§ 17094 Sale Of Animal Carcasses

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law lets the director sell whole animal bodies or parts whenever they want, and they must charge the current market price.

Key Takeaways

•The director is allowed to sell any whole carcass or a piece of it.
•Sales can happen at any time – there’s no set schedule.
•The price must be the market price that’s in effect when the sale occurs.

Example

A dead cow is stored at a state facility and a local farmer wants to buy it for feed.

The director can sell the cow to the farmer at whatever price is being paid for similar carcasses that day.

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§ 17094 Sale Of Animal Carcasses

Any carcass or portion of a carcass may be sold by the director at any time at the market price which prevails at the time of sale. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

carcass director market price

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 17094.

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