Food and Agricultural Code section 14205

“Livestock” includes all animals, poultry, and bees, and aquatic and amphibian species which are raised, kept, or used for profit. It does not include those species which are usually kept as pets, such as dogs, cats, and pet birds.

Source: Section 14205, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=14205. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_14205

Original Source: Section 14205, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=14205. (last accessed May 12, 2025).