SECTIONS 9691-9702 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 9691-9702

9691. It is unlawful for any person to remove or cause to be
removed any animal from any district, area, or premises which is
quarantined pursuant to this chapter, except upon the conditions
which are prescribed in this chapter.

9692. It is unlawful for any person to bring or cause to be brought
any animal into a quarantined district, area, or premises, without
written permission from the State Veterinarian or an authorized
representative.

9693. It is unlawful for any person to move or cause to be moved
any animal from place to place within any quarantined district, area,
or premises, without written permission from the State Veterinarian
or an authorized representative.

9694. It is unlawful for any person to resist the destruction of
any animal or property ordered destroyed by the State Veterinarian
pursuant to Section 9562.

9695. It is unlawful for any person to hide, secrete, or fail to
disclose any animal or property that is suffering from, or that has
been exposed or potentially exposed to any disease subject to a
current quarantine order or to fail to disclose the whereabouts of
that animal or property.

9696. It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to dispose of
any property destroyed pursuant to Section 9562 or 9569 in the
manner prescribed by the State Veterinarian, when directed or
required to do so.

9697. It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to clean or
disinfect any premises in the manner prescribed by the State
Veterinarian, when directed to do so by the State Veterinarian
pursuant to Section 9562 or 9569.

9698. It is unlawful for any person to violate any quarantine order
which regulates, restricts, or restrains the movement of persons,
vehicles, farm equipment, farm and dairy products into, from, or from
place to place within a quarantined district, area, or premises.

9699. It is unlawful for any person to violate the conditions of
any permit which authorizes the permittee to travel upon any road or
highway within a quarantined district, area, or premises.

9700. It is unlawful for any person to violate any other provision
of this chapter or any regulation or order which is made pursuant to
it.

9701. Any violation of any provision of this chapter is an
infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars
($100) for the first offense and is a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for
not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment, for a
second or subsequent offense committed within three years of a prior
conviction under this chapter.

9702. It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to fail to
stop the vehicle upon demand of a clearly identified animal health
quarantine officer when the officer orders the operator to stop for
the purpose of determining whether any quarantine which is
established pursuant to this chapter is being violated and the
officer has reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle is being
used in connection with a quarantine violation.