Food and Agricultural Code section 30524

Local ordinances concerning the adoption or placement procedures of any public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group shall be at least as restrictive as this chapter.

Source: Section 30524, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=30524. (updated Jan. 1, 1999; accessed Sep. 14, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_30524

Original Source: Section 30524, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=30524. (last accessed May 12, 2025).