California Code
DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control

Section 121575. - 121575. “Rabies,” as used in this chapter, includes rabies, and...

Section 121580. - 121580. “Quarantine,” as used in this chapter, means the strict...

Section 121585. - 121585. “Rabies area” shall mean any area not less than...

Section 121595. - 121595. Whenever any case of rabies is reported as existing...

Section 121600. - 121600. If upon the investigation the department finds that rabies...

Section 121605. - 121605. Following the order of quarantine the department shall make...

Section 121610. - 121610. The department may substitute for the quarantine order regulations...

Section 121615. - 121615. All peace officers and boards of health shall carry...

Section 121620. - 121620. During the period for which any quarantine order is...

Section 121625. - 121625. Any proper official within the meaning of this chapter...

Section 121630. - 121630. Except as provided in Sections 121705 and 121710, every...

Section 121635. - 121635. For the purpose of providing funds to pay expenses...

Section 121640. - 121640. All money collected for dog license taxes shall be...

Section 121645. - 121645. Upon the determination by the department that rabies exists...

Section 121650. - 121650. This tax shall be levied as follows: An annual...

Section 121655. - 121655. After this dog license tax has been established in...

Section 121660. - 121660. One half of all fines collected by any court...

Section 121665. - 121665. Whenever it becomes necessary in the judgment of the...

Section 121670. - 121670. All expenditures incurred in enforcing the special measures shall...

Section 121675. - 121675. All expenditures in excess of the balance of money...

Section 121680. - 121680. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter a guide...

Section 121685. - 121685. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a dog...

Section 121690. - 121690. In rabies areas, all of the following shall apply:...

Section 121695. - 121695. Nothing in this chapter and Section 120435 is intended...

Section 121700. - 121700. Rabies vaccines for animal use shall not be supplied...

Section 121705. - 121705. Any person who willfully conceals information about the location...

Section 121710. - 121710. Any person who, after notice, violates any order of...

CHAPTER 1.5 - Dog Importation: Health Certificates

Section 121720. - 121720. (a) (1) A person seeking to bring a dog...

Section 121721. - 121721. (a) This chapter does not apply to a person...

Section 121722. - 121722. The agency that receives a form pursuant to Section...

Section 121723. - 121723. (a) A person who violates a provision of this...

CHAPTER 2 - Avian Zoonosis Control

Section 121745. - 121745. (a) Whenever the director finds that psittacosis, or any...

Section 121760. - 121760. The violation of any of the provisions of this...

Section 121765. - 121765. This chapter shall apply to all shell parakeets or...

CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 121775. - 121775. As used in this chapter, “wild animal” refers to...

Section 121780. - 121780. As used in this chapter, “enforcement officer” means any...

Section 121785. - 121785. The department may enter into agreement with any state...

Section 121790. - 121790. The department shall publish from time to time a...

Section 121795. - 121795. The department may adopt regulations governing the entry, quarantine,...

Section 121800. - 121800. The violation of any provision of this chapter shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Permits

Section 121825. - 121825. The department may issue a written permit to import...

Section 121830. - 121830. A permit shall be issued only upon written application...

Section 121835. - 121835. Each permit issued shall set forth the following: (a)...

Section 121840. - 121840. Whenever any permit is issued under provisions of this...

Section 121845. - 121845. The department shall charge a fee for the issuance...

ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement

Section 121850. - 121850. Any person who imports, transports into the state, or...

Section 121855. - 121855. If, during inspection upon arrival any wild animal is...

Section 121860. - 121860. Whenever any wild animal brought into this state under...

Section 121865. - 121865. Any live wild animal brought into this state in...

Section 121870. - 121870. This chapter, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall...

CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control

Section 121875. - 121875. This chapter may be cited as “The Dog Act...

Section 121880. - 121880. For the purposes of this chapter, “sentry dog” means...

Section 121881. - 121881. For purposes of this chapter, “guard dog” or “attack...

Section 121885. - 121885. For the purposes of this chapter, “narcotic detection dog”...

Section 121890. - 121890. For purposes of this chapter, “tracker dog” means a...

Section 121895. - 121895. For the purposes of this chapter, “sentry dog company”...

Section 121896. - 121896. For purposes of this chapter, “trainer” means any person...

Section 121900. - 121900. For the purposes of this chapter “dog handler” means...

Section 121905. - 121905. For the purposes of this chapter “hire” shall include,...

Section 121906. - 121906. “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company,...

Section 121907. - 121907. “Owner” means any person who has purchased, or obtained...

Section 121910. - 121910. Each sentry dog company shall register each dog subject...

Section 121915. - 121915. Each sentry dog company that handles a dog subject...

Section 121916. - 121916. (a) Any person or owner of an attack, guard,...

Section 121917. - 121917. (a) An applicant, when applying for a permit pursuant...

Section 121918. - 121918. For the protection and welfare of any dog under...

Section 121919. - 121919. The local public agency may suspend or revoke a...

Section 121920. - 121920. (a) The owner or trainer of any attack, guard,...

Section 121921. - 121921. No person shall sell, give away, or let for...

Section 121925. - 121925. Whenever a dog subject to this chapter is being...

Section 121930. - 121930. Each dog subject to this chapter shall, wherever and...

Section 121935. - 121935. (a) No person shall take a sentry dog or...

Section 121940. - 121940. (a) Except as otherwise specified in this chapter, any...

Section 121945. - 121945. In lieu of the civil penalties imposed pursuant to...

CHAPTER 5 - Sale of Dogs and Cats

ARTICLE 1 - Sale of Dogs by Breeders

Section 122045. - 122045. (a) This article shall be known and may be...

Section 122050. - 122050. (a) Every breeder of dogs shall deliver to each...

Section 122055. - 122055. A breeder shall maintain a written record on the...

Section 122060. - 122060. Except as provided for in paragraph (6) of subdivision...

Section 122065. - 122065. It shall be unlawful for a breeder to fail...

Section 122065.5. - 122065.5. It shall be unlawful for a breeder to primarily...

Section 122070. - 122070. (a) If a licensed veterinarian states in writing that...

Section 122075. - 122075. (a) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that an...

Section 122080. - 122080. To obtain the remedies provided for in Section 122070,...

Section 122085. - 122085. No refund, replacement, or reimbursement of veterinary fees shall...

Section 122090. - 122090. (a) The veterinarian’s statement pursuant to Section 122070 shall...

Section 122095. - 122095. (a) In the event that a breeder wishes to...

Section 122100. - 122100. Every breeder that sells a dog shall provide the...

Section 122105. - 122105. Nothing in this article shall in any way limit...

Section 122110. - 122110. (a) Except as otherwise specified herein, any person violating...

ARTICLE 2 - Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats

Section 122125. - 122125. (a) This article shall be known and may be...

Section 122130. - 122130. Every pet dealer receiving dogs or cats from a...

Section 122135. - 122135. All dogs or cats received by a retail dealer...

Section 122137. - 122137. (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature...

Section 122140. - 122140. Every pet dealer shall deliver to the purchaser of...

Section 122145. - 122145. A pet dealer shall maintain a written record on...

Section 122150. - 122150. (a) Except as otherwise specified herein, any person violating...

Section 122155. - 122155. (a) It shall be unlawful for a pet dealer...

Section 122160. - 122160. (a) If a licensed veterinarian states in writing that...

Section 122165. - 122165. (a) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that an...

Section 122170. - 122170. To obtain the remedies provided for in Section 122160,...

Section 122175. - 122175. Notwithstanding Section 122160, no refund, replacement, or reimbursement of...

Section 122180. - 122180. (a) The veterinarian’s statement pursuant to Section 122160 shall...

Section 122185. - 122185. (a) In the event that a pet dealer wishes...

Section 122190. - 122190. Every pet dealer that sells a dog shall provide...

Section 122191. - 122191. (a) For the purposes of this section, “online pet...

Section 122195. - 122195. Nothing in this article shall in any way limit...

Section 122200. - 122200. (a) A pet dealer shall not state, promise, or...

Section 122205. - 122205. Except as provided for in subparagraph (B) of paragraph...

Section 122210. - 122210. (a) No dog may be offered for sale by...

Section 122215. - 122215. Every retail dealer shall post conspicuously on the cage...

Section 122220. - 122220. (a) Every pet dealer shall post conspicuously within close...

ARTICLE 3 - Dog Pedigree Registries

Section 122300. - 122300. For purposes of this article: (a) “Dog dealer” means...

Section 122305. - 122305. Every dog dealer that sells registered dogs or that...

Section 122310. - 122310. (a) For every dog sold by a dog dealer...

Section 122315. - 122315. (a) Any dog dealer or dog breeder who fails...

ARTICLE 4 - Emotional Support Animals

Section 122317. - 122317. (a) A person or business that sells or provides...

Section 122318. - 122318. (a) A health care practitioner shall not provide documentation...

Section 122319. - 122319. (a) (1) A violation of either of the following...

Section 122319.5. - 122319.5. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

CHAPTER 6 - Sale of Birds

Section 122320. - 122320. As used in this chapter: (a) “Bird” means any...

Section 122321. - 122321. (a) A pet shop with five or fewer employees...

Section 122322. - 122322. (a) Any person violating any provision of this chapter...

Section 122323. - 122323. This chapter does not apply to publicly operated animal...

Section 122324. - 122324. This chapter shall become operative on September 1, 2004....

CHAPTER 7 - Spay/Neuter and Breeding Programs for Animals

Section 122330. - 122330. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 122331. - 122331. (a) Cities and counties may enact dog breed-specific ordinances...

CHAPTER 8 - Dog Tethering

Section 122335. - 122335. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms...

CHAPTER 9 - Pet Store Animal Care

Section 122350. - 122350. As used in this act, the following definitions apply:...

Section 122351. - 122351. Each pet store operator shall be responsible for all...

Section 122352. - 122352. (a) Primary enclosures shall comply with all of the...

Section 122353. - 122353. (a) When a primary or temporary enclosure is being...

Section 122354. - 122354. (a) The pet store operator or at least one...

Section 122354.5. - 122354.5. (a) A pet store shall not adopt out, sell,...

Section 122355. - 122355. (a) Each pet store operator shall ensure that records...

Section 122356. - 122356. (a) An animal control officer, as defined in Section...

Section 122357. - 122357. A pet store operator who violates any provision of...

Section 122358. - 122358. An infraction is punishable by a fine not to...

Section 122359. - 122359. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 599 of...

Section 122360. - 122360. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to...

Section 122361. - 122361. This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2009....

CHAPTER 10 - Sale of Animals at Swap Meets

Section 122370. - 122370. A swap meet operator may permit a vendor to...

Section 122371. - 122371. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 122370 shall, at...

Section 122372. - 122372. (a) (1) A swap meet vendor who offers animals...

Section 122373. - 122373. This chapter shall not apply to the following: (a)...

Section 122374. - 122374. This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2016....

CHAPTER 11 - Pet Boarding Facilities

Section 122380. - 122380. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

Section 122381. - 122381. Each pet boarding facility operator shall be responsible for...

Section 122382. - 122382. (a) Each permanent or fixed and temporary enclosure shall...

Section 122383. - 122383. A pet boarding facility operator shall comply with all...

Section 122384. - 122384. (a) A pet boarding facility operator shall provide each...

Section 122385. - 122385. A pet boarding facility shall maintain either of the...

Section 122386. - 122386. (a) An animal control officer, as defined in Section...

Section 122387. - 122387. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to...

Section 122388. - 122388. Pursuant to Section 7 of Article XI of the...

CHAPTER 12 - Safe Transportation of Dogs and Cats

Section 122390. - 122390. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 122390.1. - 122390.1. For purposes of this chapter, “mobile or traveling housing...

Section 122390.2. - 122390.2. The conditions in a mobile or traveling housing facility...

Section 122390.3. - 122390.3. This chapter applies to any public animal control agency...

CHAPTER 12.5 - Dog Training

Section 122395. - 122395. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 122395.1. - 122395.1. The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:...

Section 122395.2. - 122395.2. (a) A dog trainer shall deliver to a purchaser...