Health and Safety Code section 25990

Prohibitions.In addition to other applicable provisions of law:

(a)

A farm owner or operator within the state shall not knowingly cause any covered animal to be confined in a cruel manner.

(b)

A business owner or operator shall not knowingly engage in the sale within the state of any of the following:

(1)

Whole veal meat that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the meat of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.

(2)

Whole pork meat that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the meat of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner, or is the meat of immediate offspring of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.

(3)

Shell egg that the business owner or operator knows or should know is the product of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.

(4)

Liquid eggs that the business owner or operator knows or should know are the product of a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner.

Source: Section 25990, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=25990.­ (updated Dec. 19, 2018; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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