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CA - Crimes - § 597. Cruelty to animals | 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. Cruelty to animals Share
Primary Citation: CA PENAL § 597
Alternate Citation: West's Ann. Cal. Penal Code § 597
Statute Text: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section or Section 599c, every person who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal, or maliciously and intentionally kills an animal, is guilty of a crime punishable pursuant to subdivision (d).
(1) Upon the conviction of a person charged with a violation of this section by causing or permitting an act of cruelty, as defined in Section 599b, all animals lawfully seized and impounded with respect to the violation by a peace officer, officer of a humane society, or officer of a pound or animal regulation department of a public agency shall be adjudged by the court to be forfeited and shall thereupon be awarded to the impounding officer for proper disposition. A person convicted of a violation of this section by causing or permitting an act of cruelty, as defined in Section 599b, shall be liable to the impounding officer for all costs of impoundment from the time of seizure to the time of proper disposition.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a defendant is granted probation for a conviction under this section, the court shall order the defendant to pay for, and successfully complete, counseling, as determined by the court, designed to evaluate and treat behavior or conduct disorders. If the court finds that the defendant is financially unable to pay for that counseling, the court may develop a sliding fee schedule based upon the defendant's ability to pay. An indigent defendant may negotiate a deferred payment schedule, but shall pay a nominal fee if the defendant has the ability to pay the nominal fee. County mental health departments or Medi-Cal shall be responsible for the costs of counseling required by this section only for those persons who meet the medical necessity criteria for mental health managed care pursuant to Section 1830.205 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations or the targeted population criteria specified in Section 5600.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The counseling specified in this subdivision shall be in addition to any other terms and conditions of probation, including any term of imprisonment and any fine. This provision specifies a mandatory additional term of probation and is not to be utilized as an alternative in lieu of imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 or county jail when that sentence is otherwise appropriate. If the court does not order custody as a condition of probation for a conviction under this section, the court shall specify on the court record the reason or reasons for not ordering custody. This subdivision shall not apply to cases involving police dogs or horses as described in Section 600.
(Enacted in 1872. Amended by Stats.1905, c. 519, p. 679, § 1; Stats.1909, c. 661, p. 999, § 1; Stats.1972, c. 779, p. 1394, § 1; Stats.1976, c. 1139, p. 5132, § 250, operative July 1, 1977; Stats.1979, c. 373, p. 1350, § 240; Stats.1984, c. 1215, § 8; Stats.1986, c. 846, § 1; Stats.1987, c. 56, § 122; Stats.1987, c. 814, § 1; Stats.1988, c. 127, § 2; Stats.1988, c. 1522, § 1; Stats.1988, c. 1527, § 1; Stats.1988, c. 1556, § 4; Stats.1998, c. 450 (S.B.1991), § 1; Stats.2011, c. 15 (A.B.109), § 410, eff. April 4, 2011, operative Oct. 1, 2011; Stats.2011, c. 131 (S.B.917), § 1.5.)