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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 10 - Violations › Section 29674.

29674. It is unlawful for any person to place or pack any honey in any container or subcontainer which bears any markings, or any designation of brand, quality, grade, or other matter, unless all of such markings which do not properly and accurately apply to the product placed or packed in the container or subcontainer have been removed, erased, or obliterated.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 10 - Violations › Section 29675.

29675. (a) It is unlawful for any person to move any honey, or any container of honey, to which any warning tag or notice has been affixed, except under written permit from an enforcing officer or under his or her specific direction.
(b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1048, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 10 - Violations › Section 29676.

29676. (a) It is unlawful for any person to do either of the following:
(1) Refuse to submit any container, subcontainer, load, or display of honey to the inspection of any enforcing officer.
(2) Refuse to stop any vehicle which contains any honey, for the purpose of inspection by an enforcing officer.
(b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1048, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 10 - Violations › Section 29677.

29677. It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, load, ship, transport, or sell, any of the following:
(a) Adulterated honey, unless the container is conspicuously marked, in letters or type of like size and character, which clearly and plainly indicate the contents.
(b) Any product which is labeled or marked with the designation “honey” alone, if the contents consist of part or all of products other than the nectar of floral exudations of plants which is gathered and stored in the comb by honeybees.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 11 - Criminal Punishment and Procedure › Section 29701.

29701. (a) Unless otherwise specified, a violation of this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) A conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this chapter within any 12-month period is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1048, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 11 - Criminal Punishment and Procedure › Section 29702.

29702. Any prosecution for the violation of any provision of this chapter may be made in any county where any part of the offense occurred.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 11 - Criminal Punishment and Procedure › Section 29703.

29703. Any evidence which is taken by any enforcing officer in any county may be admitted in evidence in any prosecution in any other county.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 12 - Public Nuisances › Section 29731.

29731. Any honey which is packed, stored, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, or being transported or sold in violation of any provision of this chapter, together with its containers, is a public nuisance. The honey shall be held by the person in whose possession it may be and shall not be moved from the place where it may be, except under the specific direction of an enforcement officer.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 12 - Public Nuisances › Section 29732.

29732. The enforcement officer may affix a warning tag or notice to the honey and its containers which are a public nuisance.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 12 - Public Nuisances › Section 29733.

29733. If a packer or owner of honey, or the agent of either, after notification to the packer, owner, or agent that the honey and its containers are a public nuisance, refuses, or fails within a reasonable time, to recondition or remark the honey so as to comply with all requirements of this chapter, the honey and its containers:
(a) May be seized by the director or any enforcement officer.
(b) By order of the superior court of the county within which the honey and its containers may be located, shall be condemned and destroyed, or released upon conditions the court, in its discretion, may impose to ensure that it will not be packed, delivered for shipment, shipped, transported, or sold in violation of this chapter. A proceeding under this section is a limited civil case if the value of the property in controversy is less than or equal to the maximum amount in controversy for a limited civil case under Section 85 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 43, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 12 - Public Nuisances › Section 29734.

29734. If an agent is found in possession of any honey which is a public nuisance, notice of rejection or any order of the court concerning the honey may be served on such agent and need not be served on the packer or owner.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 2 - Honey › ARTICLE 12 - Public Nuisances › Section 29735.

29735. It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the directions of any officer relating to the disposition of any honey which is a public nuisance, or with any order of court respecting it.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 3 - Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group Act › Section 29810.

29810. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) The California citrus industry is in the process of adapting to a more competitive marketplace and to consumer tastes that continue to change. In the past five years, an estimated 40,000 acres of citrus have been removed from production and replaced with new varieties of citrus, a majority of which is mandarin fruit commonly called Clementines or W. Murcotts, which are intended to be seedless.
(2) According to the 2005 California Citrus Acreage Report, these varieties have increased substantially. In 2004, more than 10,000 acres of these varieties were bearing fruit. Another 2,000 acres began bearing fruit in 2005. The same report states that an additional 12,000 acres of these varieties have been planted but have yet to bear fruit. This production will come into maturity within the next three years, and more is being planted.
(3) Due to the production of other agricultural products in proximity to new seedless varieties of citrus, the production of these varieties may be in jeopardy. According to a University of California at Riverside study published in June of 2005, seedless mandarins command three to four times as much revenue as seeded mandarins. Other citrus-producing nations around the world have adopted citrus protection areas to limit damage created by cross-pollination.
(4) Honeybees are an essential component of agriculture as they pollinate approximately $6 billion worth of crops in California. Historically, honeybee colonies are placed in the citrus belt of Kern, Tulare, Fresno, and Madera Counties to support existing agricultural practices, including the pollination of several commodities and the production of honey. Colony Collapse Disorder has reduced the nation’s bee population by 25 percent in the past three years, which in turn has created pressure on other agricultural sectors that rely on a healthy bee population for pollination of their crops.
(b) Any regulation or best management practice adopted pursuant to this chapter shall not affect the actual pollination process of other commodities during their blooming cycle, nor shall it be implemented when almonds, avocados, peaches, plums, nectarines, seed crops, or other commodities require pollination.
(c) Any regulation or best management practice adopted pursuant to this chapter shall not affect the ability of property owners located within the area impacted by the regulation or best management practice to farm any commercial crop, including, but not limited to, honey, citrus, and other commodities recognized by the Department of Food and Agriculture.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 324, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 3 - Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group Act › Section 29811.

29811. (a) Not later than 15 days after enactment of this chapter, the secretary shall designate a Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group from recommendations received by interested stakeholders. The Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group shall be established pursuant to the procedures set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 588. For purposes of this chapter, “grower,” as used in subdivision (b) of Section 588, includes a beekeeper.
(b) The Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group shall meet on a regular and consistent basis in an effort to develop best management practices that address the coexistence issues related to production of seedless mandarin varieties located in Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare Counties, while providing for the reasonable access to citrus for the California bee industry.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 324, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 13 - BEE MANAGEMENT AND HONEY PRODUCTION › CHAPTER 3 - Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group Act › Section 29812.

29812. The secretary shall give the Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group reasonable time to develop best management practices described in Section 29810.
(a) If the Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group reaches consensus of best management practices prior to June 1, 2008, the secretary may adopt regulations if, in the secretary’s judgment, this action is necessary to implement and enforce the best management practices.
(b) If the Seedless Mandarin and Honeybee Coexistence Working Group fails to reach consensus on best management practices by June 1, 2008, the secretary shall adopt regulations no later than February 1, 2009. Regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be limited to Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare Counties, address the coexistence issues related to production of seedless mandarin varieties, and allow seedless mandarin producers to meet retail standards for seedless fruit, while providing reasonable access to citrus for the California bee industry. The regulations adopted may include the establishment of fees, not to exceed the cost of the program, to be paid by seedless mandarin growers, subject to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 324, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 30501.

30501. (a) The board of supervisors of any county or the governing body of any city may adopt Sections 30801, 30802, 30803, 30804, 30805, 30952, 31105, 31106, 31107, 31108, 31152, 31153, 31251, 31252, and 31254. If those sections are adopted by the board of supervisors of any county or the governing body of any city, those sections shall apply within the territorial limits of the county or the city, as the case may be. Nothing in this division requires a county to enforce those provisions within the territorial limits of any city located within the county.
(b) Whenever the term “board of supervisors,” “county,” “county clerk,” or “animal control officer” is used in this division, those terms shall also be deemed to include the governing body of a city, a city, the city clerk, or the animal control officer of a city, respectively.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 60, Sec. 4. Effective June 30, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 30502.

30502. Any dog license tag which is issued by any city and county or city constitutes compliance with this division if it is issued pursuant to an ordinance which does all of the following:
(a) Substantially complies with this division.
(b) Provides for the wearing of the license tag upon the collar of the dog.
(c) Provides for the keeping of a record which shall establish the identity of the person that owns or harbors the dog.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 30503.

30503. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), no public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group shall sell or give away to a new owner any dog that has not been spayed or neutered.
(2) For the purposes of this section a “rescue group” is a for-profit or not-for-profit entity, or a collaboration of individuals with at least one of its purposes being the sale or placement of dogs that have been removed from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane shelter or that have been previously owned by any person other than the original breeder of that dog.
(b) (1) If a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state certifies that a dog is too sick or injured to be spayed or neutered, or that it would otherwise be detrimental to the health of the dog to be spayed or neutered, the adopter or purchaser shall pay the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group a deposit of not less than forty dollars ($40), and not more than seventy-five dollars ($75).
(2) The entity shall establish the amount of the deposit at the level it determines is necessary to encourage the spaying or neutering of dogs.
(3) The deposit shall be temporary, and shall only be retained until the dog is healthy enough to be spayed or neutered, as certified by a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state.
(4) The dog shall be spayed or neutered within 14 business days of that certification.
(5) The adopter or purchaser shall obtain written proof of spaying or neutering from the veterinarian performing the operation.
(6) If the adopter or purchaser presents proof of spaying or neutering to the entity from which the dog was obtained within 30 business days of obtaining the proof, the adopter or purchaser shall receive a full refund of the deposit.
(c) Public animal control agencies or shelters, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelters, humane society shelters, and rescue groups may enter into cooperative agreements with each other and with veterinarians in lieu of requiring spaying and neutering deposits to carry out this section.
(d) Any funds from unclaimed deposits made pursuant to this section, as it read on January 1, 1999, and any funds from deposits that are unclaimed after January 1, 2000, may be expended only for programs to spay or neuter dogs and cats, including agreements with a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals or a humane society or licensed veterinarian to operate a program to spay or neuter dogs and cats.
(e) This section only applies to a county that has a population exceeding 100,000 persons as of January 1, 2000, and to cities within that county.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 747, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2004, Ch. 253, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 30503.5.

30503.5. (a) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Animal shelter” means a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group.
(2) “Rescue group” means a for-profit or not-for-profit entity or a collaboration of individuals that removes dogs from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane shelter, or rehomes a dog that has been previously owned by any person other than the original breeder of that dog.
(b) If an animal shelter or rescue group knows, to the best of the knowledge of the shelter or rescue group, that a dog, at the age of four months or older, bit a person and broke that person’s skin, thus requiring a state-mandated bite quarantine, the animal shelter or rescue group shall, before selling, giving away, or otherwise releasing the dog, do both of the following:
(1) Disclose in writing to the person to whom the dog is sold, given away, or transferred, the dog’s known bite history and the circumstances related to the bite.
(2) Obtain a signed acknowledgment from the person to whom the dog is sold, given away, or transferred that the person has been provided information about the dog as required by this section. The animal shelter or rescue group shall provide the person with a copy of the signed acknowledgment and retain the original copy in its files.
(c) These documentation and disclosure requirements are for the purpose of public safety and the appropriate placement of dogs. A documented bite history does not necessarily preclude a dog from being available for adoption, release, or transfer, notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance related to biting dogs.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 31401 and 31402, any violation of this section shall be punished by a civil fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), imposed by the city or county in which the animal shelter or rescue group is located. If the person who violates this section is a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, the proceeds of the civil fine shall be paid to the local public animal control agency or shelter. If a public animal control agency or shelter violates this section, the proceeds of the civil fine shall be deposited into the treasury of the city or county in which the public animal control agency or shelter is located.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 430, Sec. 1. (AB 588) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 30504.

30504. For purposes of this division, each member of a litter of puppies, weaned or unweaned, shall be treated as an individual animal.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 253, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 30505.

30505. (a) A public animal shelter shall not charge an adoption fee for a dog if the person adopting the dog presents to the public animal shelter a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word “VETERAN” printed on its face pursuant to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) A public animal shelter may limit the number of dogs adopted from that public animal shelter pursuant to this section to one dog each six-month period.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 205, Sec. 2. (SB 245) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons › Section 30520.

30520. (a) This chapter only applies to a county that has a population of less than 100,000 persons as of January 1, 2000, and to cities within that county. A county whose population exceeds 100,000 persons in a year subsequent to January 1, 2000, shall be subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 30501) commencing on January 1 of the year immediately following the year in which the population of that county exceeds 100,000 persons.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group shall sell or give away any dog that has not been spayed or neutered.
(c) A public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group may not transfer to a new owner a dog that has not been spayed or neutered, except as provided in subdivision (d).
(d) A public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group may transfer to a new owner a dog that has not been spayed or neutered only if the animal shelter does both of the following:
(1) Requires a written agreement, executed by the recipient, acknowledging the dog is not spayed or neutered and the recipient agrees in writing to be responsible for ensuring the dog will be spayed or neutered within 30 business days after the agreement is signed.
(2) Receives from the recipient a sterilization deposit of not less than forty dollars ($40) and not more than seventy-five dollars ($75), the terms of which are part of the written agreement executed by the recipient under this section.
(e) Public animal control agencies or shelters, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelters, humane society shelters, and rescue groups may enter into cooperative agreements with each other and with veterinarians in lieu of requiring spaying and neutering deposits to carry out this section.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 747, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 747.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons › Section 30521.

30521. (a) A spaying or neutering deposit may be either of the following:
(1) A portion of the adoption fee or other fees rendered in acquiring the dog, which will enable the adopter to take the dog for spaying or neutering to a veterinarian with whom the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group has an agreement that provides that the veterinarian will bill the shelter directly for the sterilization.
(2) A deposit that is both of the following:
(A) Refundable to the recipient if proof of spaying or neutering of the dog is presented to the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group not more than 30 business days after the date the dog is spayed or neutered.
(B) Forfeited to the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group if proof of spaying or neutering is not presented to the animal shelter within 30 business days.
(b) A spaying or neutering deposit shall be in the amount determined by the shelter, but shall not be less than forty dollars ($40) and shall not exceed seventy-five dollars ($75).
(c) All spaying or neutering deposits forfeited or unclaimed under this section shall be retained by the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group and shall be used by the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group only for the following purposes:
(1) A program to spay or neuter dogs and cats.
(2) A public education program to reduce and prevent overpopulation of dogs and cats, and the related costs to local government.
(3) A followup program to ensure that dogs and cats transferred by the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group are spayed or neutered in accordance with the agreement executed under subdivision (d) of Section 30520.
(4) Any additional costs incurred by the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group in the administration of the requirements of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 747, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 747.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons › Section 30523.

30523. (a) (1) A person who commits any violation of subdivision (b) is subject to a civil penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50) on a first violation of subdivision (b), and a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) on any second or subsequent violation of subdivision (b).
(2) An action for a penalty proposed under this section may be commenced by the administrator of the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group from which the recipient obtained the animal that is the subject of the violation in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) A person is subject to the civil penalties pursuant to subdivision (a) if that person does any of the following:
(1) Falsifies any proof of spaying or neutering submitted for the purpose of compliance with this chapter.
(2) Provides to a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group or a licensed veterinarian inaccurate information regarding ownership of any dog required to be submitted for spaying or neutering under this chapter.
(3) Submits to a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group false information regarding sterilization fees or fee schedules.
(4) Issues a check for insufficient funds for any spaying or neutering deposit required under this chapter.
(c) All penalties collected under this section shall be retained by the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group imposing the penalties, to be used solely for purposes provided for under subdivision (c) of Section 30521.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 747, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 747.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons › Section 30524.

30524. Local ordinances concerning the adoption or placement procedures of any public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group shall be at least as restrictive as this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 747, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 747.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons › Section 30524.5.

30524.5. (a) A public animal shelter shall not charge an adoption fee for a dog if the person adopting the dog presents to the public animal shelter a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word “VETERAN” printed on its face pursuant to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) A public animal shelter may limit the number of dogs adopted from that public animal shelter pursuant to this section to one dog each six-month period.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 205, Sec. 3. (SB 245) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons › Section 30525.

30525. Whenever a dog license tag is issued pursuant to this division, the tag shall be issued for one-half or less of the fee required for a dog, if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or neutered.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 747, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 747.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Special Provisions Applicable to Counties With a Population of Less Than 100,000 Persons › Section 30526.

30526. (a) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Animal shelter” means a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group.
(2) “Rescue group” means a for-profit or not-for-profit entity or a collaboration of individuals that removes dogs from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane shelter, or rehomes a dog that has been previously owned by any person other than the original breeder of that dog.
(b) If an animal shelter or rescue group knows, to the best of the knowledge of the shelter or rescue group, that a dog, at the age of four months or older, bit a person and broke that person’s skin, thus requiring a state-mandated bite quarantine, the animal shelter or rescue group shall, before selling, giving away, or otherwise releasing the dog, do both of the following:
(1) Disclose in writing to the person to whom the dog is sold, given away, or transferred, the dog’s known bite history and the circumstances related to the bite.
(2) Obtain a signed acknowledgment from the person to whom the dog is sold, given away, or transferred that the person has been provided information about the dog as required by this section. The animal shelter or rescue group shall provide the person with a copy of the signed acknowledgment and retain the original copy in its files.
(c) These documentation and disclosure requirements are for the purpose of public safety and the appropriate placement of dogs. A documented bite history does not necessarily preclude a dog from being available for adoption, release, or transfer, notwithstanding any other law or local ordinance related to biting dogs.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 31401 and 31402, any violation of this section shall be punished by a civil fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), imposed by the city or county in which the animal shelter or rescue group is located. If the person who violates this section is a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group, the proceeds of the civil fine shall be paid to the local public animal control agency or shelter. If a public animal control agency or shelter violates this section, the proceeds of the civil fine shall be deposited into the treasury of the city or county in which the public animal control agency or shelter is located.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 430, Sec. 2. (AB 588) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 2 - Disposition of Funds › Section 30652.

30652. All fees for the issuance of dog license tags and all fines collected pursuant to this division shall be paid into the county, city, or city and county treasury, as the case may be, and shall be used as follows:
(a) First, to pay fees for the issuance of dog license tags.
(b) Second, to pay fees, salaries, costs, expenses, or any or all of them for the enforcement of this division and all ordinances that are made pursuant to this division.
(c) Third, to pay damages to owners of livestock that are killed by dogs.
(d) Fourth, to pay costs of any hospitalization or emergency care of animals pursuant to Section 597.1 of the Penal Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 256, Sec. 3. (SB 781) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 2 - Disposition of Funds › Section 30653.

30653. Each such claim for damages is governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940), Division 3.6, Title 1 of the Government Code, except that the claim, as presented, shall be accompanied by the affidavits of two disinterested witnesses executed within four days after the finding of the carcass of the animal.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 2 - Disposition of Funds › Section 30656.

30656. (a) Any county, city, or city and county may, by ordinance, elect to utilize the provisions of this section in lieu of Sections 30653 and 30654.
(b) The claim for damages to livestock, in addition to being governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code, shall be accompanied by a statement by the local animal control officer relating to the probable cause of death of the animal and by proof submitted by the owner of the livestock to establish the value of the animal.
(c) The statement submitted by the local animal control officer shall set forth the facts upon which the officer’s statement is based and shall indicate whether, to the best of the officer’s knowledge, the animal was killed by a dog.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 108, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3 - Dog Tags › Section 30801.

30801. (a) A board of supervisors may provide for the issuance of serially numbered metallic dog licenses pursuant to this section. The dog licenses shall be stamped with the name of the county and the year of issue.
(b) The board of supervisors or animal control department may authorize veterinarians to issue the licenses to owners of dogs who apply.
(c) The licenses shall be issued for a period of not to exceed two years.
(d) In addition to the authority provided in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), a license may be issued, as provided by this section, by a board of supervisors for a period not to exceed three years for dogs that have attained the age of 12 months, or older, and who have been vaccinated against rabies. The person to whom the license is to be issued pursuant to this subdivision may choose a license period as established by the board of supervisors of up to one, two, or three years. However, when issuing a license pursuant to this subdivision, the license period shall not extend beyond the remaining period of validity for the current rabies vaccination.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 52. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3 - Dog Tags › Section 30803.

30803. (a) The animal control department shall endorse upon the application for a dog license tag the number of the license tag issued.
(b) All applications that have been endorsed shall be kept on file in the office of the animal control department open to public inspection.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 118, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3 - Dog Tags › Section 30804.5.

30804.5. Whenever dog license tags are issued pursuant to this division, any such tag shall be issued for one-half or less of the fee required for a dog, if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or neutered.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 361.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3 - Dog Tags › Section 30804.7.

30804.7. (a) The owner of a nonspayed or unneutered dog that is impounded once by a city or county animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or humane society, shall be fined thirty-five dollars ($35) on the first occurrence, fifty dollars ($50) on the second occurrence, and one hundred dollars ($100) for the third or subsequent occurrence. These fines are for unneutered impounded animals only, and are not in lieu of any fines or impound fees imposed by any individual city, county, public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane society shelter.
(b) An animal control officer, humane officer, police officer, peace officer, or any agency authorized to enforce the Penal Code may write citations with a civil penalty stated in an amount corresponding to the violation as provided in subdivision (a). The fines shall be paid to the local municipality or public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane society shelter. Any funds collected under this section shall be expended for the purpose of humane education, programs for low cost spaying and neutering of dogs, and any additional costs incurred by the public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group in the administration of the requirements of this division.
(c) This section applies to each county and cities within each county, regardless of population.
(d) No city or county, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or humane society is subject to any civil action by the owner of a dog that is spayed or neutered in accordance with this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 253, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Guide Dogs, Signal Dogs,and Service Dogs › Section 30850.

30850. (a) The animal control department shall endorse upon the application for an assistance dog identification tag the number of the identification tag issued. As used in this chapter, “assistance dogs” are dogs specially trained as guide dogs, signal dogs, or service dogs. All applications that have been endorsed shall be kept on file in the office of the animal control department and shall be open to public inspection.
(b) Whenever a person applies for an assistance dog identification tag, the person shall sign an affidavit stating as follows:
“By affixing my signature to this affidavit, I hereby declare I fully understand that Section 365.7 of the Penal Code prohibits any person to knowingly and fraudulently represent himself or herself, through verbal or written notice, to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as, to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog, as defined in subdivisions (d), (e), and (f), respectively, of Section 365.5 of the Penal Code and paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, and that a violation of Section 365.7 of the Penal Code is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.”
(c) Upon the death or retirement of an assistance dog, the owner or person in possession of the assistance dog identification tag shall immediately return the tag to the animal control department that issued the tag.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 118, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Guide Dogs, Signal Dogs,and Service Dogs › Section 30851.

30851. The owners of assistance dogs shall comply with all state and local ordinances regarding health and licensure requirements for dogs.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1257, Sec. 10.5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Guide Dogs, Signal Dogs,and Service Dogs › Section 30852.

30852. (a) The tag identifying a dog as an assistance dog shall be used only by a person with a disability or a trainer of an assistance dog and shall be of such uniform statewide shape, size, and color as to be easily recognized.
(b) The Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation with the State Department of Health Services, shall specify the shape, size, and color of the tags. This subdivision shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 498, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Guide Dogs, Signal Dogs,and Service Dogs › Section 30853.

30853. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the access of any person in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 498, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Guide Dogs, Signal Dogs,and Service Dogs › Section 30854.

30854. The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid or to be in conflict with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336), that invalidity or conflict shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid or conflicting provision or application.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 498, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 4 - Regulation › Section 30951.

30951. It is unlawful for any person to own, harbor, or keep any dog over the age of four months, or to permit such a dog which is owned, harbored, or controlled by him to run at large, unless the dog has attached to its neck or leg a substantial collar on which one of the following is fastened:
(a) A metallic tag which gives the name and post office address of the owner.
(b) A metal license tag which is issued by the authority of a county, city and county, or any municipal corporation for the purpose of identifying the dog and designating the owner.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 583.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 4 - Regulation › Section 30953.

30953. Except as otherwise provided in this division, it is unlawful for any person to kill, injure, or impound any dog, if the owner of the dog has complied with the provisions of this division.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 4 - Regulation › Section 30954.

30954. It is unlawful for any person to permit any female dog which is owned, harbored, or controlled by him, to run at large at any time during the period when the dog is in heat or breeding condition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 4 - Regulation › Section 30955.

30955. It is unlawful for any person to permit any dog which is owned, harbored, or controlled by him to run at large on any farm on which livestock or domestic fowls are kept, without the consent of the owner of the farm, except for herding livestock, hunting or sporting purposes, or any competitive trials when the dog is within reasonable control or call of his owner or the agent of his owner.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 4 - Regulation › Section 30956.

30956. In an action for violation of Section 30955, the court may stay imposition of a sentence and order the defendant to compensate the owner of the farm in an amount equal to the cost of the damage done by the defendant’s dog. If the defendant refuses to compensate the owner under this section, the court shall impose the appropriate sentence.
Acceptance by the owner of compensation under this section precludes that person from bringing an action under any other law for damages caused by the defendant’s dog.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 457, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 5 - Killing and Seizure › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 31101.

31101. Any dog which is found running at large without the identification tag or dog license tag which is required pursuant to Section 30951 may be seized and impounded by any peace officer.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 5 - Killing and Seizure › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 31102.

31102. Except in an area in which the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 31151) of this chapter apply or as otherwise provided in Section 31104, any person may kill any dog in any of the following cases:
(a) The dog is found in the act of killing, wounding, or persistently pursuing or worrying livestock or poultry on land or premises which are not owned or possessed by the owner of the dog.
(b) The person has such proof as conclusively shows that the dog has been recently engaged in killing or wounding livestock or poultry on land or premises which are not owned or possessed by the dog’s owner.
No action, civil or criminal, shall be maintained for the killing of any such dog.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS › CHAPTER 5 - Killing and Seizure › ARTICLE 1 - Generally › Section 31103.

31103. Except in an area in which the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 31151) of this chapter apply or as otherwise provided in Section 31104, any dog entering any enclosed or unenclosed property upon which livestock or poultry are confined may be seized or killed by the owner or tenant of the property or by any employee of the owner or tenant. No action, civil or criminal, shall be maintained against the owner, tenant, or employee for the seizure or killing of any such dog.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)