California · Public Resources Code - PRC

PRC §49620: Any person who destroys, or who attempts to destroy, the carcass of any dead animal, or the offal from any slaughter pen, corral, or butcher shop by fire within one-fourth of a mile of any city, town,

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a misdemeanor by burning a dead animal carcass or slaughter offal by fire within one-fourth mile of a city, town, or village without using an approved crematory.

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Any person who destroys, or who attempts to destroy, the carcass of any dead animal, or the offal from any slaughter pen, corral, or butcher shop by fire within one-fourth of a mile of any city, town, or village, except in a crematory whose construction and operation are satisfactory to the board of health of the city or the health officer of the town, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year or by fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

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