Food and Agricultural Code section 18502

In the absence of any express warranty, the sale of livestock for slaughter, whether the slaughter will be immediate or otherwise, shall not imply a warranty of fitness for any particular purpose or warranty of merchantable quality, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1), (2), and (5) of Section 1735 of the Civil Code.

Source: Section 18502, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=18502. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_18502

Original Source: Section 18502, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=18502. (last accessed May 12, 2025).