§ 10990 Local Swine Feeding Licenses

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says the state won't stop any city or county from giving a license to people who feed garbage to pigs.

•The state law does NOT block local licensing for feeding garbage to swine.
•Cities and counties can decide on their own whether to grant such licenses.
•People who feed garbage to pigs can get a local permit if the local government allows it.

A farmer wants a city permit to feed leftover kitchen food to his herd of swine.

Because the state law doesn't forbid it, the city can issue the license and let the farmer feed garbage to his pigs.

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§ 10990 Local Swine Feeding Licenses

This chapter does not prohibit any city or county from licensing persons that feed garbage to swine. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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