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CA - Slaughter - § 597.3. Live animal markets | Animal Legal & Historical Center
Full Statute Name: West's Annotated California Codes. Penal Code. Part 1. Of Crimes and Punishments. Title 14. Malicious Mischief. § 597.3. Live animal markets
Primary Citation: West's Ann. Cal. Penal Code § 597.3 Country of Origin: United States Last Checked: January, 2017 Alternate Citation: CA PENAL § 597.3 Date Adopted: 2000
(a) Every person who operates a live animal market shall do all of the
(1) Provide that no animal will be dismembered, flayed, cut open, or have its skin, scales, feathers, or shell removed while the animal is still alive.
(2) Provide that no live animals will be confined, held, or displayed in a manner that results, or is likely to result, in injury, starvation, dehydration,or suffocation.
(1) "Animal" means frogs, turtles, and birds sold for the purpose of human consumption, with the exception of poultry.
(2) "Live animal market" means a retail food market where, in the regular course of business, animals are stored alive and sold to consumers for the purpose of human consumption.
(c) Any person who fails to comply with any requirement of subdivision (a)shall for the first violation, be given a written warning in a written language that is understood by the person receiving the warning. A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a) shall be an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($ 250), nor more than one thousand dollars ($ 1,000). However, a fine paid for a second violation of subdivision (a) shall be deferred for six months if a course is available that is administered by a state or local agency on state law and local ordinances relating to live animal markets. If the defendant successfully completes that course within six months of entry of judgment, the fine shall be waived. The state or local agency may charge the participant a fee to take the course, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($ 100).
(Formerly § 597.2, added by Stats.2000, c. 1061 (A.B.2479). § 1. Renumbered § 597.3 and amended by Stats.2001, c. 854 (S.B.205), § 33.)