SECTIONS 21171-21175 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 21171-21175

21171. Inspection of cattle consists of the examination of the
cattle for all brands and marks, and, in the case of unbranded
cattle, for natural marks, sex, and breed. It also includes the
issuance of a certificate of inspection.

21172. If inspection is required, the person that requests the
inspection shall notify the inspector. The inspector shall make his
inspection as soon as practicable after he is notified.

21172.2. The director may, by regulation, provide that any person
who ships any cattle from a modified point-of-origin inspection area,
for inspection at destination, is required to notify the local brand
inspector prior to shipment of such cattle, if he finds, following a
public hearing in the area, such requirement is needed to protect
cattle owners from losses by theft or straying of their livestock.

21172.5. The brand inspection of cattle as provided for in this
chapter shall be conducted in such a way as to minimize the
disruption of normal cattle raising operations. Both the feedlot
management and personnel and the brand inspector shall jointly handle
the cattle at a time and in a manner that is not detrimental to the
livestock involved. However, nothing in this section shall prevent
any cattle from being brand inspected pursuant to Section 21051.

21173. If requested to do so, the person in charge of the animals
shall furnish the inspector with a list of the brands and marks on
them to the best of his ability.

21174. If, upon inspection, there is found any animal which does
not bear the recorded brand of the person that presents the animal
for inspection, such person shall show the inspector a bill of sale,
certificate of inspection, dairy exemption number, or other proof of
ownership of such animal.

21175. The shipper or person in charge of cattle being shipped or
offered for inspection is responsible for sorting out stray animals
and identifying such strays to the brand inspector prior to
inspection.
(a) Any expense for feed and transportation incurred in the
recovery of stray animals shipped without inspection, or shipped for
inspection at destination, without the knowledge and consent of the
owner, shall be recovered from the person responsible for the
shipment.
(b) Any person failing to cut out or identify stray animals which
are shipped without inspection or shipped for inspection at
destination shall pay a penalty upon a first violation of fifty
dollars ($50) for each animal; upon a second violation within the
same 12-month period, a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for
each animal; upon a third violation within the same 12-month period,
a penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) for each animal; and upon the
fourth or subsequent violation within the same 12-month period, a
penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each animal to the Bureau
of Livestock Identification which is in addition to any other penalty
provided by law.
(c) For purposes of determining subsequent violations, each
shipment of cattle to a single destination point in one calendar day
constitutes one violation.