§ 10981 Feeding Garbage To Swine

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says you can't give garbage to pigs unless you have a yearly license from the director for each place you do it.

Key Takeaways

•Feeding garbage to swine is illegal without a license.
•The license must be issued each year by the director.
•You need a separate license for each different location where you feed garbage to pigs.

Example

A farmer feeds leftover kitchen waste to his pigs on his farm without getting a license.

Because he doesn't have the required annual license for that farm, he is breaking the law and could be fined or stopped from feeding the garbage.

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§ 10981 Feeding Garbage To Swine

It is unlawful for any person to feed garbage to swine unless he has a valid annual license issued by the director for each separate premises where garbage is fed to swine. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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feed garbage to swine valid annual license director separate premises

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 10981.

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