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31401-31402

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
SECTION 31401-31402 




31401.  Except as provided in Section 31402, violation of any
provision of this division is an infraction punishable by a fine of
not more than fifty dollars ($50) for a first offense, and by a fine
of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for a second or
subsequent offense.



31402.  Violation of any provision of this division that results in
death or serious injury to livestock or poultry is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or
by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by
both the fine and imprisonment.
   As used in this section, "serious injury" means injury of a degree
of severity that the injured animal must be destroyed or injury that
results in the fair market value of the animal being reduced to a
level at which it may not be profitably sold.