Food & Agr. Code, § 20438 · Article 2. Inspectors and Other Peace Officers
Food & Agr. Code, § 20438
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Any inspector or peace officer may stop any conveyance which is transporting any animal, hide, carcass, or portion of a carcass on any public thoroughfare for the purpose of making an investigation and may take possession of the animal, hide, carcass, or portion of a carcass and hold it for not to exceed 30 days pending an investigation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
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