§ 10404 Brucellosis Control Slaughter Authority

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law lets the state director order animals to be killed if it’s needed to stop the spread of a cow disease called bovine brucellosis.

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•The director can order animal slaughter only when it’s needed to stop the disease.
•The rule applies to bovine brucellosis, a disease that affects cattle.
•The action is limited to protecting the whole state from the disease’s spread.

Example

A ranch discovers that some of its cows have bovine brucellosis and the disease could spread to nearby farms.

The director can decide to have those infected cows slaughtered so the disease doesn’t spread to other animals in the state.

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§ 10404 Brucellosis Control Slaughter Authority

Where it is necessary to prevent the spread within this state of bovine brucellosis, the director may provide for the slaughter of animals. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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bovine brucellosis slaughter of animals

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 10404.

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