§ 65071

(a) In order to carry out the programs and administer the activities that are conducted pursuant to this chapter, an assessment of one dollar ($1) per head shall be paid on each sale of cattle and calves. The assessment shall be charged on all cattle and calves, except the following:

(1) Hides, skins, or the offal of animals.

(2) Any cattle or calves that are transported for purposes other than for sale or slaughter and without a change of ownership.

(3) Any cattle or calves custom slaughtered exclusively for the owner, members of the owner’s household, or the owner’s nonpaying guests or employees.

(4) Any cattle or calves weighing less than 200 pounds.

(5) Any cattle or calves originating outside the state transported solely to a stockyard or slaughter facility to be sold or slaughtered within 30 calendar days of arrival.

(6) Any cattle or calves sold within 10 days of being purchased where the seller can demonstrate the assessment has been paid within the past 10 days.

(b) The assessment charged pursuant to this chapter shall not be charged or collected more than once from each owner upon the same animal.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 324, Sec. 10. (AB 1801) Effective January 1, 2020. Provisions operative or inoperative as prescribed in Sections 65061, 65066, 65068, and 65069. Repealed conditionally pursuant to Section 65066.)