Food and Agricultural Code section 17006

Animals that are irremediably suffering from a serious illness or severe injury shall not be held for owner redemption or adoption. Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 31108 and subdivision (c) of Section 31752, newborn animals that need maternal care and have been impounded without their mothers may be euthanized without being held for owner redemption or adoption.

Source: Section 17006, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=17006. (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_17006

Original Source: Section 17006, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=17006. (last accessed May 12, 2025).