California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17001.5

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 444, Sec. 1. (AB 1363) Effective January 1, 2016.

For the purpose of this chapter, “estray” means any impounded or seized bovine animal, horse, mule, sheep, swine, burro, alpaca, llama, or goat whose owner is unknown or cannot be located.

Cite this section

Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 17001.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-9-animals-generally/part-1-animals-at-large/chapter-7-estrays/article-1-definitions-and-general-provisions/section-17001.5

Other sections in Article 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

§ 17001§ 17001.5§ 17002§ 17003§ 17004§ 17005§ 17006

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