§ 16501

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

It is unlawful for any person by any false or fraudulent pretense to do any of the following:

(a) Obtain from any association organized for the purpose of improving the breed of domestic animals a certificate of registration of any animal in the herd register, or other register of such association or a transfer of any such registration.

(b) Give, for a valuable consideration, a false pedigree of any animal, with intent to mislead.

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

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