Food & Agr. Code, § 30505 · Chapter 1. General Provisions

Food & Agr. Code, § 30505

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(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.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 205, Sec. 2. (SB 245) Effective January 1, 2020.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC&sectionNum=30505.
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Vehicle Code

Veh. Code, § 12811Printed as Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code

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