§ 10703 Swine Sales Yard Definition

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law defines what counts as a 'sales yard' for swine and says it does not include normal ranch-to-ranch sales or feeding pens used only for preparing pigs for slaughter.

Key Takeaways

•A sales yard is any place where pigs are gathered to be sold, exchanged, or transferred.
•Ranch-to-ranch sales or feeding pens for slaughter are excluded.
•The rule applies to both physical spaces and conveyances like trucks.

Example

A farmer brings pigs to a local auction market to sell them to a buyer.

Because the pigs are being sold at a market, the place is considered a sales yard under the law.

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§ 10703 Swine Sales Yard Definition

“Sales yard” includes any livestock yard, pen, corral, building, premises, or conveyance in which swine are assembled for sale, resale, exchange, or transfer by any owner or his agent. It does not, however, include any ranch premises where swine are assembled for sale, resale, exchange, or transfer by any owner or his agent in ordinary ranch-to-ranch transactions, or where swine are fed and fitted for slaughtering purposes only. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

sales yard swine ranch premises slaughtering purposes

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 10703.

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