Fish and Game Code section 2208

(a)

For purposes of this article, except as provided in subdivision (b), the term “circus” means a performance before a live audience in which entertainment consisting of a variety of acts, such as acrobats, aerialists, clowns, jugglers, or stunts, is the primary attraction or principal business.

(b)

The term “circus” does not include a rodeo, as defined in Section 596.7 of the Penal Code.

Source: Section 2208, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=2208.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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