Section 597v.

CA Penal Code § 597v (2019) (N/A)
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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.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 7, Sec. 24. (AB 1553) Effective January 1, 2020.)