§ 10065 Slaughter Of Reacting Cattle

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says that whenever a reacting bovine animal is killed, a state department or the U.S. Department of Agriculture has to watch over the process.

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•Any reacting bovine animal must be slaughtered under supervision.
•The supervising agency can be the state department or the USDA.
•The rule applies to every case, no matter who is doing the slaughter.

Example

A farmer needs to put down a cow that is sick and could cause problems.

The farmer must have a state inspector or a USDA official present while the cow is slaughtered, so the law is followed.

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§ 10065 Slaughter Of Reacting Cattle

The slaughtering of any reacting bovine animal, pursuant to this article, shall be under the supervision of the department, or of the United States Department of Agriculture. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 246, Sec. 45. Effective August 23, 2004.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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reacting bovine animal slaughtering supervision department United States Department of Agriculture

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 10065.

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