Pen. Code, § 597v · Title 14. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Pen. Code, § 597v
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No person, peace officer, officer of a humane society, or officer of an animal shelter or animal regulation department of a public agency shall kill any newborn dog or cat whose eyes have not yet opened by any other method than by the use of chloroform vapor or by inoculation of barbiturates.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 7, Sec. 24. (AB 1553) Effective January 1, 2020.
Source of truth
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- 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=PEN§ionNum=597v.
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