Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 597v — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF
Cal. Penal Code § 597v
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2020-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
No person, peace officer, officer of a humane society, or officer of an animal shelter or animal regulation department of a public agency shall kill any newborn dog or cat whose eyes have not yet opened by any other method than by the use of chloroform vapor or by inoculation of barbiturates.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 597v — MALICIOUS MISCHIEF is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
No person, peace officer, officer of a humane society, or officer of an animal shelter or animal regulation department of a public agency shall kill any newborn dog or cat whose eyes have not yet opened by any other method than by the use of chloroform vapor or by inoculation of barbiturates.