§ 17095 Animal Sale Proceeds Handling

This law says money from selling an animal goes into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, and the costs of keeping, advertising, and selling the animal are paid from that same fund. It also says the person who takes care of a stray animal gets paid each day based on the usual daily feeding rates used by livestock businesses.

Key Takeaways

•Money from animal sales goes into a special state fund.
•All costs for holding, advertising, and selling the animal are paid from that fund.
•The person who cares for a stray animal gets a daily payment based on normal livestock feeding rates.
•To figure out the payment, just multiply the daily rate by the number of days the animal was cared for.

Example

A farmer finds a stray cow, keeps it for a few days while trying to locate the owner, and then sells the cow at an auction.

The money from the auction goes into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, and the farmer gets paid each day he cared for the cow based on the normal daily feeding cost that livestock companies charge.

How to Calculate

Payment = Daily_Rate × Days_Cared

Find the prevailing daily rate that commercial livestock feeders charge (e.g., $5 per day).
Count how many days the taker‑up kept the stray animal (e.g., 3 days).
Multiply the daily rate by the number of days to get the total payment (e.g., $5 × 3 = $15).

A person keeps a stray goat for 4 days. The local livestock feed business charges $6 per day for feeding an animal.

Result: $24 total payment to the taker‑up

The proceeds from the sale of any animal shall be paid into, and the expenses of holding, advertising, sale, and other incidental expenses shall be paid from, the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. For the keeping and care of the estray animal, the taker-up is entitled to a per day payment based on the prevailing rates charged by commercial enterprises that feed livestock on a custom basis. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 653, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Key Takeaways

•Money from animal sales goes into a special state fund.
•All costs for holding, advertising, and selling the animal are paid from that fund.
•The person who cares for a stray animal gets a daily payment based on normal livestock feeding rates.
•To figure out the payment, just multiply the daily rate by the number of days the animal was cared for.

Example

A farmer finds a stray cow, keeps it for a few days while trying to locate the owner, and then sells the cow at an auction.

How to Calculate

Payment = Daily_Rate × Days_Cared

Find the prevailing daily rate that commercial livestock feeders charge (e.g., $5 per day).
Count how many days the taker‑up kept the stray animal (e.g., 3 days).
Multiply the daily rate by the number of days to get the total payment (e.g., $5 × 3 = $15).

A person keeps a stray goat for 4 days. The local livestock feed business charges $6 per day for feeding an animal.

Result: $24 total payment to the taker‑up

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§ 17095 Animal Sale Proceeds Handling

Key Takeaways

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How to Calculate

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