California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17553

Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

It is unlawful for any person to mark any bovine animal by cutting off more than one-half of an ear of the animal.

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Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 17553 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-9-animals-generally/part-2-unlawful-marking-and-branding/chapter-2-violations/section-17553

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Violations

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