Food and Agricultural Code section 18945

“Slaughter” means the stunning, bleeding, eviscerating, skinning, splitting, and preparing of livestock for human consumption.

Source: Section 18945, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=18945. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_18945

Original Source: Section 18945, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=18945. (last accessed May 12, 2025).