Food and Agricultural Code section 31609

(a)

This chapter does not apply to licensed kennels, humane society shelters, animal control facilities, or veterinarians.

(b)

This chapter does not apply to dogs while utilized by any police department or any law enforcement officer in the performance of police work.

Source: Section 31609, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=31609. (updated Jan. 1, 1989; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_31609

Original Source: Section 31609, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=31609. (last accessed May 12, 2025).