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2018 California Code
Penal Code - PEN
PART 1 - OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
TITLE 14 - MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Section 597s.
Universal Citation: CA Penal Code § 597s (2018)
597s.
(a) Every person who willfully abandons any animal is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) This section shall not apply to the release or rehabilitation and release of native California wildlife pursuant to statute or regulations of the California Department of Fish and Game.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 303, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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