Food and Agricultural Code section 30505

(a)

A public animal shelter shall not charge an adoption fee for a dog if the person adopting the dog presents to the public animal shelter a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word “VETERAN” printed on its face pursuant to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code.

(b)

A public animal shelter may limit the number of dogs adopted from that public animal shelter pursuant to this section to one dog each six-month period.

Source: Section 30505, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=30505. (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_30505

Original Source: Section 30505, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=30505. (last accessed May 12, 2025).