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2025 California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 14 - REGULATION AND LICENSING OF DOGS
CHAPTER 4 - Regulation
Section 30951.
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CA Food & Agri Code § 30951 (2025)
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30951. It is unlawful for any person to own, harbor, or keep any dog over the age of four months, or to permit such a dog which is owned, harbored, or controlled by him to run at large, unless the dog has attached to its neck or leg a substantial collar on which one of the following is fastened:
(a) A metallic tag which gives the name and post office address of the owner.
(b) A metal license tag which is issued by the authority of a county, city and county, or any municipal corporation for the purpose of identifying the dog and designating the owner.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 583.)
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