§ 10951 Swine Garbage Feeding Regulation

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says you can't give pigs regular trash to eat unless the trash has been treated the way the law says it must be.

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•Feeding pigs ordinary garbage is illegal.
•Garbage must be processed according to the rules set by the director.
•The rule exists to keep pig diseases from spreading.

Example

A farmer tosses a pile of kitchen waste straight into the pig pen.

Because the waste wasn't processed the way the law requires, the farmer is breaking the rule and could be fined or stopped from doing it.

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§ 10951 Swine Garbage Feeding Regulation

In order to prevent the spread of vesicular exanthema and other contagious and infectious diseases of swine, it is unlawful for any person to feed swine any garbage unless the garbage has been processed in accordance with the provisions of this article and the regulations which are adopted by the director pursuant to it. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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vesicular exanthema contagious and infectious diseases of swine garbage processed director

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 10951.

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