Penal Code section 597s

(a)

Every person who willfully abandons any animal is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b)

This section shall not apply to the release or rehabilitation and release of native California wildlife pursuant to statute or regulations of the California Department of Fish and Game.

Source: Section 597s, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=597s. (updated Jan. 1, 2000; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 597s, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=597s. (last accessed May 12, 2025).