Title FAC — California Food & Agric. Code

As used in this article, “range” means the enclosed or unenclosed lands outside of cities, towns, and villages in this state, whether of the public domain or in private ownership, upon which by custom, license, or otherwise, cattle are kept or permitted to roam and feed. (Enacted…

Any person that is not the owner or does not have the right of possession of any cattle, that is found driving such cattle off its usual range, without the consent of the owner, is guilty of grand theft. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Notwithstanding any other law, in any action for the wrongful taking, possessing, harboring, or transporting of cattle, for the driving of cattle off their usual range, or for the killing or slaughter of cattle without the consent of the owner or the person lawfully in possession…

(a) The judge before whom any person is tried for the wrongful taking, possessing, killing, or slaughter of cattle without the consent of the owner or the person lawfully in possession of those cattle may, upon the conviction of the person tried, order the forfeiture of any devic…

If any animal is killed or injured upon the right-of-way of any railroad in this state, the owner or operator of the railroad equipment injuring or killing the animal shall report it as soon as possible, but in no event later than 96 hours after the collision. (Enacted by Stats. …

The report shall contain all of the following: (a) A description of the animal. (b) The brands and marks and the position of the brands and marks, if any, upon the animal. (c) The location of the animal. (d) The location of the point of collision, listing the county, the nearest …

The report shall be given by telephone, telegraph, or mail to the owner of the animal if known. If the owner of the animal is unknown, the report shall be given to the office of the sheriff or brand inspector whose office or established headquarters is, to the knowledge of the ra…

Reports by telephone shall be confirmed within 24 hours by telegraph or mail to the office of the sheriff. A copy shall be sent to the bureau. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Upon receiving the report the officer or brand inspector shall attempt to ascertain the ownership of the dead or injured animal and notify the owner of the death or injury of the animal. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is unlawful for any person to bury, conceal, or destroy any animal, or do anything to the carcass of any animal, which will tend to make ascertainment of its ownership more difficult until the owner has been notified or the officer or brand inspector has identified the brands …

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Potentially dangerous and vicious dogs have become a serious and widespread threat to the safety and welfare of citizens of this state. In recent years, they have assaulted without provocation and seriously injured nume…

“Potentially dangerous dog” means any of the following: (a) Any dog which, when unprovoked, on two separate occasions within the prior 36-month period, engages in any behavior that requires a defensive action by any person to prevent bodily injury when the person and the dog are …

“Vicious dog” means either of the following: (a) Any dog that, when unprovoked, in an aggressive manner, inflicts severe injury on or kills a human being. (b) Any dog previously determined to be and currently listed as a potentially dangerous dog that, after its owner or keeper h…

“Severe injury” means any physical injury to a human being that results in muscle tears or disfiguring lacerations or requires multiple sutures or corrective or cosmetic surgery.

“Enclosure” means a fence or structure suitable to prevent the entry of young children, and which is suitable to confine a vicious dog in conjunction with other measures which may be taken by the owner or keeper of the dog. The enclosure shall be designed in order to prevent the …

“Animal control department” means the county or city animal control department. If the city or county does not have an animal control department, it means whatever entity performs animal control functions.

“Impounded” means taken into the custody of the public animal shelter or animal control department or provider of animal control services to the city or county where the potentially dangerous or vicious dog is found.

“County” includes any city and county.

(a) This chapter does not apply to licensed kennels, humane society shelters, animal control facilities, or veterinarians. (b) This chapter does not apply to dogs while utilized by any police department or any law enforcement officer in the performance of police work.

If an animal control officer or a law enforcement officer has investigated and determined that there exists probable cause to believe that a dog is potentially dangerous or vicious, the chief officer of the public animal shelter or animal control department, or the chief officer’…

(a) After the hearing conducted pursuant to Section 31621, the owner or keeper of the dog shall be notified in writing of the determination and orders issued, either personally or by first-class mail postage prepaid by the court or hearing entity. If a determination is made that …

The court or hearing entity of original jurisdiction or the court hearing the appeal may decide all issues for or against the owner or keeper of the dog even if the owner or keeper fails to appear at the hearing.

The determination of the court hearing the appeal shall be final and conclusive upon all parties.

(a) If upon investigation it is determined by the animal control officer or law enforcement officer that probable cause exists to believe the dog in question poses an immediate threat to public safety, then the animal control officer or law enforcement officer may seize and impou…

(a) No dog may be declared potentially dangerous or vicious if any injury or damage is sustained by a person who, at the time the injury or damage was sustained, was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon premises occupied by the owner or keeper of the dog, or was teasi…

All potentially dangerous dogs shall be properly licensed and vaccinated. The licensing authority shall include the potentially dangerous designation in the registration records of the dog, either after the owner or keeper of the dog has agreed to the designation or the court or …

A potentially dangerous dog, while on the owner’s property, shall, at all times, be kept indoors, or in a securely fenced yard from which the dog cannot escape, and into which children cannot trespass. A potentially dangerous animal may be off the owner’s premises only if it is r…

If the dog in question dies, or is sold, transferred, or permanently removed from the city or county where the owner or keeper resides, the owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall notify the animal control department of the changed condition and new location of the dog in writ…

If there are no additional instances of the behavior described in Section 31602 within a 36-month period from the date of designation as a potentially dangerous dog, the dog shall be removed from the list of potentially dangerous dogs. The dog may, but is not required to be, remo…

(a) A dog determined to be a vicious dog may be destroyed by the animal control department when it is found, after proceedings conducted under Article 2 (commencing with Section 31621), that the release of the dog would create a significant threat to the public health, safety, an…

The owner of a dog determined to be a vicious dog may be prohibited by the city or county from owning, possessing, controlling, or having custody of any dog for a period of up to three years, when it is found, after proceedings conducted under Article 2 (commencing with Section 3…

Any violation of this chapter involving a potentially dangerous dog shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). Any violation of this chapter involving a vicious dog shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

All fines paid pursuant to this article shall be paid to the city or county in which the violation occurred for the purpose of defraying the cost of the implementation of this chapter.

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the …

The Judicial Council shall prepare all forms necessary to give effect to this chapter, including a summons or citation to be used by law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of this chapter. This chapter does not affect or change the existing civil liability or criminal laws r…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a city or county from adopting or enforcing its own program for the control of potentially dangerous or vicious dogs that may incorporate all, part, or none of this chapter, or that may punish a violation of this chapter as a …

A person shall not do any of the following: (a) Fraudulently manipulate the measure, weight, or test which is used for determining the grade or quality of milk, cream or any fluid derivative of milk or cream. (b) Fraudulently manipulate the test which is used for determining the …

No tolerance in weights, measures, percentages of milk fat, moisture, or any other measure or standard is permitted, except where specific provisions are made for such a tolerance. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) Payment for milk, cream, or any fluid derivative of milk or cream shall be made on the basis of weight or measure and percentage of the milk fat or the fluid skim milk components or both contained in it, as determined by samples taken from each farm tank or lot of the milk, c…

If the director finds, after investigation by him, that facilities are not available for weighing and testing, upon request of the parties he may issue a written permit which authorizes the purchase and sale of milk, cream, or any fluid derivative of milk or cream upon a gallonag…

This article does not prohibit weighing and sampling on a route, or the use of composite samples of milk, except as otherwise provided in Section 34231, or the purchase and sale of market milk which is obtained from goats on a gallonage basis without the permit provided for in Se…

A permanent record in duplicate of every test of milk, cream, or any fluid derivative of milk or cream which is purchased, received, or sold on the basis of the amount of milk fat or the fluid skim milk components or both that is contained in it, shall be made by a licensed teste…

The director shall, by regulation, adopt methods and procedures for the testing, weighing, and measuring of milk components and for the recording and reporting of such testing.

Each test shall be legibly recorded with indelible pencil or ink in such a manner as to correctly identify the test obtained upon the milk, cream, or fluid derivative of milk or cream. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Each sheet or page shall be authenticated by the signature of the licensed tester. A duplicate record shall be deposited by the licensed tester immediately after completing the test on the day’s samples, in a box which is provided by the purchaser, receiver, or seller of milk, cr…

The original record of each test shall be immediately delivered to the purchaser, receiver, or seller of the milk, cream, or fluid derivative of milk or cream, and shall be retained by him for at least three months. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The licensed tester shall retain an unmodified sample of any milk, cream, or fluid derivative of milk or cream which is tested by him for a period of time which is specified in regulations adopted by the director after tests of milk or cream have been made. The purchaser, receive…

(a) The secretary shall supervise the weighing, measuring, sampling, bacteriological testing, and sanitary loading and unloading of bulk milk delivered to handlers. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the secretary may, in order to effectuate the purposes of…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Handler” means a person who, as owner, agent, broker, or intermediary, receives, purchases, or otherwise acquires ownership, possession, or control of milk in unprocessed or bulk form from a producer for the purp…

(a) A handler, including a producer-handler, shall deduct an assessment from payments made to producers for milk, including the handler’s own production, of a sum not to exceed one-tenth of one cent ($0.001) per hundredweight of milk. The amount of the assessment deducted shall b…