,
• § 21703 — Except as provided in Section 21058, bills of sale or consignment required by any provision of Division 9 (commencing with Section 16301) or Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001) shall be made o
• § 21704 — The failure of the seller or donor to give a written bill of sale or written instrument to the buyer or donee has no effect upon the validity of any sale or contract of sale or gift of an animal nor u
• § 21705 — If by any provision of this division a certificate, bill of sale, or other document is required to accompany any shipment of animals, nothing in this division shall be construed to make the carrier, d
• § 21706 — Any invoice of sale or bill of sale which has been altered, defaced or changed is void.
• § 21707 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 21706, it is unlawful for any person to alter, deface or change any invoice of sale or bill of sale.
• § 21708 — An auctioneer shall not offer any milking cow for sale at any auction sale of cattle unless the milking cow has been milked out and stripped within 12 hours of the time such offer to sell the cow take
• § 21709 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 21706, it is unlawful for any person to possess, or to present to an inspector or peace officer, any invoice of sale or bill of sale that has been altered, defa
• § 21710 — It is unlawful for any person to falsify any of the bill of sale information required by Sections 21702 and 21703, or to present such falsified documents to an inspector or peace officer.
• § 21731 — Stockyards which are posted by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Packers and Stockyards Act (7 U.
• § 21732 — The license and bond provisions of this article do not apply to the sale by an auctioneer of cattle on the premises of the owner of the cattle whether or not such a sale includes the sale of cattle of
• § 21733 — A person shall not engage in the business of selling cattle at a public salesyard unless he has done all of the following: (a) Obtained a license from the bureau to carry on such business at each such
• § 21734 — The bond required pursuant to Section 21733 is subject to the approval of the director and shall be conditioned as follows: (a) That the person shall not sell any cattle unless he is the owner of the