California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 22001

Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 828, Sec. 3.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not slaughter, or request or hire any person that is not a licensed slaughterer to slaughter, any bovine animal.

Cite this section

Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 22001 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-10-cattle-protection/chapter-10-slaughter-of-cattle/article-1-generally/section-22001

Other sections in Article 1 - Generally

§ 22001§ 22001.5§ 22002§ 22003§ 22004§ 22004.1§ 22005§ 22006§ 22007§ 22008§ 22009§ 22010

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