California Code
ARTICLE 2 - Livestock Killed or Injured on Railroads
Section 21886.

21886. It is unlawful for any person to bury, conceal, or destroy any animal, or do anything to the carcass of any animal, which will tend to make ascertainment of its ownership more difficult until the owner has been notified or the officer or brand inspector has identified the brands and marks, if any, and their position upon the animal.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)