Food & Agr. Code, § 16501 · Article 1. Pedigree
Food & Agr. Code, § 16501
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
It is unlawful for any person by any false or fraudulent pretense to do any of the following:
(a) Obtain from any association organized for the purpose of improving the breed of domestic animals a certificate of registration of any animal in the herd register, or other register of such association or a transfer of any such registration.
(b) Give, for a valuable consideration, a false pedigree of any animal, with intent to mislead.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=16501.
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