§ 20438 Animal Transport Inspection Authority

• •Police or inspectors can stop any vehicle carrying animals or animal parts (like hides or meat) on public roads.
• •They can take the animals or animal parts and hold them for up to 30 days while they investigate.
• •This is to check if laws about animals or animal products are being broken.

A truck is driving on the highway with a load of cow hides.

A police officer can pull over the truck to check the hides. If something seems wrong, like the hides might be stolen or from sick cows, the officer can take the hides and keep them for up to 30 days to figure out what’s going on.