Health and Safety Code section 121705

Any person who willfully conceals information about the location or ownership of an animal subject to rabies, that has bitten or otherwise exposed a person to rabies, with the intent to prevent the quarantine or isolation of that animal by the local health officer is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 121705, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=121705.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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