{"code":"FAC","codeName":"Food and Agricultural Code","section":"9943","citation":"Food & Agr. Code, § 9943","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL [9101. - 11305.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 2. DISEASED BOVINES [9801. - 10610.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Bovine Tuberculosis [9901. - 10152.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-5/part-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Sale and Use of Tuberculosis Tests [9941. - 9944.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-5/part-2/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 246, Sec. 15.   Effective August 23, 2004.","effective":"2004-08-23","html":"<p>(a) It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 90 days, without alternative of a fine in any case, for any person who is not an approved veterinarian to buy, possess, or use tuberculosis tests.</p><p>(b) It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 90 days, without alternative of a fine in any case, for any person who is not a duly authorized representative of the department or of the United States Department of Agriculture to possess or use tuberculosis tests.</p>","text":"(a) It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 90 days, without alternative of a fine in any case, for any person who is not an approved veterinarian to buy, possess, or use tuberculosis tests. (b) It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 90 days, without alternative of a fine in any case, for any person who is not a duly authorized representative of the department or of the United States Department of Agriculture to possess or use tuberculosis tests.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/sale-and-use-of-tuberculosis-tests-9943","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}