Corp. Code, § 14503 · Part 11. SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Corp. Code, § 14503
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The governing body of a local agency, by ordinance, may authorize employees of public animal shelters, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and humane societies, who have qualified as humane officers pursuant to Section 14502, and which societies or animal shelters have contracted with such local agency to provide animal care or protection services, to issue notices to appear in court pursuant to Chapter 5c (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code for violations of state or local animal control laws. Those employees shall not be authorized to take any person into custody even if the person to whom the notice is delivered does not give a written promise to appear in court. The authority of these employees is to be limited to the jurisdiction of the local agency authorizing the employees.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 7, Sec. 4. (AB 1553) Effective January 1, 2020.
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- Health & Saf. Code, § 25983Printed as Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 25988Printed as Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 122356Printed as Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 122372Printed as Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 122386Printed as Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code
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