DIVISION 9. ANIMALS GENERALLY 16301-19503›PART 3. SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS 18201-19503›CHAPTER 5. Horsemeat and Pet Food 19200-19447›ARTICLE 8. General Provisions 19340-19358

§ 19348.5

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Every person who transports a live horse or horses to a slaughterhouse subject to licensing under this chapter shall provide such horse or horses with adequate food and water. A violation of this section shall constitute cruelty to an animal within the meaning of Section 597a of the Penal Code.

(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 161.)

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