{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fac-17552","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAC § 17552","heading":"","body":"It is unlawful for any person, with the intent to steal any sheep, goat, hog, shoat, or pig, or prevent its identification by the true owner, to do any of the following:\n(a) Mark or brand such an animal with any brand or mark except the recorded brand or brand and mark of the owner of the animal.\n(b) Alter or deface a brand or mark on such an animal.","path":["Food and Agricultural Code - FAC","DIVISION 9. ANIMALS GENERALLY [16301. - 19700.]","PART 2. UNLAWFUL MARKING AND BRANDING [17401. - 17954.]","CHAPTER 2. Violations [17551. - 17553.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"10abc7b534a12efc03b0501b27fd50346534eda11a81a5bbde761b8d7ad99026","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fac-17551","next":"us-ca/fac-17553"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}