SECTIONS 10351-10359 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 10351-10359

10351. All female dairy calves shall be vaccinated by an official
veterinarian or an accredited veterinarian, who is authorized by the
department, at such ages as are designated by the department. Male
dairy calves and beef calves may, at the option of the owner, be
vaccinated.

10352. Each calf which is vaccinated pursuant to this chapter shall
have an official tattoo placed in the right ear by the veterinarian
who performs the service that shows the period within which the
animal was vaccinated, or such other evidence of vaccination or
identification as the department may by regulation specify.

10353. The owner of any calf which is to be vaccinated pursuant to
this chapter shall, upon request of the department, provide the
necessary facilities and assistance for such vaccination.

10354. If the owner or any person that is in charge of any dairy
calf, after 10 days' written notice by the department, refuses
properly to confine in a corral or stanchions, any calf which is
required to be vaccinated and identified pursuant to this chapter,
the department may in such case incur such expense as is necessary to
properly vaccinate and identify the calf.

10355. Any expense which is incurred by the department pursuant to
Section 10354 is a lien upon the calf which is vaccinated and
identified. Unless the amount of the lien is paid within 10 days
after written notice of the amount of the lien is given by the
department to the owner or person that is in possession of the calf,
the lien shall be enforced pursuant to Section 3052 of the Civil
Code.

10356. The vaccination of any bovine animal pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter shall be by either an official
veterinarian or an accredited veterinarian, who is authorized by the
department. The director may charge a reasonable fee to cover the
cost of any vaccination performed by an official veterinarian other
than the cost of the vaccine.

10357. It is unlawful for any person to refuse to submit a dairy
calf which is required to be vaccinated and identified pursuant to
this chapter to such vaccination.

10358. It is unlawful for any person to remove any official mark
which is required by this chapter, or to imitate or simulate such
official mark.

10359. It is unlawful for any person, except a federal, state,
county, or municipal officer or employee, in his official capacity,
or an accredited veterinarian, to buy, possess, or use any device
which is designed to produce a mark, stamp, or tattoo that simulates
in design the official tattoo, tag, or mark that is adopted by the
department and the United States Department of Agriculture for
identifying cattle which are officially vaccinated against
brucellosis.