GroundRules
HSC § 25990
Where this section sits in the code
- Health and Safety Code - HSC
- DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS [24000. - 28002.]
- CHAPTER 13.8. Farm Animal Cruelty [25990. - 25994.]
Prohibitions. In addition to other applicable provisions of law:
(a) A farm owner or operator within the state shall not knowingly cause any covered animal to be confined in a cruel manner.
(b) A business owner or operator shall not knowingly engage in the sale within the state of any of the following:
(1) Whole veal meat that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the meat of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.
(2) Whole pork meat that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the meat of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner, or is the meat of immediate offspring of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.
(3) Shell egg that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the product of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.
(4) Liquid eggs that the business owner or operator knows or should know are the product of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.
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