§ 24125 Animal Transport Inspection Penalty

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If you move animals to be killed for food, you must carry a special paper (certificate of inspection).
•If you don’t have this paper or refuse to show it when asked, you can be fined.
•The fine is up to $50 for each animal you’re transporting.

Example

A farmer is driving a truck with 10 cows to a slaughterhouse.

If the farmer doesn’t have the required certificate or won’t show it when a police officer asks, they could be fined up to $50 for each cow, totaling $500.

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§ 24125 Animal Transport Inspection Penalty

Any person who transports an animal destined for slaughter who does not have a copy of the certificate of inspection as required pursuant to this chapter or who refuses, upon demand of any investigator of the program or any peace officer, to exhibit a copy of the certificate, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) for each animal. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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certificate of inspection civil penalty fifty dollars ($50)

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 24125.

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