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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 597', 'art 1', '§ 597', '§ 597', '§ 597', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 43']

CA - Cruelty - § 597.7. Animal endangerment; confinement in unattended motor vehicle; violations and penalties; | Animal Legal & Historical Center
Full Statute Name: West's Annotated California Codes. Penal Code. Part 1. Of Crimes and Punishments. Title 14. Malicious Mischief. § 597.7. Animal endangerment; confinement in unattended motor vehicle; violations and penalties; removal of animal if safety is in danger
Primary Citation: West's Ann. Cal. Penal Code § 597.7 Country of Origin: United States Last Checked: November, 2017 Alternate Citation: CA PENAL § 597.7 Date Adopted: 2006
(b)(1) This section does not prevent a person from taking reasonable steps that are necessary to remove an animal from a motor vehicle if the person holds a reasonable belief that the animal's safety is in immediate danger from heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, lack of food or water, or other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death to the animal.
(d)(1) This section does not prevent a peace officer, firefighter, humane officer, animal control officer, or other emergency responder from removing an animal from a motor vehicle if the animal's safety appears to be in immediate danger from heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, lack of food or water, or other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death to the animal.
(Added by Stats.2006, c. 431 (S.B.1806), § 2. Amended by Stats.2016, c. 554 (A.B.797), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)
See also, § 43.100. Property damage or trespass to motor vehicle resulting from rescue of animal; immunity from civil liability