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.
Chapter 7Violations
Section § 31401
This law states that if someone breaks a rule in this division, they will be charged with an infraction. For the first offense, they could be fined up to $50. If they break the rule again, the fine can be up to $100.
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Section § 31402
If someone breaks a rule in this part of the law and it causes livestock or poultry to die or get seriously hurt, they could face a misdemeanor charge. This could lead to a fine of up to $500, up to six months in county jail, or both.
"Serious injury" here means the animal is so badly hurt it has to be put down, or it's lost so much value it's not worth selling anymore.
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.
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