2007 California Food and Agricultural Code Chapter 7. Violations

CA Codes (fac: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  () for a first offense, and by a fine
of not more than one hundred dollars (0) 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 (0) 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.