§ 10753 Swine Disease Sales Restrictions

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says you can't bring pigs that have been treated for or exposed to certain contagious diseases into a sales yard.

Key Takeaways

•You must not bring pigs that have been treated for or exposed to listed diseases into a sales yard.
•The rule applies if the treatment or exposure happened within the past 21 days.
•The list includes hog cholera, anthrax, swine erysipelas, vesicular exanthema, foot‑and‑mouth disease, and any other infectious disease.

Example

A farmer brings a group of pigs to a market that were given a hog cholera vaccine just two weeks ago.

Because the pigs were treated for hog cholera within the last 21 days, the farmer is breaking the law by taking them to the sales yard.

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§ 10753 Swine Disease Sales Restrictions

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly bring into, or cause to be brought into, any sales yard any swine that have been, within 21 days, treated with hog cholera virus, or which are affected with, or have been exposed to hog cholera, anthrax, swine erysipelas, vesicular exanthema, foot-and-mouth disease, or any other infectious disease. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

hog cholera virus hog cholera anthrax swine erysipelas vesicular exanthema foot-and-mouth disease infectious disease sales yard

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 10753.

§ 10753 Swine Disease Sales Restrictions

Food and Agricultural Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 10753 Swine Disease Sales Restrictions

This law says you can't bring pigs that have been treated for or exposed to certain contagious diseases into a sales yard.

Key Takeaways

•You must not bring pigs that have been treated for or exposed to listed diseases into a sales yard.
•The rule applies if the treatment or exposure happened within the past 21 days.
•The list includes hog cholera, anthrax, swine erysipelas, vesicular exanthema, foot‑and‑mouth disease, and any other infectious disease.

Example

A farmer brings a group of pigs to a market that were given a hog cholera vaccine just two weeks ago.

Because the pigs were treated for hog cholera within the last 21 days, the farmer is breaking the law by taking them to the sales yard.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 10753 Swine Disease Sales Restrictions

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

hog cholera virus hog cholera anthrax swine erysipelas vesicular exanthema foot-and-mouth disease infectious disease sales yard

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 10753.

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