Food and Agricultural Code section 21886

It is unlawful for any person to bury, conceal, or destroy any animal, or do anything to the carcass of any animal, which will tend to make ascertainment of its ownership more difficult until the owner has been notified or the officer or brand inspector has identified the brands and marks, if any, and their position upon the animal.

Source: Section 21886, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=21886. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_21886

Original Source: Section 21886, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=21886. (last accessed May 12, 2025).