{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-25990","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 25990","heading":"","body":"Prohibitions. In addition to other applicable provisions of law:\n(a) A farm owner or operator within the state shall not knowingly cause any covered animal to be confined in a cruel manner.\n(b) A business owner or operator shall not knowingly engage in the sale within the state of any of the following:\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 20. MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS [24000. - 28002.]","CHAPTER 13.8. Farm Animal Cruelty [25990. - 25994.]"],"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":"6c0be2c36f93b0940f1f96a4f2f52ef4d44ada5d875c1ae80bf5f89aaa4cce8a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-25989.1","next":"us-ca/hsc-25991"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}