16501. It is unlawful for any person by any false or fraudulent pretense to do any of the following:(a) Obtain from any association organized for the purpose of improving the breed of domestic animals a certificate of registration of any animal in the herd register, or other register of such association or a transfer of any such registration.(b) Give, for a valuable consideration, a false pedigree of any animal, with intent to mislead.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
California Legal Code
§ 16501
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