§ 18353 Livestock Market Facility Definition

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law defines what a stockyard is, describing a place where livestock are kept for sale or shipping in exchange for money.

Key Takeaways

•A stockyard is any place that holds livestock for sale or shipping in commerce.
•It includes pens or other enclosures and is operated for compensation or profit.
•The definition covers cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, and goats.

Example

A farmer brings his cattle to a local market that charges a fee to hold them before selling them to a meat processor.

Because the market receives and holds the cattle for a fee and plans to sell them, it meets the definition of a stockyard.

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§ 18353 Livestock Market Facility Definition

“Stockyard” means any place, establishment, or facility commonly known as stockyards, conducted, or operated for compensation or profit as a public market, consisting of pens, or other inclosures, and their appurtenances, in which live cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, are received, held, or kept for sale or shipment in commerce. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

Stockyard public market live cattle sheep swine horses mules goats sale or shipment in commerce

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 18353.

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