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DIVISION 9. ANIMALS GENERALLY 16301-19700›PART 1. ANIMALS AT LARGE 16301-17153›CHAPTER 7. Estrays 17001-17128›ARTICLE 4. Disposal and Sale 17091-17096

§ 17092

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If after 14 days from the date of the first posting of notice no satisfactory proof of ownership of the animal has been made, or if the owner fails or refuses to pay all expenses which were incurred, the director shall sell the animal at public sale.

All sales which are made pursuant to this chapter convey a good and valid title to the purchaser. The former owner of the animal so sold is thereafter barred from all right to recover it.

(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1064, Sec. 5.)

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