California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 19348.5

Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 161.

Every person who transports a live horse or horses to a slaughterhouse subject to licensing under this chapter shall provide such horse or horses with adequate food and water. A violation of this section shall constitute cruelty to an animal within the meaning of Section 597a of the Penal Code.

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Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 19348.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-9-animals-generally/part-3-slaughtered-animals/chapter-5-horsemeat-and-pet-food/article-8-general-provisions/section-19348.5

Other sections in Article 8 - General Provisions

§ 19340§ 19342§ 19343§ 19344§ 19346§ 19347§ 19348§ 19348.1§ 19348.2§ 19348.5§ 19349§ 19350§ 19352§ 19353§ 19354§ 19355§ 19356§ 19357§ 19358

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