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DIVISION 9. ANIMALS GENERALLY 16301-19700›PART 3. SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS 18201-19503›CHAPTER 2. Packers and Stockyards 18351-18382›ARTICLE 1. Definitions 18351-18353

§ 18353

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

“Stockyard” means any place, establishment, or facility commonly known as stockyards, conducted, or operated for compensation or profit as a public market, consisting of pens, or other inclosures, and their appurtenances, in which live cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, are received, held, or kept for sale or shipment in commerce.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

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