Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 598d - Unlawful offer for sale of horsemeat for human consumption(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, horsemeat may not be offered for sale for human consumption. No restaurant, cafe, or other public eating place may offer horsemeat for human consumption.(b) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by confinement in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than two years, or by both that fine and confinement.(c) A second or subsequent offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than two years nor more than five years.Amended by Stats 2011 ch 39 (AB 117),s 68, eff. 6/30/2011.Amended by Stats 2011 ch 39 (AB 117),s 19, eff. 6/30/2011.Amended by Stats 2011 ch 15 (AB 109),s 413, eff. 4/4/2011, but operative no earlier than October 1, 2011, and only upon creation of a community corrections grant program to assist in implementing this act and upon an appropriation to fund the grant program.