Gov. Code, § 25802 · Article 1. Animals
Gov. Code, § 25802
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The board may maintain, regulate, and govern public animal shelters, fix the limits within which animals shall not run at large, and appoint shelter directors. All expenses of operation and maintenance and the compensation of the shelter directors shall be paid out of the fines imposed and collected from the owners of impounded animals, or from the general fund of the county, or both.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 7, Sec. 12. (AB 1553) Effective January 1, 2020.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=25802.
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