Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 598d — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Cal. Penal Code § 598d
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2011-06-30
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 598d — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.