§ 33516 Livestock Drinking Water Standards

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Animals must have clean water to drink.
•The water can't be dirty with poop, pee, or rotten stuff.
•The water can't have bad germs in it.

Example

A farmer has cows in a field with a small pond.

If the pond has cow poop or dirty stuff floating in it, the farmer must give the cows clean water from somewhere else.

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§ 33516 Livestock Drinking Water Standards

The water supply for drinking by livestock shall not be stagnant, polluted with manure, urine drainage, decaying vegetable or animal matter, or pathogenic bacteria of any source. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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water supply livestock stagnant polluted pathogenic bacteria

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 33516.

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