Food and Agricultural Code section 17042

Any person that takes up an estray animal shall confine it in a secure place, and shall immediately file with the secretary a notice containing all of the following:

(a)

A description of the animal seized.

(b)

The marks and brands, if any.

(c)

The probable value of the animal.

(d)

A statement of the date and place where it was taken up and confined.

Source: Section 17042, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=17042.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1997; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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