Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 597h — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Cal. Penal Code § 597h
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2012-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to tie or attach or fasten any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing that animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 597h — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to tie or attach or fasten any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing that animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs.
(b) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by both that imprisonment and fine.