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Timestamp: 2015-07-28 15:20:12
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 597', 'art 1', '§ 597', '§ 597', '§ 597', '§ 1']

CA - Bullfights - § 597m. Bullfights prohibited; exceptions; penalty | Animal Legal & Historical Center
Full Statute Name: West's Annotated California Codes. Penal Code. Part 1. Of Crimes and Punishments. Title 14. Malicious Mischief. § 597m. Bullfights prohibited; exceptions; penalty
Primary Citation: CA PENAL § 597m
Alternate Citation: West's Ann. Cal. Penal Code § 597m
Statute Text: It shall be unlawful for any person to promote, advertise, stage, hold, manage, conduct, participate in, engage in, or carry on any bullfight exhibition, any bloodless bullfight contest or exhibition, or any similar contest or exhibition, whether for amusement or gain or otherwise; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit rodeos or to prohibit measures necessary to the safety of participants at rodeos. This section shall not, however, be construed as prohibiting bloodless bullfights, contests, or exhibitions held in connection with religious celebrations or religious festivals. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
CREDIT(S) (Added by Stats.1957, c. 2243, p. 3911, § 1.)