Food and Agricultural Code section 21852

Any person that is not the owner or does not have the right of possession of any cattle, that is found driving such cattle off its usual range, without the consent of the owner, is guilty of grand theft.

Source: Section 21852, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=21852. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_21852

Original Source: Section 21852, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=21852. (last accessed May 12, 2025).