Food and Agricultural Code section 20608


Proof of possession or ownership of cattle with an unrecorded, forfeited, or canceled brand establishes a rebuttable presumption that the person in possession or the owner of the cattle has branded them with such brand. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.

Source: Section 20608, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=20608.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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