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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 5 - TUBERCULOSIS › CHAPTER 3 - Tuberculosis Tests for Employees › Section 121545.

121545. (a) A volunteer in a school subject to this chapter shall also be required to have on file with the school a certificate showing that, upon initial volunteer assignment, the person submitted to a tuberculosis risk assessment, and, if tuberculosis risk factors were identified, the person was examined and found to be free of infectious tuberculosis. If no risk factors are identified, an examination is not required. A person who is subject to the requirements of this subdivision may take an examination that complies with the requirements of Section 121530 instead of submitting to a tuberculosis risk assessment.
(b) At the discretion of the governing authority of a school subject to this chapter this section shall not apply to a volunteer whose functions do not require frequent or prolonged contact with pupils.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 329, Sec. 4. (AB 1667) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 5 - TUBERCULOSIS › CHAPTER 3 - Tuberculosis Tests for Employees › Section 121550.

121550. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the school from requiring more extensive or more frequent examinations.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 5 - TUBERCULOSIS › CHAPTER 3 - Tuberculosis Tests for Employees › Section 121555.

121555. (a) A person who transfers his or her employment from one of the schools specified in subdivision (a) of Section 121525 to another shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 121525 if the person can produce a certificate that shows that he or she was found to be free of infectious tuberculosis within 60 days of initial hire, or the school previously employing the person verifies that the school has a certificate on file showing that the person is free from infectious tuberculosis.
(b) A person who transfers his or her employment from a public elementary school or secondary school to any of the schools specified in subdivision (a) of Section 121525 shall be deemed to meet the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 121525 if that person can produce a certificate as provided for in subdivision (c) of Section 49406 of the Education Code that shows that he or she was found to be free of infectious tuberculosis within 60 days of initial hire, or if the school district previously employing the person verifies that the school district has a certificate on file showing that the person is free from infectious tuberculosis.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 329, Sec. 5. (AB 1667) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121575.

121575. “Rabies,” as used in this chapter, includes rabies, and any other animal disease dangerous to human beings that may be declared by the department as coming under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 351.5. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121580.

121580. “Quarantine,” as used in this chapter, means the strict confinement, upon the private premises of the owner, under restraint by leash, closed cage, or paddock, of all animals specified in the order of the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121585.

121585. “Rabies area” shall mean any area not less than a county as determined by the director within a region where the existence of rabies constitutes a public health hazard, as found and declared by the director. A region shall be composed of two or more counties as determined by the director. The status of an area as a rabies area shall terminate at the end of one year from the date of the declaration unless, not earlier than two months prior to the end of the year, it is again declared to be a rabies area in the manner provided in this section. If however, the director at any time finds and declares that an area has ceased to be a rabies area its status shall terminate upon the date of the declaration.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121595.

121595. Whenever any case of rabies is reported as existing in any county or city, the department shall make, or cause to be made, a preliminary investigation as to whether the disease exists, and as to the probable area of the state in which the population or animals are endangered.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121600.

121600. If upon the investigation the department finds that rabies exists, a quarantine shall be declared against all animals as are designated in the quarantine order, and living within the area specified in the order.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121605.

121605. Following the order of quarantine the department shall make or cause to be made a thorough investigation as to the extent of the disease, the probable number of persons and animals exposed, and the area found to be involved.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121610.

121610. The department may substitute for the quarantine order regulations as may be deemed adequate for the control of the disease in each area.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121615.

121615. All peace officers and boards of health shall carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121620.

121620. During the period for which any quarantine order is in force any officer may kill or in his or her discretion capture and hold for further action by the department any animal in a quarantine area, found on public highways, lands, and streets, or not held in restraint on private premises as specified in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121625.

121625. Any proper official within the meaning of this chapter may examine and enter upon all private premises for the enforcement of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121630.

121630. Except as provided in Sections 121705 and 121710, every person who possesses or holds any animal in violation of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121635.

121635. For the purpose of providing funds to pay expenses incurred in connection with the eradication of rabies, the rabies treatment and eradication fund is continued in existence in each county or city in this state.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121640.

121640. All money collected for dog license taxes shall be deposited to the credit of this fund with the treasurer of the county or city; but funds now collected from any dog tax may continue to be collected and used for other purposes specified by local ordinances.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121645.

121645. Upon the determination by the department that rabies exists in any county or city, a special dog license tax shall immediately become effective, unless a dog tax is already in force the funds from which are available for the payment of expenditures in accordance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121650.

121650. This tax shall be levied as follows: An annual tax of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each male, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each female, and one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each neuter dog. It shall be collected by the proper authority at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are collected; except that at the first collection the proportion of the annual tax as corresponds to the number of months the tax has been in operation plus one year advance payment shall be collected.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121655.

121655. After this dog license tax has been established in a county or city, it shall be continued in force until an order has been issued by the department declaring that county, or the portion of that county as may be deemed advisable, to be free from rabies or further danger of its spread.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121660.

121660. One half of all fines collected by any court or judge for violations of this chapter shall be placed to the credit of the rabies treatment and eradication fund of the county or city where the violation occurred.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121665.

121665. Whenever it becomes necessary in the judgment of the department, to enforce this chapter in any county or city, the department may institute special measures of control to supplement the efforts of the local authorities in any county or city whose duties are specified in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121670.

121670. All expenditures incurred in enforcing the special measures shall be proper charges against the special fund referred to in this chapter, and shall be paid as they accrue by the proper authorities of each county or city where they have been incurred; but all expenditures that may be incurred after the issuance of the order establishing the tax and before the first collection of the tax, shall be paid as they accrue from the general fund of the county or city.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121675.

121675. All expenditures in excess of the balance of money in this fund shall likewise be paid as they accrue from the general fund. All money thus expended from the general fund shall be repaid from the special fund when the collections from the tax have provided the money.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121680.

121680. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter a guide dog serving a blind master shall not be quarantined, in the absence of evidence that he or she has been exposed to rabies, unless his or her master fails:
(a)  To keep him or her safely confined to the premises of the master.
(b)  To keep him or her available for examination at all reasonable times.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121685.

121685. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a dog used by any state, county, city, or city and county law enforcement agency shall not be quarantined after biting any person if the bite occurred while the dog was being used for any law enforcement purpose. The law enforcement agency shall make the dog available for examination at any reasonable time. The law enforcement agency shall notify the local health officer if the dog exhibits any abnormal behavior.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121695.

121695. Nothing in this chapter and Section 120435 is intended or shall be construed to limit the power of any city, city and county, or county in its authority in the exercise of its police power or in the exercise of its power under any other provisions of law to enact more stringent requirements, to regulate and control dogs within the boundaries of its jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121700.

121700. Rabies vaccines for animal use shall not be supplied to other than a veterinary biologic supply firm, a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine under Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 4800) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or a public agency.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121705.

121705. Any person who willfully conceals information about the location or ownership of an animal subject to rabies, that has bitten or otherwise exposed a person to rabies, with the intent to prevent the quarantine or isolation of that animal by the local health officer is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1 - Rabies Control › Section 121710.

121710. Any person who, after notice, violates any order of a local health officer concerning the isolation or quarantine of an animal of a species subject to rabies, that has bitten or otherwise exposed a person to rabies or who, after that order, fails to produce the animal upon demand of the local health officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one year, or by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day of violation, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1.5 - Dog Importation: Health Certificates › Section 121720.

121720. (a) (1) A person seeking to bring a dog into this state or importing dogs into this state for the purpose of resale or change of ownership shall obtain a health certificate with respect to that dog that has been completed by a licensed veterinarian and is dated within 10 days prior to the date on which the dog is brought into the state.
(2) The person seeking to bring the dog into this state or importing dogs into this state for the purpose of resale or change of ownership shall submit the health certificate to the county health department as provided in subdivision (c). The person shall submit the health certificate to the county health department by any method accepted by the receiving agency, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission and facsimile.
(b) Completion of a United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Form 7001, known as the United States Interstate and International Certificate of Health Examination for Small Animals, shall satisfy the requirement of subdivision (a). A different form of canine health certificate acceptable to the receiving agency shall also satisfy the requirement of subdivision (a).
(c) It shall be the responsibility of persons importing dogs into this state for the purpose of resale or change of ownership to send the health certificate to the county health department where the dog is to be offered for sale or to the county of residence of the individual purchasing or receiving a dog directly from a source outside of California.
(d) The receiving agency may use the information on the health certificate as it deems appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 498, Sec. 1. (AB 1809) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1.5 - Dog Importation: Health Certificates › Section 121721.

121721. (a) This chapter does not apply to a person who brings a dog into the state that will not be offered for resale or if the ownership of the dog is not expected to change.
(b)  This chapter does not apply to the import of a dog used for law enforcement or military work, a guide dog, as defined by subdivision (d) of Section 365.5 of the Penal Code, or a dog imported as a result of a declared emergency as described by Section 8558 of the Government Code or an investigation by law enforcement of an alleged violation of state or federal animal fighting or animal cruelty laws.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 498, Sec. 1. (AB 1809) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1.5 - Dog Importation: Health Certificates › Section 121722.

121722. The agency that receives a form pursuant to Section 121720 may charge a fee in a reasonable amount sufficient to cover the costs associated with receiving and processing a health certificate submitted to the agency pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 498, Sec. 1. (AB 1809) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 1.5 - Dog Importation: Health Certificates › Section 121723.

121723. (a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each dog for which a violation has occurred.
(b) In lieu of punishment pursuant to subdivision (a), authorized enforcement personnel may issue an administrative fine in the same amount specified in subdivision (a) or a correction warning to a person who violates a provision of this chapter, unless the violation endangers the health or safety of the animal, the animal has been wounded as a result of the violation, or an administrative fine or a correction warning has previously been issued to the individual. The administrative fine or correction warning shall require the person to correct the violation.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 498, Sec. 1. (AB 1809) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 2 - Avian Zoonosis Control › Section 121745.

121745. (a)  Whenever the director finds that psittacosis, or any other diseases transmissible to man from pet birds, have become a public health hazard to the extent that control measures are necessary or desirable, the department shall adopt additional regulations as it deems necessary for the public health; and these regulations shall apply to all pet birds whether or not of a species otherwise regulated under this chapter. These regulations shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b)  This section shall not be operative during the 1993–94 fiscal year.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 194, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 2 - Avian Zoonosis Control › Section 121760.

121760. The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 2 - Avian Zoonosis Control › Section 121765.

121765. This chapter shall apply to all shell parakeets or budgerigars.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 121775.

121775. As used in this chapter, “wild animal” refers to any animal of the class Aves (birds) or class Mammalia (mammals) that either is not normally domesticated in this state or not native to this state.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 121780.

121780. As used in this chapter, “enforcement officer” means any officer, employee, or agent of the department, local health officer, or of any state or local agency with which an agreement has been made to enforce Article 3 (commencing with Section 121850), or local health officer.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 121785.

121785. The department may enter into agreement with any state or local agency for the enforcement of Article 3 (commencing with Section 121850) of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 121790.

121790. The department shall publish from time to time a list of animals that may not be imported into this state except by permit from the department. Unless a permit is issued pursuant to this chapter, it is unlawful to import into this state any wild animal for which a permit is required by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 121795.

121795. The department may adopt regulations governing the entry, quarantine, or release from quarantine, of any and all wild animals imported into this state pursuant to this chapter. The regulations shall be designed to protect the public health against diseases known to occur in any such animals.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 121800.

121800. The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 2 - Permits › Section 121825.

121825. The department may issue a written permit to import into this state any wild animal specified by the department pursuant to Section 121790, upon determination that the public health and safety will not be endangered by the importation in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 2 - Permits › Section 121830.

121830. A permit shall be issued only upon written application from the person desiring to import the species, enumerating all of the following:
(a)  The number and true scientific name of each species of wild animal for which a permit is requested.
(b)  The carrier and probable point of first arrival in this state of each shipment of the species.
(c)  The purpose for which they are to be imported.
(d)  The name and address of the consignee.
(e)  The name and address of the consignor.
(f)  The place or premises where the animals shall be held in quarantine pending the completion of the tests, veterinary examinations, and observation period as may be specified by the department as a condition of the permit required under this chapter.
(g)  The name and address of the licensed veterinarian who shall conduct the tests and examinations as specified by the department pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 2 - Permits › Section 121835.

121835. Each permit issued shall set forth the following:
(a)  The number and true scientific name of the species of wild animal for which the permit is granted.
(b)  A statement of the terms and conditions under which the entry of the species is permitted.
(c)  The place and conditions of quarantine where required.
(d)  A statement of the tests, veterinary examinations, observation period, and quarantine period as may be specified by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 2 - Permits › Section 121840.

121840. Whenever any permit is issued under provisions of this article, one copy shall be sent by the department to the local health officer of the county where the species will be held in quarantine, two copies shall accompany each shipment of wild animals involved.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 2 - Permits › Section 121845.

121845. The department shall charge a fee for the issuance of the import permit provided for under Section 121825. The department shall provide by regulation the amount of the fee to be collected, the total amount of the fees to yield a sum approximating the cost of the administration and enforcement of this chapter. All fees shall be paid by the department into the General Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement › Section 121850.

121850. Any person who imports, transports into the state, or receives, any live wild animal enumerated in or designated pursuant to Section 121790, shall hold the animal in confinement for inspection and immediately notify the department of the arrival thereof. If there is found in any shipment any species not specified in the permit issued under this chapter and subject thereto, or more than the number of any species specified, the animals shall be refused admittance as provided under Section 121865.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement › Section 121855.

121855. If, during inspection upon arrival any wild animal is found to be diseased, or there is reason to suspect the presence of disease that will or may endanger the public health and safety, the diseased animal, and, if necessary, the entire shipment shall be destroyed by or under the supervision of the enforcing officer, unless the public health and safety will not be endangered by its detention in quarantine for a time and under conditions satisfactory to the enforcing officer for disinfection, treatment, or diagnosis, or no detriment can be caused by its return to point of origin at the option and expense of the owner or bailee.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement › Section 121860.

121860. Whenever any wild animal brought into this state under permit is quarantined as provided in this chapter, the species shall not be released from quarantine except by release in writing from the department. All tests, veterinary examinations, and quarantines shall be at the expense of the owner or bailee of the animals involved. Any species refused release from quarantine under this section shall be destroyed, detained, or returned to its point of origin as provided in Section 121855.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement › Section 121865.

121865. Any live wild animal brought into this state in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations thereunder may, upon notice from the enforcing officer inspecting them or discovering the violation, be returned to the point of origin, or destroyed, within the time specified in the notice, at the option of the owner or bailee.
The exercise of any such option shall be under the direction and control of the enforcing officer and at the expense of the owner or bailee. If the owner or bailee fails to exercise the option within the time specified in the notice, the enforcing officer shall immediately thereafter seize and destroy the animals at the expense of the owner or bailee.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 3 - Importation of Wild Animals › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation and Enforcement › Section 121870.

121870. This chapter, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall not authorize the importation, transportation, or possession of any live wild animals enumerated in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2116) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code or the regulations of the Fish and Game Commission adopted pursuant thereto, except as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2116) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121875.

121875. This chapter may be cited as “The Dog Act of 1969.”
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121880.

121880. For the purposes of this chapter, “sentry dog” means a dog trained to work without supervision in a fenced facility and to deter or detain unauthorized persons found within the facility.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121881.

121881. For purposes of this chapter, “guard dog” or “attack dog” means any dog trained to guard, protect, patrol, or defend any premises, area, or yard, or any dog trained as a sentry or to protect, defend, or guard any person or property, or any dog such as a schutzhund or any similar classification.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121885.

121885. For the purposes of this chapter, “narcotic detection dog” means a dog trained to locate narcotics by scent.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121890.

121890. For purposes of this chapter, “tracker dog” means a dog trained to work with a handler in searching facilities for burglary suspects and other intruders.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121895.

121895. For the purposes of this chapter, “sentry dog company” means any person who agrees to furnish trained sentry, attack, or narcotic detection dogs for hire.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121896.

121896. For purposes of this chapter, “trainer” means any person who engages in the practice of training any attack, guard, or sentry dog.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121900.

121900. For the purposes of this chapter “dog handler” means any person trained in the handling of dogs whose training includes the care, feeding, and maintenance of dogs, and the procedures necessary to control the behavior of a dog subject to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121905.

121905. For the purposes of this chapter “hire” shall include, but not be limited to, the renting or leasing of the services of a dog with or without a dog handler, or the sale of a dog with an option to repurchase.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121906.

121906. “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation, association, trust, estate, or other legal entity.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121907.

121907. “Owner” means any person who has purchased, or obtained legal custody of, an attack, guard, or sentry dog.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121910.

121910. Each sentry dog company shall register each dog subject to this chapter that it handles with the local law enforcement agency and with the state, city, county, or district fire department that has the responsibility for the prevention and suppression of fires in the area where the sentry dog company is located.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121915.

121915. Each sentry dog company that handles a dog subject to this chapter shall notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency and the appropriate fire department by mail not more than 15 days before a dog is sent on an assignment of the location and duration of the assignment. The local law enforcement agency and fire department shall maintain a file of the assignments.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121916.

121916. (a)  Any person or owner of an attack, guard, or sentry dog that operates or maintains a business to sell, rent, or train an attack, guard, or sentry dog shall obtain a permit from the local public agency or private society or animal shelter contracting with the local public agency for animal care or protection services.
(b)  Each local agency shall adopt and implement a permit program for the administration of subdivision (a) by the local agency or private society or animal shelter contracting with the local public agency for animal care or protection services. A local agency may charge a fee for the issuance or renewal of a permit required under this section. The fee shall not exceed the actual costs for the implementation of the permit program.
(c)  For purposes of this section, “local public agency” means a city, county, or city and county.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 7, Sec. 14. (AB 1553) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121917.

121917. (a)  An applicant, when applying for a permit pursuant to Section 121916, shall furnish the local public agency with a list of the types of animals to be kept or used for any purpose, with the estimated maximum number of animals to be kept.
(b)  An applicant shall furnish the local public agency with the name and the telephone number of a responsible person who has access to the animals and who can be reached during an emergency.
(c)  An applicant shall notify the local public agency when any animal for which a permit is required is kept or maintained.
(d)  The local public agency may establish the maximum number of animals to be kept or maintained on the premises.
(e)  Any permittee shall report in writing any change in address, ownership, or management to the local public agency at least 15 days prior to any change.
(f)  Any permittee shall maintain a register of the name and address of any person from whom any animal is received and to whom any animal is sold, traded, or given. This list shall be available to the local public agency representative upon demand.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121919.

121919. The local public agency may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this chapter if the local public agency determines that the permittee has done any of the following:
(a)  Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with an application for a license or a renewal or reinstatement thereof.
(b)  Violated any provisions of this chapter.
(c)  Violated any rule of an ordinance adopted pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter.
(d)  Committed any other act that would be grounds for denial of a license.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121920.

121920. (a)  The owner or trainer of any attack, guard, or sentry dog shall ensure that the dog has been microchipped and the owner’s identification has been entered into a local or national registry. Each dog subject to this chapter shall, at all times, wear an identification tag. The identification tag shall be provided by the attack, guard, or sentry dog company furnishing the dog for hire. The identification tag shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information:
The name of the dog.
The name, address, and telephone number of the attack, guard, or sentry dog company furnishing the dog for hire. Any telephone number so provided shall be to a telephone that is manned by a person 24 hours per day every day of the year so that calls from the public may be received and answered.
(b)  The identification tag required by this section shall be in addition to any tag required or issued by any agency of government to show that a dog has been immunized or inoculated against disease.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121921.

121921. No person shall sell, give away, or let for hire any guard, attack, or sentry dog unless the following requirements have been met:
(a)  The dog has been immunized against distemper and rabies.
(b)  A certificate of rabies vaccination has been issued by a licensed veterinarian and is current and valid.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 377, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121925.

121925. Whenever a dog subject to this chapter is being transported anywhere, it shall be well secured in a humane manner as will reasonably prevent its possible escape.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 105 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › PART 6 - VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › CHAPTER 4 - Animal Control › Section 121930.

121930. Each dog subject to this chapter shall, wherever and whenever the dog is kept when on actual duty, be visited by a dog handler at least once every 12 hours to insure that the dog’s physical condition, its surroundings, and its food and water supply are adequate, and if inadequate, the dog handler shall do whatever may be necessary to correct or remedy the situation. Such dog handler shall be either the owner of, or be employed by or under contract to, the sentry dog company that placed the dog on assignment.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1996.)