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Timestamp: 2015-11-26 01:19:50
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 25991', '§ 25991', '§ 25991', '§ 25991', '§ 25991', '§ 3', '§ 25992', '§ 25993', '§ 25994']

CA - Farm Animal Cruelty - Chapter 13.8. Farm Animal Cruelty. § 25991. Definitions. | Animal Legal & Historical Center
Full Statute Name: West's Annotated California Codes. Health and Safety Code. Division 20. Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions. Chapter 13.8. Farm Animal Cruelty. § 25991. Definitions.
Primary Citation: CA HLTH & S § 25991 - 25994
Alternate Citation: West's Ann. Cal. Health & Safety Code § 25991 - 25994
Statute Text: § 25991. Definitions [FN1] <Section operative Jan. 1, 2015.>
(Added by Initiative Measure (Prop. 2, § 3, approved Nov. 4, 2008, operative Jan. 1, 2015).)
[FN1] Section caption supplied by Prop. 2.
§ 25992. Exceptions [FN1] <Section operative Jan. 1, 2015.>
§ 25993. Enforcement [FN1] <Section operative Jan. 1, 2015.>
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
§ 25994. Construction of Chapter. The provisions of this chapter are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other laws protecting animal welfare, including the California Penal Code. This chapter shall not be construed to limit any state law or regulations protecting the welfare of animals, nor shall anything in this chapter prevent a local governing body from adopting and enforcing its own animal welfare laws and regulations.